ASMR The Great Lakes (soft spoken, map tracing)

[@RelaxingTasks]

I'm so excited and relaxed at the same time. 😁 I'm from the Detroit, Michigan area, and I've been looking for a map to send you. Thank you for the wonderful and relaxing content. 😴

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you so much, April! 💖💖💖 Excited and relaxed at the same time sounds like a great combo, actually haha.

[@nataliefaust7959]

I grew up on Superior, in Minnesota. It's a magnificent lake and truly a natural wonder. ♥

[@snpauls]

I’m from Michigan so when I saw Great Lakes I was so in!!! We learn them as HOMES (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior). Thanks for such a tingly video about the beautiful lakes I grew up with 💜💜💜💜💜 Just so you know Mackinac is pronounced “Mackinaw” and is a Canadian French work that is a short version of the Ojibwa word that means “the territory of the Mishinimaki” who were the specific band of Ojibwa that used to live in the area. The other states below Michigan that border the Great Lakes from west to east are Illinois (which has Chicago), Indiana, Ohio, then not connected to Michigan is Pennsylvania which is just below New York. I keep editing this with more things to tell you like that our lakes create rocks only found on their shores like Lake Superior Agate, Yooperlite (which is a UV reactive form of sodalite), and Petoskey Stones. And that Lake Superior is basically Feminine Rage incarnate and I love her for that. And that we have this thing called lake effect snow that you touched on a bit and it is insane it’s super wet and heavy and gross. The lakes essentially create their own precipitation system haha. I just really loved hearing you talk about my home. Gonna go watch this 500 more times.

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you so much, Shauna, love the excitement! 💗💗💗 It sounds like a really gorgeous area with so much history.

[@jennabernice]

soooo real about lake superior. i'm from chicago and i've come to call lake michigan mother. always associated michigan with calming, nurturing energy. i love your enthusiasm for the lakes ❤️!

[@ShawnTheDriver]

Me too! Love seeing videos about our state or anything that has to do with it or the surrounding areas!

[@hannahgibson9459]

Isn't there a thing about lake superior never giving up her dead? I watch another channel Ask A Mortician and she did a video on how many deaths have been on that lake.

[@DexWeapons]

Mackinaw and mackinac are the same things it’s just a thing it’s funky. But yeah Michigan gotta love it though I never learned it as HOMES

[@MelangeASMR]

Almost forgot to mention, we're filming the Q&A later this week. So if there's anything you'd like to ask, there's still a little bit of time! Please leave the question as a reply under this comment or on the community tab, it makes it a bit easier for me to organize.

[@HappyRachel100]

Tell us a bit more about Mishka. Is she your only pet? Will she be starting her own channel?

[@Yavannie24]

Love your videos! Question: Will you be doing more of the bullet journal video's? (You inspired me to create my own so I've been filling out pages each month while watching your videos.) Hoping for more, they are so relaxing and helpful. 🙂

[@parryyotter]

Did you go to university, and if you did, what did you study? What sparked your interest in maps, languages, and history?

[@Koexistence13]

Your educational background,? Many thanks

[@daviegoodtimes]

How does it feel to be the BEST?

[@landonjones5237]

As someone who grew up on lake Ontario, I can say they are truly "Great" lakes! Basically seems like a fresh water Ocean when your there

[@MelangeASMR]

Yeah, that's the impression I'm getting. Really impressive!

[@rjd0429]

I am from Grand Rapids, MI. This was an excellent presentation about our beautiful fresh water seas!

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you so much! :)

[@mcbryson08]

The crescent shaped industrial region that you pointed out south of the Great Lakes is referred to as the "rust belt". And the one you see running through the low country of the Southeast is the "cotton belt".

[@moth306]

there's nothing like being raised by the great lakes 💞 no matter which one of the lakes or what side of the border, I always feel so connected to other great lake babies when I meet them out n about 🇨🇦💞🇺🇲

[@MelangeASMR]

I love how everyone in the comments seems to absolutely love the area and feel so connected to it. It sounds like a really special place.

[@r_r_r_r]

Hi from Eerie! ❤

[@Andygb78]

Yes, you would never have to go far for water in an emergency.

