Lake Superior Windstorm October 24th 2017

[@Teppi9076]

Matthew Posa. The only guy I know that can get smacked in the face by a branch, and still keep smiling. How can you NOT love this guy?

[@christinajoselyn7941]

I love him and his beautiful dog Monty!😃😍👍👍👍🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@mjt0192837465]

Hi my name is Mike and I'm a Posa-holic, seriously I've watched over 70 hours of your excellent videos (only subscribed about a month ago). Wanted to see the one that started it all, A+ then and A+ now. Keep doing what your doing, loving it. I live on the West shore of Lake Michigan and we never see anything like that. P.S. Give Monty and Rueger a hug from me.

[@christinajoselyn7941]

Me too😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@MegaSusanc]

Same here, it's been a wicked ride.

[@daniellorensen642]

THE END IS SO LEGENDARY !! allways wondered where that from your intro was shoot from :D !!!! You are the man !

[@MatthewPosa]

That clip was the whole reason I wanted to make the intro the way I did! Hahaha! This video started it all!

[@tophitsofficial6225]

@@MatthewPosa Now I now the origin😊

[@kylel.1965]

Wow! I hadn't viewed this video until today, that was scary impressive. I also realized when I saw the branch slap where part of your intro came from. Really cool vid!

[@Tlyna1952]

Thanks for the fascinating vid. I lived in Michigan most of my life and spent every available moment camping up in the UP. Superior was always my favorite of the lakes but I have to admit I only went out on her once and she scared the hell out of me. I miss those days but now live at the bottom of the country instead of the top so all I have are the memories of that beautiful place.

[@MatthewPosa]

She can definitely be a scary beast. I was very intimidated by her this day!

[@suerobinson3738]

Loved the slow mo parts Mathew. You have captured those shots very well. Including the sound of Mr Grizzly Posa Bear . lol. Looked an exciting adventure as always .

[@qadeer2531]

The fact that you still heart and reply to comments from videos years ago amazes me !!!

[@deelynnratliff2453]

Beautiful! I can not wait to move back up there! Love your videos especially the winter camping ones. Thank you for sharing!

[@rachelmalleycooke3907]

Just re-watching some of your older videos, this one is breathtaking, the slow motion part is so cool. That " Fresh Water Sea" has some awesome power 😳😮. This is an incredible start to an amazing KZbin channel 😃👍❤️. You've mentioned you were born & raised in Michigan, a beautiful place with everything a person could need, the most stunning scenery with colours you don't see anywhere else & beautiful endless lakes.🐟🎏🚣🌲 🌲🏞️ Are there any other Countries or places you have visited or would like to visit one day ❓❓ Thank you for all the beautiful, interesting & funny videos, I keep sharing them to friends & recommend them to everyone I meet. Keep safe & well, love to yourself, Funk, Monty & Rueger 😘😘😘

[@MatthewPosa]

Id like to travel all over! Maybe some day!

[@mariettadavis3913]

Being from western Canada I’ve never seen Lake Superior. Thanks for the awesome video and watch out for those branches!

[@CherieBlairWitch]

Love our lakes💙 Born and raised in Michigan.😊

[@MatthewPosa]

Same here!

[@CherieBlairWitch]

Matthew Posa So cool! My Dad was a huge outdoorsman... He loved fishing... Before he passed away he told me to stay in Michigan about a 100 times.💙😊

[@Tlyna1952]

I too was born and raised and spent most of my life in Michigan. I miss the lakes, they were beautiful, awe inspiring and at times like this damned frightening.

[@rachelmalleycooke3907]

@@MatthewPosa What other Countries have you visited ? Michigan looks incredibly beautiful & have everything a person could need but are there any other places/countries you are curious to visit ? 😘😘😘

[@markdiroff1479]

Beautiful place. That aside, there is a weather phenomena that creates the big waves this time of year. It has to do with the air temperature becoming equal to the water temperature. I'm not sure if there is a name for this but I studied it in college; been too long ago for me to recall the details. This event creates "The Gales of November", caused the sinking of The Edmund Fitzgerald, and is creating the beautiful sight you have captured in this video.

