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- Even in sub-zero temperatures in Upper Peninsula Michigan, you can find one man who surfs Lake Superior.
Daniel Schetter, known as “Surfer Dan,” has become a local legend for surfing Lake Superior, rain or shine, and making epic ice beards in the meantime.
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I loved where he talked about the cold making him appreciate the warmth and normality, then the normality making him appreciate the cold and uncomfortable. Such a healthy appreciation of life.
That was my favorite part.
A lot of people forget and don't appreciate the comfort we have.
That stuck out to me the most. It really made an impression.
That's the problem with most people today, too much warm not enough cold.
☯️
Balance:)
Imagine being so legendary that people genuinely don't believe you even exist
Me with women 😭👌🏾
@@auburnboi09 I'll fix it my bad
thats me, i dont even believe the shit i hear about me. because its not true !!!!
I was like 400!
I made your 999 into 1k i feel accomplished
Lives in water
Has trident
Takes care of everyone
Sounds like aquaman to me
U didn’t see the trident ?
More like AquaDan...
Swan plus he had a trident 😂
Swan yeah
Sounds legit
“Surfing saved my life” ❤️ Took me over a decade, but I finally let alcohol know who was in control...and it was me all along. God bless you man.
Way to go, Benjamin! God bless you, too!
Awesome 😊 congrats man!
I’m reading this a year later and sending all my best wishes that you’re doing well and living your best life! ❤️
How!! Please tell me! Asking for a friend!
@@heyheywoahwoahhey "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” That is something Jesus said. Trusting in Jesus and His promises saved me. I’ll try to make this brief (kinda lol), but the Holy Spirit revealed the supernatural to me. I didin’t believe in “spirits” until that day. I had been oppressed by a demon for many years not knowing/believing it. Jesus delievered me. He took the craving for alcohol away in an instant. No jail, AA group, rehab, hospital, halfway house or anything worked prior. "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
We hide from God. Usually by means of unbelief, and also shame, due to sin. How do we believe in a loving and perfect God who is also Just, when we are so wicked? Jesus paid the price so through grace we can be saved. His last words before His death was “it is finished”…and our debt was paid.
The fact that he shaved his beard so that the focus would be on his friend’s beard 🥺🥺
Wow
I think what he meant by that is that he shaved his beard, and because of that, the focus is on his friend’s beard. As opposed to shaving it specifically for his friend to have the attention.
yea that was nice..
He a homie
Ben Allen he literally said word for word, “he shaved his beard so the focus would be on his friends beard instead”....
man this is bittersweet to watch, it makes me think of my hometown's legend that died just about a month ago. He was the sweetest man. Rest easy Bicycle Bob
I knew a bicycle bob growing up... everyone was sure that he liked kids tho... pretty sure bicycle bob liked kids a little too much
What's the story of bicycle bob
@@thatdudejonathan4854 I don't know if there is much of a story but he would ride around town on his bicycle always wearing cool hats and leggings and he spent a lot of time reading in our local library. When I was in 5th grade (which was, for some reason, it's own school) he would ride past our recess area in the morning when we were walking to class and everyone always cheered and said hi. Family of mine that met him said he was a very sweet man.
@@thatdudejonathan4854 most popular theory is that he was just an environmentally conscious dude just vibing around town
@@buffpathfinder3607 That's amazing. I love that
Remember the kid that would never wear a jacket? This is him now.
The kid who wore shorts all winter
@@SoulDelSol thats me, i hope i get to be like him
Im the opposite of that kid, I wear sweaters in summer (I live in the Philippines)
@@bubaaaaaaaaa on God my armpits started sweating just thinking of that.. why you do that? I live in the Yucatan Peninsula so i’m also near the ecuator, and i gotta be butt naked all the time in order to not get a heat stroke
Me
No joke on Lake Superior in the summer. I measured 41 degrees Fahrenheit water in July once.
Absolutely wild to surf this in the winter. Props to the Surfers.
I was more impressed how little smokey was able to jump up like it was nothing.