[@HappyRachel100]

I think Mishka surpassed herself in this video. Lovely kitty sounds. I’m impressed that you carry on regardless with your relaxing and soothing talking whilst she squeaks and purrs and climbs all over you 😂

[@MelangeASMR]

I'm so used to it by now 😅😅 Her favourite place is on my shoulder and sometimes she'll just hang there while I go about doing housework haha. The only part that we have to cut out, I think, is when she wants to come and join me. She's not great at jumping, so she'll just sit next to my chair and yell in a very non-ASMR way 😂

[@bewarmandwellfed3716]

She's the most relaxing, most informative, most soothing voice.

[@MelangeASMR]

🥰🥰

[@nathane6368]

I can't watch at the moment, but being from the Great Lakes region, I'm very excited to check this out. I find your videos are consistently incredibly relaxing, but also incredibly interesting and informative. Thank you for the hard work you put into your videos. The only thing better than relaxing is learning a little something while you're relaxing!

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you so much, Nathan, I appreciate that!

[@chelseaalmost_]

Very excited to see a Great Lakes map video! I grew up in Southern Ontario and have very fond memories. I love road maps as well, so that was another win for this video! Your whispers are very lovely, and the soft crinkles of the road map 💕💕

[@coralovesnature]

I was really excited to watch this, being from Wisconsin myself! I learned a lot of interesting information that even I as a local didn’t know before. I have gone on many trips to the Lake Michigan and Lake Superior coasts. Looking out across them feels like you could be looking out across a whole ocean. They are both pretty cold (especially Lake Superior), so not usually ideal for swimming, but there is some amazing hiking along the coast, especially the bluffs of Door County. 🙂

[@veronicamcdowell8435]

Love love love! I am from Michigan but live in the UK. I miss going to the lake so much, it was such a huge part of of my life swimming in the summer and walking on the frozen waves in winter

[@MelangeASMR]

💗💗💗

[@katieherger4928]

What a heavenly video. The brushing, the tracing, the purring…. It’s all so wonderful. And although I live in the US I’ve never learned much about the Great Lakes, so it was so informative! Thank you for another fabulous video and congrats on 50k. Onward and upward!!

[@iCantMakeMovies]

Oh my god, Melange, your style of ASMR ticks all of my boxes. I'm a soft spoken/hand gesture guy so the fact that I only recently discovered your channel is a minor crime in and of itself. But what really does it for me is the way you delicately manipulate your wooden pointer! It brings on tingles, coziness, a strange sense of simple peace, and makes me feel like I'm back in 4th grade with Mrs. Moder learning geography. Your videos are simply perfect. Thanks for making a video featuring my home state of Michigan! Sorry about the Mackinac spelling trap.

[@leesirett5250]

Perfect! Thank you so much for taking the time to make these wonderful videos.

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you, I'm so happy to have this wonderful audience 💜💜

[@MrJlmcneely]

One of the best asmr channels. Your amazing Austrian accent spoken softly in english is my favorite thing. I don't speak much German but I absolutely love all your videos and find it equally relaxing when I'm not exactly sure what's being said.

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you so much, Jordan, love to hear that!!

[@gregweston657]

So happy for this video! I never imagined I'd hear my hometown on Lake Ontario mentioned on this channel! Informative as always.

[@MelangeASMR]

Yay, glad to hear that! And I really liked making this video - obviously I'd heard about the Great Lakes, but there were so many news things I learned while preparing it.

[@redmanish]

Yay, I live on Lake Superior in Michigan and I’m so excited to see it mentioned! It’s a truly awe-inspiring body of water - so cold and powerful, basically an inland sea. Growing up on it definitely taught me to respect nature. Thanks for the lovely video!

[@cryserickson1093]

So calming and the purr of your company was very pleasant as well.

[@mountain-mornings]

The kitty purrs 😍 So soothing 🥰 Im originally from upstate NY, and we experienced much of the lake effect snow ❄️☃️ Beautiful area though 💕🌲

[@acrosstheboard3207]

I am so glad for modern technology because it allows me to take your videos and absolutely beautiful voice wherever i go.