[@jennifercharlton-dennis6763]

Looks awesome! We live near Lake Erie and the last couple winters brought some awesome storms with amazing sights!

[@jodyreay733]

Wow the raw power of LS! I’m a new subscriber to your channel and I’m loving your style! I lived in MI most of my life and moved to North Carolina 5 years ago. Thank you for posting this video it made me smile!

[@MatthewPosa]

You're welcome!

[@rachelmalleycooke3907]

Am currently resting after a double shift, brain won't switch off so decided to watch some Matt Posa Adventures I haven't seen in a while. Still can't get over how wild & stunning this is💦💨💨

[@fredmoller1675]

I'm about 200 hundred miles northeast of Wawa, Ontario, Superior has always intrigued me, a big part of it because of the Edmund Fitzgerald and of it's rugged shoreline.

[@MatthewPosa]

She can be rough. This is the craziest I have ever seen her.

[@mariebrigid2305]

Thanks for recording this!! Left MQT the day before this storm and so bummed I didn't get to see this in person!!

[@MatthewPosa]

No problem!

[@Mooshkie50able]

I love natures fury! Its beautiful! Love it! I'm still catching up on your older videos. lol

[@MatthewPosa]

This is the one that started it all!

[@Mooshkie50able]

@@MatthewPosa Natures fury started Posa's journeys. Love it!

[@cristycreates2887]

Holy Monty! Lol I didn't know a lake could do that!! Crazy and beautiful!!

[@dawnrobinson4002]

Blimey that's a lake? Looks like the sea so rough!

[@MatthewPosa]

I constantly refer to it as the fresh water sea. She can be rough.

[@mikebetts2046]

2nd largest lake in the world.

[@MatthewPosa]

2nd Largest fresh water lake by volume. But Largest fresh water lake in the world by surface area! (I always like stickin' to surface area! ;)

[@cristycreates2887]

@@MatthewPosa what's the first largest?

[@VFChannelArchive]

@@cristycreates2887 probably caspian

[@clarkestatham1298]

the power and beauty of nature.......... oh and then there's lake Superior, lol. way to go Matthew....

[@slwtgf]

Omg astonishing mesmerizing breathtaking! u so lucky to be present in that moment; thank you for posting- I truly wish I had a pic enlarged of it somehow 🤩

[@MatthewPosa]

It was pretty nuts!

[@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning]

Holey Moley. I've never seen Lake Ontario like that my whole life. That is so mean looking. Lucky it didn't sweet you off your feet, as rock is slippery as wet wood. Yet so beautiful!!! Awesome footage. Drone footage would have been awesome to see you guys below on the rocks. You should have sent that footage into the weather men on tv.

[@MatthewPosa]

This is actually lake Superior!

[@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning]

@@MatthewPosa I know it is. I was just saying my nearest great lake and it is never like that.

[@DoYouLikeThisName]

All that from the wind too. Wow! I think i watched a documentary on this lake and how quickly things can change. Appreciate sharing the view.

[@tommygunz8692]

Awesome footage my man...hard to believe that's a lake.

[@MatthewPosa]

I call her the fresh water sea!

[@PAUL0981]

Rich I lived in Marquette for 18yrs., this was great watching!

[@bettyzephyr03]

This whole video is amazing! Glad you captured the wrath of Gitche Gumee! 5:58 is my favorite part though, lol my mom and I rewatched that part over and over!

[@MatthewPosa]

Thanks! Yea that branch really caught me off guard hahahahaha.

[@higgins2030]

Nice, I’ve been watching your vids lately they are so calming and nice 🙏🙏

[@MHarenArt]

That shot at about 1:50 -- WOWOWOWOWOW Your slo mo voice was very entertaining! LOL!