Jay K lmao!!!! I thought I was the only one. I was like wow. My dog literally is that small and acts like her legs are broken. Lol. Insane.
I know that dog 🐕 made that leap and was amazed
superhuman man. Super animal dog.
As cool as Dan is... he wouldn't be Dan the man with out Smokey boi .. True legend here.
Jay K i was too lmao
He’s out here surviving Michigan winters in his car. This man is the real deal
He's different. He's not just surviving but surfing in the damn lake. My God man.
He is a bum, does literally nothing for anyone but himself. He should go check into the psych ward again
Bro with a buddy heater and the tuck heat cmon
@@lanacharlotte2944 Who exactly is he supposed to do things for...? He doesn't owe anyone anything. He's happy and not hurting anyone, that means he needs a psych ward? Last I checked that's how they recommend everyone live.
@@lanacharlotte2944 you just wish you could surf and sit on your bumcheeks
They always ask “where is Dan?” But never “How is Dan?” 😞
DripGxd_Cam He cold
😔
Naresh Rajandran ikr lmao
He just said it better; do they know me or do they know of me
Deep...
local legends are what make the world just a little better. had this guy in my town who used to be a professor at a pretty well known college who said he was “enlightened” by LSD and would just walk around down town with no shoes and an industrial bucket which carried all his belongings. he was so kind and would even cool jewelry he made during the bi-annual fair our town had and would always say hello to my mom and sister and i. I haven’t seen him since I moved 5 years ago but I hope he is well. He also once sent LSD to the dean of the college with a letter telling him he had a stick up his ass haha
i know of a couple people that did those really bad hits of acid too they literally never came back it fucked them up forever just 1 hit and they were never the same it’s pretty bad it shouldn’t be called ‘enlightened’ 😂😂 that sounds like it could be misconstrued as something good that happened when it’s really not lol
I surfed with him in Okinawa when he was 16, its unreal what a legend he became. We worked at a mini donut stand at the bx.
Military Brat?
Cool memory, thanks for sharing it. :)
That's great man
Cap
This is so cute 😭😭
I'd just like to point out that you can see his breath during this interview. That's how cold it is in his RV. And then he goes surfing.
BC Bob that’s really cool, mind helping me look for who asked
This is normal, even inside, for the UP. especially if your living in an RV.
@@DAVEC-li7mf it was me I asked
But where does he warm up after being near hypothermic?
@@DAVEC-li7mf That was really mean, for no reason.
Imagine being about to drown and then someone grabs you and when you see them it's magical ice Poseidon on a kayak to save you
pretty sure that happened in summer lol
@@escapetherace1943 wouldn’t be surprised if this man controls time just sayin
😆 deserves more likes
"magical ice poseiden" 😂
heres what ill do if i see him while drowing:
1:Rattle and pass out
2:
Go with him and make out
HOLY WAH!! ITS DAN SHETTER! I USED TO HANG OUT WITH THIS GUY back in my Northern Michigan University days!! Proud alumni & originally from Hawaii I have such a great respect for this! IM SO PROUD OF YOU DAN❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾💯💯🌺🌺Keep Da Nalu Flowing 💯💯🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️Marquette Michigan will ALWAYS HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART!! This guy is the real deal! Good soul🙏🏾💯❤️Loved watching this!!!! MUCH ALOHA 💯💯🤙🏾🤙🏾🌺🌺❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾Mahalo nui for this!!
The town should designate him as a park ranger give him the title of "shore patrol" and a salary. It would be like having a year round life guard. Then the municipality can then justify building a station for him on the park land near the shore. That would allow Dan to spend all his time doing what he loves which also happens to allow him to keep an eye out for people in distress. It would benefit Dan, it would benefit the town, heck emulating a model like that could benefit the whole state. The great lakes have a long sorted record of drowning incidents.