[@nicster23]

Just leaving a comment to show my appreciation! It's hard to find map ASMR videos like these, and yours are always the best (in my humble opinion)!

[@MelangeASMR]

Love to hear that, thank you!

[@bakedzd4933]

Yay more Melange! Have a huge map of the Great Lakes hanging behind my desk at work. Love this area 😊

[@MelangeASMR]

It's such an impressive area! I had no idea until we prepared for this video...

[@jeannegray6359]

Was excited to watch this! I live just a few miles from the shore of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. We do have many beautiful beaches along the shore here. These Great Lakes have a huge influence on our weather. In the hot summers we say “cooler by the lake.” In winter we get “lake effect snow.”

[@MelangeASMR]

Oh I can imagine! It's a good place to be in summer, though, right?

[@jeannegray6359]

@@MelangeASMR Yes in the heat of summer the lake keeps the temperature a good 10-15 degrees cooler miles close to the shore. These lakes are really like inland seas .

[@robmillersmells]

Hearing you talk about my home (Chicago) and all of the various places I've visited in the Great Lakes region made me feel like I was back in school learning geography. Thank you!

[@asmrhawaii]

My grandparents lived in Michigan and we loved visiting from our home in Hawai’i. I still remember the smells and sights of Lake Michigan and how cold the water was!!

[@reddevil211287]

Thank you for the warm cozy feelings and the zzzzzs

[@moragmckay7677]

I love when I see that you have uploaded a new video. You're my favorite ASMR artist. Although you're more than that because you're so informative. Well done Melange.

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you so much, that means a lot to me!!

[@danaschalk5253]

Thank you, Melange! I really love your history videos, and the Christmas videos, but being from Michigan this video was special. I now live in the Appalachian region, love the mountains, but miss the Great Lakes terribly. Small mountain lakes are just not the same! Thank you for covering both beautiful places I have lived and also for introducing me to the Scythians and the concept of hygge. Love your voice, love your channel!

[@MelangeASMR]

Hi Dana, thank you so much for this wonderful comment! You've made me smile. And yeah, I can imagine, if you're used to the sheer size of the Great Lakes, nothing really compares. For me it would probably be the other way round haha. 💖💖

[@successthruknowledge]

27:30 is one of my favorite pictures of Michigan - and yes those are clouds! Snow has become rarer in MIchigan due to Climate Change although we continue to receive it! When I was a child we would receive several feet of snow during the course of the Winter and the rivers would freeze almost entirely ‼

[@independentplatypus]

I love the sing-song way you say Lake Erie! Wonderful video as always, thank you for sharing

[@asmrhawaii]

You might have to give your kitty royalties from this video because she was purrrrfect!

[@annapmusic91]

What a nice video! Lake Michigan has been a huge part of my life. I was born and grew up in a town (famous for its sand dunes) along Lake Michigan in Indiana, and moved to Chicago as an adult. I just feel at peace knowing it’s never far away from me❤🌊

[@Linzizzle18]

I live in Minnesota, this was a marvelous video thank you so much ♥️ and I love your sweet kitty.

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you, Lindsey! I'm forwarding some extra scritches to the kitty :)

[@Linzizzle18]

@@MelangeASMR brown tabbies are the best, my 17 yr old brown tabby boy Ninja is sleeping on my lap as I drift off to your Grand Canyon video. You are a blessing...you help me relax during a very stressful, overwhelming time in my life. Much love

[@annaliesemichalski1446]

I always love your videos but Mishka’s little sounds made this one extra special! As always, I look forward to the next video😊🫶

[@MelangeASMR]

💖💖

[@brade7951]

I just discovered this channel today and found this video to be quite relaxing and enjoyable. I’m very picky about ASMR videos (it’s mostly about the “Bob Ross” effect of a calming voice for me, not all the other sounds and whispering) and this is the only other channel on KZbin I’ve found that hits that sweet spot (Latte ASMR is the other), so I’m adding this to my subscriptions. Well done! Also, as someone who grew up in Ohio not far from Lake Erie but now lives in the UK, it was especially nice to see this. Keep up the great work!

[@reasonvspower]

This was so relaxing and informative. Thank you!