[@MatthewPosa]

Hahaha!

[@Livingmydreammm]

Wow beautiful❤️❤️. Watching all your videos I can today starting from first and up❤️❤️

[@slwtgf]

The North Shore , Duluth on up towards Canada is awe and adrenaline inspiring but this area is an adventure too, need to get there!

[@pamb.7753]

And now I know where that clip originated. Looks like I need to view even more of your videos. I keep coming back. Thanks.

[@jeramiahhinkle336]

Explaining to a southern friend how awesome Superior is especially during the winter, brought him here:) 🍻

[@joshyfc06sbiggestfan11]

So this is where the greatness began

[@madstep1515]

I love Lake Superior! It’s my home! So proud to live here.

[@AmandaSparkle]

After watching today's video, I decided to take it all the wayyyy back to the VERY BEGINNING!!! I'll be hanging out with Posa & the Puppers for the rest of the day!!!

[@adventureswithken1983]

Found your channel in the comments of another channel. Here to see where you started and how far you have come along in your journey.

[@adventureswithken1983]

I'll forgive the wind noise as its your first video haha

[@MatthewPosa]

Hope you enjoy!

[@JedCraft69]

OMG! That was the most beautiful and most horrifying thing all at the same time! Fantastic!

[@ShantiDawning]

That Was Beautiful and The Ending Was A Classic

[@WizenedVariations1]

I love crashing waves myself. Lake Superior strutting her stuff big time.

[@higgins2030]

Me too

[@ledwin8770]

I moved to maryland 3 years ago. my wife and I got married at the same place those waves broke over the rocks! thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@MatthewPosa]

Anytime!!

[@IsaacNewton1966]

Been there many times when I was in the Air Force. Been swimming there many times also. That's some cold-ass water even in the middle of summer!

[@MatthewPosa]

Oh ya! She's super cold!

[@iamaballerina6647]

Fantastic Footage !! I love Nature !! You should have way more views ....Thanks For Sharing

[@tedessa3069]

Wow, I just saw the most incredible sight I’ve ever seen. Butttttt what’s that Brian Fellows always says “Dat’s Crazy”. Thank you for being you.

[@MatthewPosa]

You're welcome!

[@Croppermom17]

I love that your channel intro has the “branch smacking in your face” clip from your very first video. I never knew.😮

[@garyhertswildcamper8958]

Fantastic Footage, you gotta love a good storm. genuine LOL when the branch got you. i'd have posted that as' Pacific storm off the coast of Washington state'. see who spots the real location. i spent a bit of time near the lakes back in 1994, Niagara falls obviously, then down past lake Eirie as i recall. didn't see Superior, as we were on our way west.

[@MatthewPosa]

Just as I start walking all silly, WHACK! hahahaha!

[@MarysMaamCave]

Gorgeous footage! Hey, guess who is going to watch all of your vids from this first one forward? It’s-a me, Mary-o!

[@fedupbrown6018]

LOoks like a science fiction movie with your backdrop of DYSTOPIAN SKIES

[@donrobertson4611]

Great video, exuberant experience! In the slowed down part your voice oddly matched the images.

[@Chelsea4966]

I laughed so hard when the branch hit you but also because you laughed too lol that was incredible, the slow motion at the end was magnificent, I am wondering if you are or were already in school for outdoor film and photography, you seem to have an extraordinary skill with capturing moments, even in your newer videos you have the camera set up in so many different fun ways, especially the waking up parts with Monty🙂 I love watching your videos so much, You and Monty are the BEST!!! 💗

[@MatthewPosa]

I have not just record what I think would look cool!

[@Cinder1987]

1:50 I know that wave was huge but at that moment the mysterious leaf 🍁 that fell out of nowhere right in front of the view was so neat.

[@livhonestly]

Never seen Lake Superior before! What an amazing experience!

[@endiifish]

0:54 Favourite view!