If nothing else Vice should help Dan's friends gather up the funds to build him a shore front house if you do though in box me I wanna be the first to throw some cash down on it. Unique people like Dan are a major part of why this country is so great we need more Dan's in this crazy world.
hey if you wanna give me money too that’d be great
Dan deserves the money.
dan is not homeless he just has his own way to keep things simple and uncluttered
@trippsx3 Dude's got a pass for a bit after saving multiple peoples lives. If he's not hurting anyone AND saving people, tf is there to complain about.
@trippsx3 this video is about a guy who lives below his means, helps out his local community, and is overall very friendly and genuine. i'm genuinely curious as to why you think those are qualities we should not look up to.
Born and raised on the shore of Lake Superior on Bay Mills Reservation in the middle of a white out blizzard in 64. Born in my grandparents log cabin because we were 20 miles from the Soo where the closest hospital was. We were so far removed from the world that we still did our shopping and trading at the trading post that was built in the 1700's by a French trapper. We didn't have running water or electricity but we had the best underground spring with ice cold water even in July. I will be buried on the shore in my spirit house so one day my spirit will join my ancestors and my body will become one with the lake.
Sounds beautiful!
I have a friend in Toronto that does the same thing. He's nuts. Someone called emergency services on him because they thought he was drowning. They showed up with the news and he got to do an on air interview with 6 inch icicles hanging from his head.
Russell LeCour I’m from Toronto, was this on cp24? Or any news channel
@@daphnetran3065 Yes it was
Russell LeCour Link?
I was a Harrier plane captain and mechanic aboard the USS Nassau during Operation Allied Force in the winter of 99. We flew war pace operations all winter long in the northern Adriatic while Mod Loc’ing a show of force before bombing. I would be working on aircraft on the flight deck all night long preparing for more sorties. Freezing rain blowing right across the deck all night. I would come in to the shop with ice frozen to my forehead in a perfect mold. 18 to 20 hr days everyday. And i would get off work and head to birthing for shower, and all the infantrymen onboard would have already used up the hot water and I would have to take a cold shower. I hate winters now.
Russell LeCour I’ve literally never seen this on the news in my 20ish years living in the GTA
Being born and raised in these waters I can’t stress enough how dangerous this really is!
The realest shit he said was that this gave him purpose. Thats what matters most in life.
Yeaah, no...no one's life's purpose is surfing in clearly very dangerous conditions for fun
U can do it but it's not your life's purpose
@@ridgefrost could he live without it? Maybe? The pursuit of happiness is subjective. If this is what he deems his purpose then who are we to argue that?
@@OfficialKraze we do not have the right to judge yes, but a purpose is somethng productive not swimming in freezing weather for fun
@@ridgefrost you think its subjective to that when its not. There are people that just skydive for their purpose. People that just take photos as their purpose. What you might not think it productive to others around them or for certain things - in reality doesnt matter because it gives them purpose to look forward to tomorrow.
@@ridgefrost Life's purpose is different for everyone to some this might be absurd to some it might not.
Damn meanwhile our only local legend is a shirtless guy who roller blades around the university with a guitar
Let me guess, is this in LA ? Lol
@@itsrtvbaby Nah not even close somewhere in Canada ;)
My local legend (Stockton, California) always as has something balanced on top of his head. He is also homeless. I seen him one day on my way home from work and he had a grocery basket filled with his belongs on his head.😂 I've seen him with a bike, a garbage can ect...
I’m from a small town in Germany and we have a guy that exactly fits your description except it’s not the university but the town
@@valentinodoesit8484 yee that's what's up bruh now I can speak my native tongue haha I produced with this guy named Ananymoso out in Stockton but I live in Richmond now. I gotta look out for that guy fsho lol
I guess you can call him...
POSEI-Dan
*slow claps....*
lol gud1
EW HAHAHAHA
Inztinct nice
The best one
i lived in marquette for a few years and i gotta say, its a whole experience. the community is amazing and i lived right on the lake and loved it. i always wanted to go surfing in the lake but my dad wouldn’t let me, so we resorted to rock jumping
“He doesn’t have a specific job he just kinda works on his own” AKA I buy weed from him and his dog named Smokey.