[@madi_fawn]

This was so comforting ❤️ reminds me of geography class in school. Love my home🇨🇦❤️

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you, Madison, I'm glad you enjoyed it 💖

[@EviscerVIII]

Your kitty makes the cutest noises ever. ❤

[@christianburgos5956]

As a Buffalo NY resident this video was extra special to listen to 😴

[@mountain-mornings]

Sabres 💙💛

[@djserious9341]

The last time I was on the shore of Lake Superior, it felt like an ocean to me. It happened to be a windy day and the waves were high. It was really amazing.

[@AC-qx7eg]

thank u for giving love to my home :) (Michigan)

[@Canada-gs3jc]

I live 45 mins from both Lake Huron and Lake Erie. They are vast bodies of water. Not unlike inland seas, but of course being fresh water. Great video!

[@MelangeASMR]

I get overwhelmed just trying to picture how gigantic they are. Thank you!

[@carolhedberg2341]

What a delightful ASMR video this was. I live in Iowa, south of Minnesota, but I spent some childhood years in Michigan. Now, I make annual trips to Michigan, so it was fun to listen and learn. Thank you soooo much!!

[@Fififomum]

Love the sound track from the cat❤

[@LoFIJak]

This was really interesting, and I learned a little bit of North American geography while getting very relaxed for sleep. Mishka really outdid herself with her purring this week. She clearly likes hearing you talk as much as we do!

[@MelangeASMR]

Yeah, she was extra interested this time. Normally she's off to sleep after a bit, when she realizes that it's not actually about her haha.

[@LoFIJak]

@@MelangeASMR That's very adorable and cute of her

[@chrisgrayson2391]

What a wonderful video. Relaxing and informative all at the same time. Loved it ❤

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you, Chris! Always love seeing your comments 💖

[@ricomariani]

Thanks!

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you!!

[@preussefgc]

As someone who lives within 10 minute bike ride from the Horseshoe Falls it was very interesting to see and hear the perspectives and info about my area and Canadian cultural icons like the Group of Seven from a non-Canadian. Also what a beautiful little cat 😀

[@MelangeASMR]

Honestly, it was only thanks to getting the info from a Canadian 😅 I don't think I came across them before.

[@MsFeistyGeisty]

Your cat makes the cutest noises 😭

[@ksto8884]

I liked the part about shipping. Where I live, it is the furthest inland port on Superior (on the Canadian side) and on Friday we had our first "salty" arrive of the year! It arrived from the Marshall Islands. There are also "Lakers" as well.

[@Evelyn82C]

If you go to Niagara Falls, they do have boats that will take you out and you can see everyone on board is wearing a poncho because you can get very wet! There's so much more history and geography to cover here about the various industries in the US/Canada and the way the lakes influenced them, but this was another lovely video and I definitely learned some things! Also i expect it will hold up to rewatching as well as your others!

[@MelangeASMR]

Oh yeah, there was so much info that I ended up skipping because going into the entire history of the region would have taken me way too long to prepare. It's a really interesting area! Thank you for the kind words 💖

[@krysodell]

That was nice-a little bit of my home with intense kitty action. Thank you!

[@MelangeASMR]

Mishka clearly loves your home region more than any other topic we've covered so far haha

[@krysodell]

@@MelangeASMR she is always welcome here!!

[@fernbedek6302]

Kitty clearly wants to visit.

[@NortheasternP.T.S.]

I grew up like 2 hours from Lake Superior. Went up there many times.

[@ksto8884]

Thank you for this video. I live in a Canadian city on Lake Superior and I see it every day, it's like a sea

[@MelangeASMR]

I wouldn't be surprised if there were seas smaller than that haha

[@hinertioslavic8631]

What a great video again , thanks gods to have create all the things that led me sleeping with you ! Come back quick, I already miss you ❤

[@Mad_Waffle_4449]

I’m from the metro Detroit area and it was really nice to see some stuff about the region I live in, another amazing video. I’d also like to recommend a video about the Balkans

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you, it was a pleasure to learn about the region. Ex-Yugoslavia is on the list, but I'll probably only get around to it by autumn. In the meantime, if you'd like, I've done a video on Bulgaria and one on the old fortified border between the Habsburg and Ottoman Empires :)

[@gowingzgo1]

I've driven by the MapArt Publishing Factory many times in Oshawa off the 401 Highway in Ontario. So amped to have this map video with ASMR 🎉🎉

[@MelangeASMR]

Ahhh how cool, I didn't realize the map actually is from that area!

