Michigan Part 2: Mackinac Island -
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this episode we visit another "bucket list" destination: Mackinac Island.
0:00 Teaser
2:03 The Ferry
5:54 Downtown
14:25 Arch Rock
20:36 Grand Hotel
27:47 Fort Mackinac
34:05 The Ferry back
36:59 Straits State Park
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O God I think I've watched too many of Robert's videos I'm actually singing along to the intro now!
Sky1 I sing it all the time.. I’ll be shopping in the grocery store singing “ridin, riding in my rv...”
@@Vlogsoup Well I'm just doing background vocals for now. ;-)
I sing along every time!
My husband is a corrections officer and he said every week after watching Robert's video for the week he'll just randomly start singing it at work when it gets stuck in his head. The prisoners think he's gone a little crazy, but that's ok! We change the words a bit and sing it when we're in the car.
It does have that effect ha ha!
I first crossed the 'Big Mac' in 1958. I was 10 years old.
You don't look a day over 70 Bob!
Big Mac sure is gorgeous! Still gives me the creeps when driving on the expansion joints!
@@khunopie9159 71 . last November. Honeymooned on the Island back in 1976.
The Great Lakes and Mackinac Island are great. The reason why the lake are so deep is that 14,000 years ago glaciers carved them out. In fact, Lake Superior is considered one of the largest, deepest fresh water lakes in the world. Robert, thank you for showing my homestate off so well. I look forward to seeing next week video.
Lake Superior is in fact the largest Fresh Water lake in the world..the largest lake in the world is the Caspian Sea which is a land locked salt water sea.
@@derekk6906 Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia is the largest fresh water lake in the world. My son was asked to be a Judge for Ice Motorcycle Races there that's how I know.
Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. 31,000 sq miles compared to Lake Baikal with 12,000 sq miles. Lake Baikal is the longest freshwater lake at 396 miles long compared to Lake Superior at 350 miles long. Lake Superior is so much wider at 160 miles wide compared to Lake Baikal with 49 miles wide. That is why Lake Superior has almost 3 time the surface area that Lake Baikal has. Lake Michigan and Huron are also larger in area than Lake Baikal.
Lake Superior is also known to be so cold that everything that sinks in the lake never comes back up. Lake Michigan is the jewel per most people but I love lake huron. So much fun to tube and ski on Huron. Watch the white caps during storms.
I’m getting used to Robert heading for the door when nobody welcomes him in a restaurant. Makes me 😂. Gotta up your game guys if you want Robert’s 💰
I would have left too. They were playing Debbie Gibson on the radio. I am old enough to remember her on the charts.
GypsyDog I think that’s the more likely reason why he left. Tell us the truth Robert!
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Maybe if he would've sat down and looked like a customer. He just kept walking lol
Hey Robert! Gave my husband his Traveling Robert shirt yesterday after he survived a bad accident. Car flipped and landed crushed upside down. It was supposed to be his Father's Day gift but thought it would cheer him up while he recovers. It sure did. We will be binge watching your show while he gets better.
Lidia, I wish a speedy recovery for your Husband. Sure hated to hear he had an accident. Bless you both.
@@kimberlyshalaby1134 Thanks! Shirt brightened his spirits. We were so lucky he was okay.
I send prayers to your husband for a speedy recovery.
Beautiful place! You can go anywhere and experience cars, loud motorcycles and the byproducts. It’s a welcome change if only for a short period of time.
I noticed the skies got so blue for a couple of months when the covid stuff struck and people were not going anywhere. It's amazing how fast it happened to clear up. I like that people are back doing things but those skies were lovely too.
Yes, for a very very short time, lol. I wish they offered a lot more of the historical facts and objects. This island has a magnitude of interesting history.
Wow, that was beautiful ,the church was awesome, and I get the appreciation of simpler times. Too much go go go in today's world, sometimes you just need to stop and smell the flowers.😊
Isnt it refreshing though without all the cars and rushing here and there. Its relaxing!
LOL! I can tell that's Alec Baldwin but I would have Not known what your name is reffing to LOL but I had just seen that famous speech on YT yesterday. I'd heard of that movie but had avoided it like the plague. I did not want to hate Alec B. I know tons of people hate him anyway but I have mostly liked him. LOL What a coincidence that I now know what your name means. Aint ya glad? JK. LOL.
@@mandysimmons2769 Put the coffee down!!! .. LOL.
@@coffeeis4closers Ur right. It's only for closahs! LOL. Have a nice day.