Josh Jewell my uncle used to have a dog named Smokey and he sold weed
@@chowmeowching159 the dog or the uncle
@@lilshmokey4132 both
stop snitching
@@brojeffy I'll front you an 8 ball an a car battery, ya didnt see or read this thread ya herd?
"I'm talking about the Dude here. Sometimes there's a man who, well, he's the man for his time and place, he fits right in there, and that's the Dude."
The Dude abides.
I agree 🍻🥂
The dude would not abide with this guy and his thirst for social media. Such a weird creeper.
"I've saved a lot of people." -said no savior ever.
@@andobise How many people have you saved lately?
Awesome.
Thank you!!
Sincerely!!
-
( now get a job you dirty hippie!!! )
The other dude kinda looked like hagrid from Harry potter
Ben wick you’re a surfer harry
@@beeeriton underrated af
As a great lakes surfer this guy is a living legend to us. He's like the frontman of the culture. Pushing the sport to the extremes. And we're all better for it.
" theirs magic spirit beings, grandfather turtle at the bottom " crazy. This dude's at Peace.
Smokes Really Really good weed.
if at peace means on drugs then sure
Talking about folk lore gives you inner peace?
How?
Dan has been my neighbor for years, he's one of those people that refuses to live life on other people's terms. He loves surfing and spending time with friends and his dog, Smokey. I can't think of anyone that has promoted cold water surfing more than Dan. While it seems he takes risks, he is very experienced and never fails to promote safety especially to the new surfers that have followed him. If you see him - ask about the time he saved a seagull....
i want to get this guy a nice dive watch... I'm in charlevoix... I wanna visit in the summer
Stop lying
Jason Cafeo The mans names gitchegumee, he might be from the Marquette area
Tell him Jarred from Miami Beach said "wassup & keep it up"
gitchegumee yeah you cappin
Just imagine falling into the water and thinking this is the end and then Jesus with a frozen beard offers you a ride on his surf board
No one can refuse
"Hardcore Dan, Surfer Dan, Psycho Dan, late for Dinner Dan, whatever you want to call me Dan." Alrighty Lieutenant Dan
ChristianA lmao
"I'm Dirty Dan"
@@darkehmix Dirty Dan is the best Dan
Dan Dan Dan.... th-cam.com/video/OBnxOUCQD1c/w-d-xo.html
We need to convert demoranch into a boog doe
We kind of have a local legend around our town. Call him smiley, he’s just a really friendly old guy who waves at everyone as he rides past on his bike. He’d take bike rides every day. He was voted nicest guy in our town. Got in the paper. Pretty neat.
Awww, sweet!
Cbus!
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For those of you who have never been to Lake Superior, even in the hot days of summer, the water is extremely cold. I mean it feels like needles and pins poking your skin, very painful. Hyperthermia can take over in a matter of minutes. I know he's wearing a wet suit, but that's not much protection from this kind of cold. Amazing.
He really hit the nail on the head at the end there. What makes me appreciate life more is making it difficult short term to enjoy long term comfort. I started running in the winter, and now there's nothing like hot chocolate after four miles at 30 degrees and only gloves and a hat to keep my extremities warm. Life feels more real with that contrast.
Well said.
Agreed. It's crazy how sometimes we can't bring ourselves to endure a little discomfort for just a little while. A couple weeks ago I went for a run in shorts while it was below freezing and dark outside 😂 feels great
that sounds so pure
He has nothing, but he has so much more than many of us could ever hope for.
What a good guy. Just all around positive people like him are people I like to be around
Imagine a life without the stressors of Social media and focusing on your dreams and what you love rather than trying to fit in. I hope he doesn’t let it ruin his happiness.
What he says about the lake being mysterious is so true. The great lakes are SOO much different than the oceans. I love them.
Unsalted and Shark Free
@@memmm2 there are sharks in the great lakes. Not many, but they're there.
@@SomeJustice19k big ones?
