This unique town in Upper Michigan is anything but ordinary

This unique town in Upper Michigan is anything but ordinary
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[@TimothyFrench]

A unique town indeed. Thanks for another great story

[@SightseeingSally]

Our pleasure! So happy you enjoyed it 😊

[@karlmadsen3179]

Marty is pretty low key. I appreciate his under-understated humor.

[@MeanderingMarty]

Thanks.

[@karlmadsen3179]

I love the UP....even just Upper Michigan. It gets weird fast, but always great.

[@Revolver1701]

At the festival Arthur Garfunkel shows up dressed as a Viking. Another case of Art imitating Leif.

[@user-tq8jo7oh2n]

I used to drive from the Fox Valley to Iron Mt. for work. When I was driving, 141 was closed through Niagara and the detour was through Norway. I remember thinking Norway looked like a cute little town. Now I wish I'd taken the time to explore it.

[@brianwilson6403]

Just down the road a piece from "Vulcan".

[@richardbeee]

Loved it. Keep a diary. No one will forget you.😊

[@1954shadow]

That is what these videos are, a video diary.

[@toadlika]

12 second mark the gray building was my grandparents' home and tavern for over 50 years.

[@phillipmarlowe0525]

Yay puppies make an appearances. ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@mikeb5749]

I love old history thanks for having me along for the ride

[@julielatour1614]

I have family there! Made a couple trips there this summer and fall. It’s a nice town!

[@1954shadow]

Sally, those hats of yours, ROCK!

[@51Lorie]

What an interesting town! Thanks Sally and Marty!

[@TucsonBillD]

Upper Michigan can be gorgeous but the winters can be brutal. Come back in the spring (May) and continue downstate… there are many interesting places to explore.

[@jackthegiantkiller388]

I like the Stormy Chromer hat looks nice also I enjoyed the near the end thank you !!!

[@michaelhasse2568]

Michigan has a ton of clean, interesting small towns

[@kennykittrell2549]

Hello Sally and Marty from Longview Texas. I enjoy your open spaces.

[@SightseeingSally]

Hello there! Thank you, appreciate it. Texas has some mighty fine open spaces, too.

[@kenbrown438]

Mocha and Little Leo say : "when visiting , please bring Beggin' Strips" !!!!

[@rodney4917]

Norway was served by the old C&NW RR between Power and Iron Mountain MI. Final run of the remaining old C &NW RR passenger train between Escanaba and Iron Mountain.

[@micheleelliott4726]

Sight Seeing Sally,, love your lady Stormy Kromer.So cute. I have one too.

[@jodiwalimaki822]

I love your hat Sally.... Great video too!

[@darrellashby3906]

Awesome video as usual! Beautiful autumn scenery as well. Love Marty’s humor and Sally’s reactions!🤣 Very informative about this town’s history. Great work, you two!! 😃👍

[@murlthomas2243]

I’ve really enjoyed your travels through the U.P. We lived in Grand Rapids for a year after we were first married, and I always regretted not getting to know more about the upper potion of the state. I’m doing it vicariously through you today.

[@treeandaturd]

thank you for this video, I’ve been jones’n for some Sally!

[@michaellachapell3455]

I lived in Iron Mountain so have been to Norway many times.

[@alkelenson648]

I was born there❤ Don't live there now though.

[@michaellachapell3455]

@@alkelenson648 I don't think many of us strill do. I live in Tucson, AZ. 42 years.

[@jimgreen5788]

It's not just a biking vote, I mean Viking boat. There's a silly saying about that: "She got her tongue tied around her eye teeth, and couldn't see what she was saying." Little known and less important fact (I think) is that at 6:27, the clown holding the duck is, I believe, a circus clown from back when I was a kid, by the name of Emmett Kelly. I believe he was with Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus.

[@tedrydell]

Excellent stories on the Norway and surrounding area. Five Stars

[@cherylpearson1963]

I love your vids Sally, you are so amazing! 🥰 Marty makes me laugh 😃

[@Paulie_Bonyenne]

"Shave it so it looks bigger" made my day 😂😂😂

[@billanzell5962]

Another great episode

[@RickBeall]

Great presentation and a wealth of information! I had never heard of Norway and I live in Michigan and travel in the UP all the time. My sister lives up there.