Excellent video!!!!!!!!Since I watched the movie " Somewhere in Time" I fell in love with that place. All is perfect. The Victorian architecture. The gardening is of exquisite taste. The Grand Hotel is elegant. I dream of visiting that place.........Congrats. I" ll see you on the road...>>> Love ..MOM
Hi MOM...👋 Thanks for Robert!... you did a GREAT Job. He's a special kind of guy. 🤗
Alma .... I know we would all love to see you on Robert's next trip to the island. Stay safe and well 🙂👍
Great video. I never knew I wanted to go here.
I love the rainbow in the water spray of the ferry.
Hi Mrs. Morales. I watched the video when Robert took you on a trip to Washington, DC. You are so adorable, and seem to have such a great love for life! You've done a wonderful job raising your son! God bless you!
Day trippers to the island are called"fudgies"..
If there's something I love about it is the no motorized vehicles!! Preserves that beautiful landscape Rob. Thanks for your videos
My wife and I spent part of our honeymoon visiting Mackinaw Island. It's always held a special place in my heart.
My old home Michigan! Northern Michigan is so beautiful! Glad you got a chance to explore!
Yes sir!! This was definitely one of your bests and masterfully captured by your lens and narration. Gotta take Eli next time.
Robert, I think this has got to be the nicest video you've made yet. What a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing it with us.
It's a tough call but if there are swarms of bees at a bar, I'm with Robert - I gotta bail.
This area has always been a mystery for me... but a mystery no more! Thanks for this up close & personal tour. It really does live up to its hype. : )
Apparently the Great "Lakes" actually qualify as SEAS.
Thank you for this video. You must have bribed the weathergods for this trip to the island! Greetings from Bavaria, Germany.
While your up there. Go visit traverse city.. beautiful town
This was someplace to see! So beautifully lush and green 🌿🌺 ... gorgeous architecture. ⛲ The lake is inviting. 💦 I would want to stay a few days to see more items of interest. The prohibition of cars might be an issue for individuals with mobility issues ...although I did spot a lady on an electric scooter. 🙂👍
I see you have an aversion to enjoying a meal ...solo. I used to travel on business frequently. After eating alone a few times, you get used to it ... don't want to miss any memorable dining experiences 😊🍽️
Stay safe and well Robert 😷✌️
Great video like always, I always Like your videos your voice is so calming - impressive bridge and YES amazing views here
First time I was there in 1959 and I was eighteen, we could go in the Grand Hotel and look around and go anywhere we wanted. No one questioned us. They even gave us towels so we could swim in the Esther Williams swimming pool. Thanks for jogging my memory.
Remember being there many times as a child on the hotel porch and inside for free. I also never saw so much silverware on the table before. Without the vehicles maybe they are trying to keep the feeling of Somewhere in Time.
Beautiful Island! Well Kept!
Robert! I enjoyed this immensely! I just started watching for the second time!!!😃
Same here!
Love Mackinac Island. A bike ride around the Island is a good trip. It’s a great time. And another good job with capturing the beauty of the island!
It must be nice living there. No noise nor air pollution from vehicles.
Crurned Travels and Other Stories ; While I too imagine those Great Benny’s, I grew up with winter weather not unlike what happens here and the “joys” of carrying Everything through Snow and Wind and Rain!!! Then add Road Apples, my imagination sorta says, Enough, thanks but I’m moving in with Robert in Florida 🥂
Don Mueller I’m with you amigo, I lived enough years in the Midwest, I’m now in AZ. Everyone looks at the place when there’s nice weather, look at it year round.
Lol! You’re obviously not a horse person Robert. Horse manure smells so much better than exhaust fumes. I wish more places in the US were like Mackinaw Island. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this video on Mackinac Island. I used to live in the Upper Peninsula and have been to Mackinac Island many times. My husband and I spent the first few days of our honeymoon at the Grand Hotel, 39 years ago. I never get tired of going to the island.
Oh, Robert! This made my day! I'm from the U.P. - Marquette! Family trips back every few years to the family camp on Lake Superior, always with pasties! But with the many times I've been to Mackinac Island, I never went inside the Grand Hotel. So glad you did. I enjoyed seeing what I've missed! Thank you for this day on Mackinac.
If you get to Wisconsin again, west of Madison in Spring Green is the House on the Rock. A fascinating visit for sure. A 2-3 hour visit to see it all!