@@ashleytaylor994 after Googling it, it appears to be an urban myth. The lakes are too cold for sharks.
Mike Justice No sharks, just catfish the size of sharks.
The mans whole life is Vibing with his homies.
How it should be..
The UP is a strange place. Completely different and secluded from the rest of the "normal' and "civilized" population in Michigan.
So when are you all gonna make it your own state? The state of Superior?
Let’s keep it secluded. It’s why we live here. Or we move away and come back to stay
Some good people. Lived there for a year school
We're just more honest up here
David Taco I swear I can’t wait to move up there
This dude seems SO cool and chill, it feels like he is the type of Person that when you are Friends once, it would be hella stupid to loose them again.
Cool and chill are great words. Lmao.
@@sir7689 oh no, i made an unintentional dad joke! 😭
Imma Go turn myself in! 😂😭
@@selT02 I'll grab you some New Balances next time I'm out.
His story would make a great movie. "Surfer Dan" -his struggle with addiction and how he found purpose in the waves.
I lived in ironwood for 5x years , winters up there is a whole different world , it's absolutely unreal and unless you experience it , words cannot describe them
Anyone else think if Dan shaved his beard he’d look Luke Joaquin Phoenix
Yeah, he would probley.
I think he looks like luke perry too!
He sounds like Joaqin Phoenix, too.
You mean if Joaquin Phoenix grew a beard he would look like SURFER DAN
He sound like him
Isn’t it crazy when years later you come back to a video and see the old comments you liked before.
The nostalgia of being able to compare your past and present self
"I feel most alive when rapidly aproaching my death"
The truth about life
fuckin gas man
Caustic gas daddy got a mega nerf this season tho
Caustic poppa
Y'all dont know bout that wind tho, sure the waters cold. But that wind *HURTS*
Farmertate i was out body boarding, the water was warm but THE WIND KILLED ME
I live in Alabama, I don’t understand how the wind can hurt like that? It’s so cold that it burns you type of thing or what?
@@halo7172 like it hurts to open your eyes. Tiny icicles pricking your face essentially.
halo7172 The wind on the lake in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota is so bone chilling cold that it burns you like fire.
Farmertate ohh small ice in the air, that makes perfect sense why it stings like it does. Alright thanks for letting a southerner know!
I love his passion and how he lives so freely without fear of death or even judgement of everyone
He Just Want To Vibe
Amen brother
He's the CEO of good vibes.
Ice wookery
he do be surfing doe😳😳😳😳
Surnamehere love him or hate him he do be
This man's immune system must be mad, I think he needs to get together with the Ice Man(dude walking around in sub zero temps in shorts).
These guys wear dry suits
listenmullahsb Wim Hof
Wim was on joe rogans podcast if you want an interview of him
Come to the "up" haha lots of crazy folks
Who's thinking that ICE BEARD was the other Guy not DAN?
Acryl leak guy needs a trim😂
Generic Comment who what where when
Generic Comment who what where when? when where what who?
@Generic Comment yeah they alternate each year
@@plasmanova6275 what where who when
it’s so funny how it says no swimming area dangerous currents and then dans just like: yo you guys should surf with me over here where it’s beautiful lmao
Surf breaks are almost always dangerous for swimmers that don’t know what they are doing.
Vibes 😂🤘🌊
“He just finds jobs here and there I guess” aka “Sells all the Acid in Michigan”
You might be on to something my guy!
haha yeah i thought the exact same thing
Facts
“I shaved my beard for next season” AKA “I just got out of jail where they force shaved it”
Most likely meth.
He has an amazing outlook on life what a beautiful soul
And I thought Florida man was crazy
Dudeman is just surfing in a snowstorm
Nitesh Kumar Florida ain’t got shit on us in the UP, it’s just that nobody cares to report the stuff that goes down here.
@@ianmceleney1346 Which Florida man? Lane Pittman? I know him
Florida man....meet Yooper man
This guy really lives his life to the best. Simple and easy, not getting caught up.