[@JJMedusa]

-- Hello Melange! It’s always lovely to hear your voice and to see a new video from you. I will most certainly relax to this tonight. 😊❤️

[@MelangeASMR]

It's a joy to see your lovely comments under every new video 💛💛 Thank you for the support and I wish you a good rest tonight!

[@dylanandky]

now this is exciting, as someone who lives right on Lake Ontario in the GTA. love your content as always 💗💗💗

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you!! 💗💗

[@successthruknowledge]

I live in the Great Lakes region and I never realized really that there are indeed several other 'great' lakes along a NorthWestern line traversing Canada also ‼I never thought about how the Canadian Shield mountains are related geographically to those lakes ❣

[@magenstempin3456]

For a land size comparison, the Great Lakes alone are about 2.6x the size of Austria! Or about half an Austria per lake. As an American, I have a hard time wrapping my head around European countries being so small!

[@SereglothIV]

I usually watch your entire videos, but I was so tired yesterday that I used it as a regular ASMR for sleep. Works as well ;) From what I managed to hear before I snoozed away, I'm surprised that these lakes can be as big as Austria. They aren't exactly close to each other so I could have ever had a chance to compare them :P

[@MelangeASMR]

Yesss that's how it's supposed to be!! I'm always surprised to hear that so many people try to stay awake throughout an entire video haha, just go to sleep! That would be hilarious - walking around the border of Austria and then of Lake Superior and see how it compares.

[@SereglothIV]

@@MelangeASMR We stay awake, because contrary to most other ASMR videos, yours have some interesting information instead of being made for relaxation only. We're just curious! :)

[@ryanpeebles4992]

I live less than ten miles from Lake Erie, the most shallow of the Great Lakes (average depth of sixty feet and a couple hundred feet deep maximum).

[@Fififomum]

I’ve been to Vienna twice and loved every minute. It would be wonderful if you could share the pedestrian boulevards Kärntner Strasse and Graben with everyone in your wonderful style

[@Acorn-lodge]

Lovely stuff ❤

[@nateharman8260]

I wish she had talked about Lake Champlain - the “sixth” Great Lake! It deserves some love

[@larrykirby5036]

What an awesome ASMR video plus highky interesting topic as well. By the way, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio are the 3 additional States that boarder the Great lakes to the South. They were cut off on your map.

[@melm7546]

Der gute alte Hölzel-Atlas - wir ham unsre von da Schule bekommen, und hatten um 2010 oft no welche mit Jugoslawien eingezeichnet 🥲

[@verenakr6853]

Echt? 2010 mit Jugoslawien? Bei mir war das '92 noch so, aber in der Oberstufe '96 war das nimma einzeichnet ...

[@MelangeASMR]

Wow, mich überrascht das auch. Vielleicht eine historische Karte dazwischen?? Ich hab auch einen aus Mitte der 90er gehabt, der aufs Jahr aktuell war.

[@melm7546]

Nicht alle, aber doch einige ausm Schulfundus waren durchaus schon eher antik!

[@melm7546]

Dazu sollte man hinzufügen - die wurden aktiv im Unterricht verwendet, aber jeder hatte dann welche aus verschiedenen Jahren, manche aus den 90ern und manche ganz aktuell. Irgendwann haben wir alle eigene aktuelle bekommen, vermutlich aufgrund der Beschwerden 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@MelangeASMR]

@@melm7546 Ihr habts nicht gleich eigene bekommen? Ich bin schockiert.

[@patriciaolds7675]

Your cat loves a good geography-history lesson

[@durch_meine_Augen]

^_^ Katze! What a cute surprise.