As a lifelong michigander i absolutely loved your review of the island and the mighty mac bridge. If a bridge can be beautiful, that one is. Believe it or not, in the winter they drive snowmobiles to the island from st ignace and mackinaw city, NOT ME, that water is over 500' deep,
I crossed the straight before the Big Mac was built. Then we came back from Australia and crossed the bridge in March 1958.
I wish you were my dad Robert because you visit to awesome different places in the country and I would really have a good time with you on our travels and I hope your wife is doing good. Lol. Stay safe!
If it wasn't for you Robert , i would not ever have known about this magnificent place . i want to go! The Victorian era is my favorite time in History.
Dear Joyce, it’s magnificent! Even in this day and age the water is turquoise! If you can, stay a couple days on the island. There are many hotels. Have a great week! God Bless!
Now hiring a Roadapple Recovery Technician. Enjoy the great outdoors on beautiful Mackinac Island. Enjoy the rich history and scenic views while you perform a continuous scavenger hunt in peaceful surroundings.
Absolutely beautiful place. I love the carriages too but kept noticing the byproduct. I guess it adds to the Victorian experience.😂 Thanks for the tour!!👍👍
Buggy exhaust.
Just discovered you channel...i grew up in MI lower peninsula. Mackinac was our summer trip almost every year in late 70s and 80s, usually stayed in Mackinac City or St Ignace. Stayed on island once overlooking Main St. We took Star Lines as well before, although they only ran from St. Ignace back then. Always regretted not workin there one summer when I had been offered the chance while at Michigan State Univ.
One recomendation for next time, take the horse drawn carriage tour, its worth it - although can have long lines at start.
Im now in Vero Beach FL, just watched your FL Keys vid, heading there soon...
We were there in August 2012. We stayed in Mackinaw City at a very nice campground right on Lake Michigan with a view of the bridge. Mackinaw Mill Creek CG, it’s family owned. You should have driven up to Whitefish Point. The Museum has Edmund Fitzgerald's Bell. A very unique lighthouse too.
Thank you, Robert. I looked forward to watching this video all day. You didn't disappoint. Safe travels.
That view of the bridge towards the end from where you were staying was very cool! Great video as usual Robert!
These videos are so enjoyable to follow during lockdown. Well, even though things are slowly opening back up, I'm still sticking close to home and living my travels vicariously through you, Robert! Thanks for taking me on these journeys!
Your videos are the absolute best. Thank you.
Another great video Robert and a beautiful island. Happy travels!
This episode was very surprisingly good. Didn't expect this part of Michigan to be so scenic.
Finally, and episode where I have been before! Great vlog, as always.
Yup, another place to add to my list!👌 thank you Robert 😊
you forgot to get their famous taffy! I've lived in Michigan my entire life and have been there only 3 times. This was a treat to watch, I recognized everything! Next time you go try doing the bike trail around the entire island!
Another great video. We love your visitor traveling videos and all the interesting visitor destinations you take us to.
This episode is one of my favorite place,hope to visit next year thanks Robert 😊
This is one of my favorite videos Robert, thank you! Mackinac Island is now on my bucket list 👍🏼
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing this amazing trip :)
I love this vlog. Good luck
Breathtaking views of pristine Mackinac Island; its almost unreal. No cars....unbelievable!
Hi Robert, a very enjoyable excursion of Makinac Island with all its beauty, that is greatly appreciated!!
I'm so glad you got to stay at Straits State Park. We really enjoy our stay there.
Rich of story and wonderful images. It feels like very serene. Thank you so much for it.
Great Video, as always!!! Thank you.
First time I heard of the Island!
Robert I started watching your videos a couple of weeks ago and I think I’ve seen them all. Can’t wait to see your next video. I appreciate everything you share!
Robert, I just loved this video, the views the music, the narration. Just perfect.
Loved this vlog , you always get the feel for a place , so many vlogers gush emotional about everything , but you really tell how it is , you make everything real like was there myself, thank you for all the time and effort you put into your vlogs 🥰🥰
Looks like a nice resort for well-to-do elderly people. The lake itself might as well be a windsurfer's paradise with that gorgeous blue water and strong winds blowing.
Loved this tour! I will never get here but it almost feels like I have been there in person. Thanks!
This was a really great visit to Mackinac! Thanks for all the great views and points of interest! And as usual, your narration is always on point and never boring.
I learned to ride a bike there in the late 1960s. Beautiful vlog Robert!🤩
My wife and I are enjoying your videos and YOU! Thank you for sharing your travels with us. Hopefully the next time you pass this way there will be more time for you to explore more.