You mean like a kinda carefree bum
Yeah right he's a homeless loser he's so cool everybody just leaves him out in the cold in his thousand-dollar shitwhole camper
@@dennis1345 sounds like you are the only sad loser around
dennis 13 I bet you hate your life
All the while, the kids he brought into this world go without, because he refuses to work and be a responsible adult...because living in an RV in all his working friends driveways, being a bum, and drinking, expecting everyone else to pay his way...you bring children into this world, you move heaven and Earth to do for them...not be a bum and ice surf the lake and not accept life's responsibilities.
You should meet his brother Scuba Steve
Best comment🏆
Dan is a great dude, he used to come by and watch out band play and come to our house back in a college. Great to see him like this!
Legend. When you saved that kid you did more good than 99% of the people on earth.
I love how The free spirit inside of Dan is something so attractive that when he walked into the place all the ladies instantly surrounded him
Carlos you sure it wasn't the camera crew that made them surround him
snowrida1 well I am sooooo
@@snowrida1 yeah they are, they want to "fix" them same thing with revolving convicts
I live in minnesota and work with a guy who says him and his friends go surfing in Duluth on lake superior in the winter. I was blown away.
I love when people do things, whatever it may be, that makes them feel free. My personal way of being free is building cabins by hand.
@Kenny Montgomery check out Rough Cut Cabins here on TH-cam. You can see a couple I'm working on. New to posting/editing vids but u might find them interesting.
I wired a cabin one time when I was an electrician and it was HORRIBLE. None of the pre-drilled holes for running the wire through the timbers lined up so that led to drilling out the holes at awkward angles with long bits and special attachments.
I understand what he talks about when it comes to appreciating the hot shower and warm bed and friends.
That’s how I feel when I come out of the mountains from a 5 day adventure
Not transcendence. Just total presence, connection, appreciation, and joy. Thank you. Happy for you.
his epic vision to surf naked genuinely made my testosterone boost 500%
I believe that's called homosexuality
Yeah but that's kinda sus
My buddy surfed with his dick out this weekend because he didn’t bring a wetsuit. He said it felt freeing.
Why didn’t he wear shorts?
@@roblockhart8410 He didn’t want to I guess
I imagine this guy does a lot of mushrooms lol
Righhhht lmao!
Don't we all....
Wait wdym by that?
No the mushrooms do him🤯
@@diortheqt he seems like a guy that does a lot of psychedelics. Idk how to be any clearer. Lol
being success in life, there are different perspectives and this one takes it. being loved and being legendary i think hes a
successful man in his own way now and i appreciate that
" i think somebody like, almost died and he saved them, like, on his surfboard, or some shit like that, like"
Like right I can't believe people even like talk like that like man people need to stop saying that shit like it's to annoying nowadays
@@mclilzenthepoet2331 like make sure you eat like ur cereal
All the fantasy stories are bs dude surfs in the winter in a wet suit,gotta do something if your not on a screen.
All I’m saying is people saved my kids from drowning,so they thought. Why no interview with the cop that loves him?
Props to the dude though live free ,#fuk$$
@@thtboiz9443 like like like like.... Like.LIKE LIKE LIKE LIKE×××likes
@@rjjgggfgg401 naw you can't just put like. like you got to make sure the likes make sense like when ur reading like books and like shit now that I'm reading my own comment I realize that It like make no sense but like who fucking cares right like when ur beating ur meat and like horney af that you just like don't care what you beat ur meat to or what ur meat likes and If you're a she I like just wanna apologize for like calling you a he basically like I'm sorry that I like wrote this long like comment just know that I'm like mad bored and like had nothing else to do than like do this shit and like eat my cereal and you should like watch talentless please watch and like his videos and if you don't like just like like for me please like
I'm always low key jealous of the people that get in touch with this part of life.