[@silversahar1566]

OMG. looks like an ocean instead of a lake. So beautiful and powerful of mother nature

[@MatthewPosa]

I always refer to is as the fresh water sea! It really is. When a body of water intimidates you it's amazing!

[@geraldineross5168]

Wow so many ships have been lost in Lake Superior. The Edmond Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. I was 28 years old on the day it happened. I live in Southern WI what a terrible day.

[@daceuro]

Really glad I watch to the end hahaha!

[@AChildofLightHEATHER]

I've been to the UP a zillion times, well maybe not that many, but lots, seen some storms, this was impressive!! I went up when the lakes froze over nearly 100%, walked a long way out, huge ice push ups all over, very cool!

[@bex--]

This is absolutely beautiful. I'm looking at going to college in Duluth and If the lake is as beautiful there as it is in the video that may be my tipping point.

[@MatthewPosa]

It sure can be. I will say that Duluth is kind of the Armpit on Lake Superior but with that said, you have some beautiful country all around. If you want nature and forest, you will be close to one of my favorite places to camp, the Boundary Waters.

[@nhyardlimit]

Incredible footage!

[@Whatsinanameanyway13]

Beautiful footage. The Great Lakes are no joke in October.

[@Crezelltree4261]

Amazing.That lake looks more like the ocean.

[@MatthewPosa]

Craig Ezell I always refer to it as the fresh water sea.

[@73FORGE]

Dang dude.. that’s some crazy footage!

[@debrasimms6821]

I wonder if the CoastGuard have reconsidered the decision they made when they blew up Marquette's Fog Horn many years ago? I miss it along with the train which ran on tracks behind our house. they won't be blowing up Lake Superior, it's one sound of my childhood I can rely upon always to be there. MOTHER NATURE RULES🙆🌎🎼🐯

[@scootertrash911]

and the Coast Guard sucks, for four years at least.

[@FlannelAcres]

Oh, I love the big lakes as much as I fear them. Lake Michigan gets big and angry like that sometimes, and people line up their cars on the roads along the shore to get a natural car wash. Lol!

[@twdenman1]

Ouch! (I watched vid to the end.) Do you live close enough to revisit this site, to compare what the view looks like under normal conditions. Very good quality production, and editing. The slow motion audio was a little eerie. :-) Ted

[@MatthewPosa]

Ted D. Thanks! I do live close enough but you can see them pretty good in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2fQeKhpeNmIf9E the blackrocks are shown at 45 seconds in.

[@Amasaman]

Nuts! I jumped off the black rocks for my first time ever Labor Day Weekend. Those waves were huge!

[@MatthewPosa]

Amasaman There were some biggins.

[@DaddyShrek]

Ur first

[@carmenmasood8477]

That's so scary...but beautiful at the same time.

[@poemsforgod2548]

Awe-inspiring footage, what an awesome God we have thx for sharing!

[@markdegrange6445]

Wow great video footage Matt but where’s your dog ?

[@MatthewPosa]

He just wasnt here for this one!

[@jons43]

The swells are so unpredictable. Looks like you were having a blast.

[@MatthewPosa]

It was fun. It was just amazing to see the lake like that.

[@Grimes60]

Best video ever, and the ending too 😂

[@MatthewPosa]

hahaha thanks! Yea I decided to walk goofy for a second and BAM!

[@swithinbarclay4797]

"Matt", if you had not labeled--and documented this--as you did, well, with the somewhat similar vegetation, I'd had been fooled that I was on the Maine coast, peering out over the Atlantic.

[@sarahkelly7825]

Beautiful but scary footage!! Mother nature at her finest!

[@elizabeth5193]

Wow that is THE scariest windstorm on a lake that I have ever seen. There are moments when it looks like Niagra Falls.

[@lancehowetravels]

Closing in on the 4 year mark and the 24th happens to be a Posa release Sunday this year!