Magnifico trabajo you are doing Mr. Robert Rediscovering this great country and showing us ways to enjoy the life.
Always love the island. I grew up in Michigan and have been there many times. You chose the best place to get fudge on the island. I have even stayed at the Grand Hotel. What an experience.
I love your videos of Michigan... Reminds me of the vacations we use to take every other summer. Had family living in Ann Arbor.
I wondered about working there, now I see how they commute. Beautiful clean island. Thanks for another wonderful video.
Again, as I commented on your last video, I'm so glad you made it to my home state finally! Mackinac Island is truly one of the best parts of Michigan. I do agree with you, I love to visit but, would never want to live there. Also, that was quite a walk from town all the way to Arch Rock! Last time we were on the Island, we rented bikes and rode the 8 miles all the way around. Great little quick service restaurant on the far side of the Island to break up the ride. Can't wait for the next video. As a former Michigander living in Florida, I sure miss the beauty of my home state but, don't miss the snow!
Great video! I was there as a very young child and only remember the fort, never realized how much more there was to it.
Just enjoying my slow binge!
Very goooooood!
Wonderful video! So well done! Thank you, Robert!
Thank You for sharing Robert. I visited there maybe 10 years I ago. Coming on the ferry boat was so exciting. Cheers
Such an amazing place. I went there two years ago.
Mackinac Island reminds me of the film The Trueman Show (great film) thanks again for a great upload, really enjoying 2019 road trip!
Loved those high speed shots of you walking down the streets! You got your steps in for the day I'm sure!
This island is unbelievably beautiful!
Robert, wonderful video! You must be in excellent condition climbing all those stairs! Thanks for sharing!
Loved what you did with the music! Rachmaninov :-) Brilliant video - thank you for showing me Mackinac Island - definitely on my bucket list.
Nice video as always. I love seeing your adventures! I am looking forward to my own!!
To think of all the times I have passed through there on my way up through the UP and on up into Ontario and have never taken a side trip to see this island. Next time I will make time to do so.
I can't decide which is more impressive. the beauty of Mackinac Island or the amount of walking you did! Another great video!
Beautiful place to visit. Absolutely stunning, Thank you for the video. 😊👍
Thanks so much for sharing your travels, Robert ! I really loved the ambient music playing while you were walking around the Island . Very Cool !
Catching up on my backlog of video watching. This is one of your best so far. Mackinac Island is on my bucket list. Great job covering the island Robert.
A hoodie in August, wow. Amazing architecture and tremendous natural beauty. And there's Robert, educating us one state at a time. Another great video Robert!
Second part with history = cool. Tank you for the visit
Burger looks better than anything you could buy. Loved the video. Have been there once but did not do quite as much walking as you did so did not see the fort. This was such a joy to watch today. Needed a break from the realities of today and this was perfect. As always thanks so much.
your music during the hotel tour kept reminding me of the movie Groundhog Day. And as usual an excellent video!
Mackinac Island is one of my favorites! I’ve stayed in Straits State Park before, on the lower part by the Lake. I lived in the Upper Peninsula for a year and got very comfortable driving over that bridge pretty quickly to visit my family in the Lower Peninsula. I love your videos and music so much! It has brought me so much happiness in the past couple of weeks. Thank you!
Beautiful! I miss your videos!!!
Thank you!
I am blessed living in northern Michigan!! WATER AND MORE WATER.
Thank you for the memory of the Grand Hotel and Mackinaw Island. We stayed at the Grand at the Presidential Suite. Was a few years ago but a Great memory.
Great video Robert as always !! Making plans to visit soon and your video was a great help !! Thank you !!
Robert, we were in Mackinac Island just after you in August. You captured the magic of the island perfectly! Like him putting a sticker on
each state he visits, I am going to post this comment on all the videos I watch! You da man, Robert!!
Arch Rock views are almost as epic as that burger...and really appreciate the fun music mix during your return walk to your truck following the ferry ride!
My wife and I been watching every video and planning our road trip in October awesome job Robert and lastly she is obsessed with your intro song 😂
My girlfriend and I watched this video and decided to put Mackinac on our bucket list. I knew it was beautiful, but thanks to your video, I now understand *exactly*how beautiful it really is.
I went to Mackinaw Island when I was just 5 years old. I still have a very clear memory of the architecture, the Grand Hotel, and the fudge shops. It is a very good memory.