I'm from the flint area and all I've got to say is that yoopers are another breed and I love them for that
You warm my heart ♥️
SpineshatterFilms so... you drink contaminated water? Just for a friend
@@carlzune2910 not all water in flint is bad anymore dawg I’m form flint it’s good where I’m at
"Genuine human" here have a sticker you awsome dude.
med med everyone has their secrets
I once got a sticker form a random dude while pumping gas.. he’s like here bro I make wax and canna butter 🧈 I was o shit sick and Ive Kept that sticker for 3 years now behind my phone case. Pretty cool moment that was
med med anchor.fm/anchorandfriends
Dan I think you’re in the wrong country. This is the most Canadian American I’ve seen
Edit: I get Michigan is cold and quite like the stereotype of Canada, I’m just saying this is stereotypicaly Canadian even though right now we’re in a heatwave lol. From how I hear it the stereotype of Canada is its cold, and the stereotype of us is it like Florida being hot and humid... eh?
Nope, all of us yoopers are like this. I just went snowshoeing today and it's May 6th.
The Great Lakes area can get colder than a lot of parts in Canada. This dude is right at home.
Bluesummers I can attest to that, it’s freezing here
Aliina Geshel Hell yea it is. I hate it 😠
That's just the UP
This dude seems super grounded and honestly so cool. Also the blonde server at the restaurant was so ridiculously cute.
Always cool to see my hometown Marquette and anywhere in da U.P. being featured. He is a true Yooper for sure.
You probably from Ishpeming
@@gummystock1 houghton
Toivola in the house
same one shitty ass Finn
Soo Can
Really, a very beautiful heart warming (no pun) story. I can intimately appreciate how his courting death makes him the most alive which gives way to appreciation and gratitude.
This is a beautiful tribute and very personal in delivery. I love that even when he said something humorous, that instead of laughing out loud, I found myself just smiling and nodding, in quiet admiration and respect. Thanks for highlighting this awesome man.
When I was thirteen, my Dad took me to the UP for the summer and it was amazing. We went to Lake Superior and it was the clearest water I ever saw, but freezing cold in July.
i smoke snow it milts
my dog: struggles to get up step
smoky: hold my beer
I used to ring this guy up at a grocery store in Marquette. People that live there are obsessed with living there.
Daisy Casey so he’s real????
I haven't lived there in 18 years and I'm still obsessed with living there😂
@@Gruntlestunk oh yeah for sure
@Michael Engleman so heres why... winter is long... it starts getting cold in late august (the nights get chilly) and it doesnt rrrrreally warm up till idk May or so. People who love to cross country sky *love* the long winters up there. There is always snow on the ground. When summer does come it's pretty fucking heavenly. Almost everyday is somewhere around 78* and breezy. It's kind of perfect or it would be but the second it starts getting nice out the BUGS emerge. So many mosquitoes... I lived in the woods my first summer up there and the mosquitoes nearly drove me mad. It was infuriating. Anyway, the other really nice part about living in Marquette is the access to beautiful hiking spots. Up until recently you could be in the city then drive 10 minutes away and you'd be completely alone in the woods and the woods up there are very beautiful. So people love that about it too. I have to say it is also one of the friendliest places I've ever been. I never locked my car OR my house (I never even owned a house key if you can believe it. I actually kept my car keys on my dash parked in the driveway lmao. never a problem ever)
So it's safe, very scenic, snowy (if you like that) and the summers are beautiful if very brief. Oh also the Great Lakes region is one of the areas on Earth projected to be the least impacted by climate change so whenever thing starts falling to pieces there'll be a bunmch of nice folks camping out on the edge of one of the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. They're gonna be alright up there.
Still I thought it was hell. Everyone acted like everyone else... culture up there revolves around craft beer, beards, flat brimmed hats, patagonia clothing, and mountain biking (the trails are incredible. look up Marquette and mountain biking trails here on youtube, it's another enormous draw for the city). That crowd is not my crowd. I missed weirdos so I ended up moving back to a city 20x Marquette's size and I couldn't be happier. I spent 4 years of my life stuck in that wintery hell. Now I live in a city with a reputation for violence lol but I prefer it here to there.