[@Famous_Athlete_Hashimoto]

I live in Portage, IN, which is right on the shore of Lake Michigan and is home to Indiana Dunes National Park. I couldn't click this link fast enough 😊

[@cowboylikeaj]

my family's cottage is on the shore of lake huron and it's my very favourite place in the world🤍

[@cowboylikeaj]

also SO crazy to hear you, an austrian asmr-tist, talk about my tiny little corner of the world. thank you for this video, it's one of my favourites :)

[@aboveaveragejoe6291]

Congrats on 50k

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you!

[@squirrelman]

The straight between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and the island are all pronounced the same way as the city, 'Mack-i-naw'. The Straight and the Island are spelled as Mackinac and the city is Mackinaw, but all are pronounced as Mackinaw. The name is a shortening of the Native American name Michilimackinac. The British changed the spelling of the city to match the accepted pronunciation, but the island and straight names stuck and never changed. -A Michigander

[@MelangeASMR]

Oh now that you mention it, I think I actually took note of the spelling/pronunciation for a video we made ages ago 😅 Oh well... Thank you for bringing it up!

[@karincrane3220]

The Great Lakes are so big they experience tides like the ocean. They are small tides but still there.

[@ctidz687]

Very close, but Mackinac (sometimes spelled mackinaw) is pronounced without the second C - like mackinaw. I live there :)

[@MelangeASMR]

Aah thanks, missed that.

[@JeniferSheppard]

Haha oh my goodness, I'm having some minor health issues and for a second I thought that the breathing at 28:13 was ME and panicked about my lungs. It was the kitty :)

[@mrridikilis]

fyi Mackinac is pronounced [MACK-i-naw]; it rhymes with 'law'. great video! also Niagara is pronounced [nigh-AG-ruh]; 'nigh' rhymes with 'bye', the 'AG' rhymes with 'bag', 'ruh' rhymes with 'the'

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you! Sometimes a German pronunciation just sneaks in 😅

[@mrridikilis]

@@MelangeASMR I teach English to Germans every day, so I've got an ear for the most common slip-ups. But placename pronunciation is especially problematic. Sometimes two native speakers of American English don't even pronounce placenames the same way.

[@alexandrefournier4277]

👌👌👌

[@parryyotter]

Mishka wanted to be the star!

[@MelangeASMR]

She did - normally she's off to sleep on her hammock after a bit but apparently she likes the lakes haha

[@parryyotter]

@@MelangeASMR they are pretty impressive lakes haha. You did a commendable job just going with the unplanned cameo 😂 I was also surprised she stuck around, but she added to the cozy, calm ambiance. And I saw when she jumped on your shoulder like you said she usually does ☺️

[@natabugg1e]

glad to see so many michiganders in the comments 😂

[@BJBlaskovichGaming]

Hallo Melange! Love your videos, but I must correct you on something. The Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida) is considered the “Third Coast” of the US, not the Great Lakes.

[@MelangeASMR]

Ah, that would make more sense. I think I only saw the third coast part on the German wikipedia page and not the English one, now that you mention it.

[@cloudsingh3147]

🙏

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you for your comments every week!!

[@cloudsingh3147]

@@MelangeASMR You are most welcome. 🙏💛

[@xcgbfdsc]

Hello my fellow Michiganders!!!!

[@mrmikemrmike]

But where's the fish? 😸

[@teddyQuake]

yay :) x

[@Abdulrahman1997A]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@MelangeASMR]

That was fast! 💙💙💙

[@Abdulrahman1997A]

@@MelangeASMR I activated the notification bell of your channel 💙💙💙!

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you!!!

[@Abdulrahman1997A]

@@MelangeASMR My pleasure!

[@r_r_r_r]

Wtf Mishka 😂❤

[@MelangeASMR]

She's very invested in the Great Lakes lol

[@Kamisexsy]

Кот это победа!

[@johnlittle3430]

Adorable! I've lived along the Niagara Peninsula for all 40+ of my years, so the little divot between Lakes Erie and Ontario feels incredibly tiny and quaint to me. I suppose the Great Lakes system is rather huge, though, although it's quite impossible for me to think of it as such.

[@MelangeASMR]

It's impossible for me as well 😅 It's just the sheer scale that I don't even have a concept of.