[@oscaryshy]

o.0 is that a lake or the ocean ?

[@MatthewPosa]

Technically a lake but I always refer to it as the Fresh Water Sea!

[@wendyshick7883]

That is really awesome it looks like the ocean

[@symphonyfarm2009]

Some of that swell in the first few shots looked surfable!!

[@MatthewPosa]

There were definitely people surfing but not at this location. They were 3-4 miles away on a beach. It would be pretty dangerous to surf here cause it gets so deep so fast.

[@Tlyna1952]

You'd need a wet suit as the water is so cold you'd die of hypothermia in a short time.

[@poppydsvarietychannel7221]

Well I'm one of your newest of course you know this subscribers and now watching your first video that I know of that's some crazy s*** . We live in Michigan about 30 minutes from Lake Michigan I have never seen it that bad pretty bad but I don't think that bad great video great footage take care. Don

[@MatthewPosa]

It was pretty nuts!

[@macman3175]

You guys are crazy to be that close to the suction!

[@TheSpedAnswersWay]

I agree, great videos. I love them all

[@debrasimms6821]

Mathew, what time (exactly)did you photograph this ? I was in Marquette ( my Hometown) for storm & think this must have been peak of storm

[@MatthewPosa]

It's hard to say exactly what time, I released the video a few hours after I recorded it. I want to say around 11 or noonish maybe. I know that it was before the island was shut down and before the tragic accident happened.

[@jocax188723]

5:58 And a legend was born.

[@wm.shultzie2275]

Wow.... The Edmund Fitzgerald song started running in my head.

[@SusanLindsey2407suz420]

Just freaking awesome!!

[@brianoconnor7399]

Is this video taken at Black Rocks?

[@MatthewPosa]

Yep! I was out there before they weren't letting anyone go and before the tragic accident.

[@jointhejoiners]

It's official. Im addicted and this addict needs a feed so I am starting at the very beginning and working my way through. Look out... IM GOING IN!

[@astrobot702]

Matt is like the guy we all knew from college... While we were all focusing on finals he was busy turning his camping thing into a small business to fund his own camping hobby... lol

[@keithsage7258]

If you can take some video of Mclain state park, it is getting washed away, lots of damage..

[@BeenJamin66]

5:58, ah yes the origin of the branch slap in every intro

[@MatthewPosa]

:D

[@SuperJV4x]

I think I saw a hand sticking up out of the water - edmund fitzgerald?

[@sgt.h7117]

disrespectful

[@JeffMcColl]

So the guy who got lucky was he running out there to get a pic?

[@MatthewPosa]

Probably. I'm not really sure I didn't see it.

[@shirleysumner2420]

Power of mother nature those waves bad really bad

[@dunklematerie3990]

I finally found the video with the famous clip from the intro!!!!!!!

[@sammychicken3457]

When we have students like this Mating Adelaide, South Australia, Matt, often you will see surfers riffs b into the shore. Visious whether.

[@aussiedonaldduck2854]

Weird a freshwater lake so big it has waves. I have been for a swim in a lake on Frazers island (largest sand island in the world) near Brizzy that is freshwater BUT has a BEACH and sand on the bottom (Covered with leaf matter which keeps the fresh water in). you can swim on a beach but drink the water (Very clean) weird. G'day to Monty

[@annafay5262]

Great footage!

[@MatthewPosa]

Thanks!

[@grahamoutdoors8270]

Matt do you live in Michigan??

[@MatthewPosa]

Oh ya!

[@grahamoutdoors8270]

Me too buddy!! I always go up the National Forest in Oscoda County. I wanna hit up Hiawatha National Forest soon!

[@rms8698]

If that is Lake Superior, is there Lake Inferior?

[@MatthewPosa]

Yes, also known as Lake Erie.

[@barbaranneboyer7997]

beautifil footage..hey Dawn thats a lake lol

[@MatthewPosa]

Thanks! I like to call it the fresh water sea!