There's no where like it on Earth. Nothing beats a bon fire on Lake Superior. A hike through the fern filled forests. Thimble berries and pasties and Mackinaw island fudge. Friendliest people you'll ever meet, and hardend from years of 8 month winters with 300 inches of snow. No one knows hard work like a Yopper.
I've heard of him before this and I live in Ontario, His legend travels far.
I literally feel this guy on so many levels. The cold is what makes you appreciate warmth and comfort but you have to feel the cold to appreciate it. I grew up in a place where it's cold most of the year except summer and I prefer the cold.
As a Canadian i love the cold, snow and wathcing my kid pkay hockey 🏒 🇨🇦 🍁 ❤
How are you doing Dan? I have heard of you for many years, and I dont NEED to see you for you to bring me joy! Its enough for me to know your there.
How is nobody talking about the fact that he sounds like a Version of Rick from Rick and Morty that has recovered from alcoholism
In the context of the Rick and Morty it even makes sense, that he is our Rick.
Lisa Rubio Surfer Rick!
Lisa Rubio he kind of sounds like the guy from MY NAME IS EARL lmao I haven’t seen that show in forever hell he even kinda looks like him
nah he sounds like the undercover psycho cop from Brooklyn 99
@@alexandrabiggs5368 jason lee :D i hear it
Knowing surfer Dan I didn’t think I’d see him on VICE. This is unreal!
Their magnificent facial hair gives them the strength and stamina to undertake this task.
its a superpower.
Majestic plumage indeed.
My Aquarius friends: “I’m the most Aquarius person you’ll ever meet.”
Dan: “Hold my beer”
Millennials Travels you should have said “hold my beard”
Millennials Travels astrology isn’t real
Coleyobooster WFJC Then believe in whatever you want to believe in and go away..¿ 🤷🏻♀️🤔
As Yoda would say - "Allah the only true god hmmm"
Exactly. He is a drunk and a drug user and the cops hate his local bullshit
The word awesome is so over used that if I tell someone I enjoyed my hamburger they will reply, "That's awesome, dude". But these Michigan surfers are truly awesome!!!!!
there are levels of beards.
We have 'dirty sanchez,' which is low-tier beard
then we have
*ice beard* which is god-tier beard
Where I come from a dirty sanchez is a moustache. It's a crappy moustache.
I live in the lower part of michigan i used to visit my grandma in the upper peninsula every week and i never heard of this guy before but its cool to have someone like this in michigan
Vice is actually coming through with this one
In four years of going to school in Marquette, one of my favourite things was walking to the beach in the winter to watch the surfers. Such a cool thing to see when it’s 0°F. As you’re freezing on dry land, these guys are out there in the icy water having a blast.
Im literally on a 10 hour bus ride to Marquette for college RIGHT NOW. This is awesome
What was really impressive was Smokey's Vertical😂😂
Ivan Wilson It was about a 3 foot jump
"He doesn't really have a specific job, he just finds jobs here an there..."
Drug dealer.
What about construction worker?
I’m this state, we call them caregivers
He works for bradley martin
@@RyZeDHD Go away Steve, he's clean,
Lolol good. I’m an occasional drug dealer. It’s a great side occupation and you meet a huge variety of interesting people
I grew up along the Niagara River. Right at it's mouth.In a town called Fort Erie. In the spring, when the Lake Erie ice starts to break into chunks and float downstream towards Niagara Falls, we would get into our wetsuits/drysuits, swim out and get on those automobile sized ice burgs and go for a ride.
Surfing in these waters without a wet suit is a feat only Wim Hoff could do
He seems like he'd genuinely be a cool guy to hangout with.
Get it?... cool
Not what I've heard
He kinda acts like a bitch
BRN BDN lmao Jesus 😂😂
coming from a sexton 😂😂😂
When he said the ice beard would be so big it would cover his private parts like it's such a casual thing, made me burst out laughing XD
The Wim Hof of Surfing 🏄♂️