[@johnmcgowanireland695]

Thanks for the adventure and History lesson!

[@darbecker6358]

Loved the video! Beautiful colors! Thank you!

[@caroljames6371]

So many interesting places up in your neck of the woods. Well done as usual, Sally and Marty. Safe travels.

[@charausten5242]

Drove through Norway last month and wondered what i missed. Thanks for doing the legwork and showing us what a charming place it is. PS love the hats

[@kenbrown438]

I'm enjoying this interesting travel video !!!! Thanks for posting !!!!

[@grantm5010]

you really captured Norway well. lived here my whole life. 👍

[@williamwurthmann1573]

GREAT TO SEE THE BOTH OF YOU.

[@juliogonzales5441]

Thanks Sally 😊 and Marty 😊

[@bradfordbarrettluckotheIrish]

Great tour!

[@96HC12]

Love the way you tell these stories Sally. So fun. Oh and, nice hats too. I’m a Stormy owner and fan.

[@user-iy9yq5oi5c]

once again a very enjoyable video and informative nice to see such a clean and nice small town USA .

[@stucook8622]

Great video...thanks! 🐾

[@jenniferlindsey9020]

Love the video and Marty sure was on a roll for this one! 😂😂 I always learn something new when I watch your videos. I did not know the cute hats you wear were called Stormy Kromers

[@SightseeingSally]

He sure was 😂

[@DetroitStars]

Informative video, good job. My aunt used to work at the Vertin's store in Calumet. It was a huge store for the area, 4 stories and a basement. I knew they had another store in Houghton, but didn't know about the one in Norway.

[@chuckhussey9761]

I grew up here. Graduated in 1979 and haven't been back. After 5 years in the Navy I've lived in Virginia. Would like to go back sometime.

[@RWX348]

You guys are always entertaining and brighten my day! This video is no exception. Thank you and safe travels.😊

[@kimmathis694]

I enjoyed seeing Norway. I have never been there but heard about it. As always a fun visit to another interesting town. Thanks Sally and Marty and pups!

[@glennjudd2467]

Big Viking town, in poulsbo Washington ! Interesting stuff , Sally !

[@uwsupergirl]

I go there to the St Vinnies! But not so much anymore. Because I used to be able to also go to the Goodwill in Iron Mt and they closed it! Very cool! I go thrifting and never did anything else there. I'll have to take an opportunity to do that.

[@galvaautovued.i.8460]

Well, whatd'ya know? Marty got a zinger in, leaving Sally speechless! 😂

[@joannunemaker6332]

Such a cute town! Thank you for sharing. This was a very enjoyable video.😊❤

[@jr9486]

Great video🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@audra.johnson]

Used to live here as a kid before moving to NYC-crazy to look back at it and so nice to remember my roots

[@cosmicinsane516]

I used to live there. Wasn’t terrible, but I lived on the mountain when the ski hill was closed. Couldn’t get internet and they didn’t plow the road. Wasn’t fun.

[@jamesrockford6700]

Great video thank you!!!!!! KEEP UP the informational videos of different places. Love the hair cut Sally - looking great as always

[@vmj255]

The Anderson Memorial Building used to be Anderson Memorial Hospital from ‘61-‘96. And the Rock Shop used to be the office of Dr. William Gladstone who then leased it to me after he retired.

[@Needed4Reddit]

My best friend growing up lived in that house you showed next to the Swedish Passport Company when you were talking about where the hospital was. I think my grandpa's grave was one of those in the background as well. He died in '86 and my grandma is still alive pushing 100. He was the president of the closed bank you showed across from Viking Square. Also I fell down Piers Gorge once about 50 feet. You didn't show any of them but there are some high cliffs there.

[@jeremiahmatthewgreatmanofpeace]

Shave it so it looks bigger! Hah!!! Marty cracks me up!

[@SightseeingSally]

Sometimes I don’t know where he comes up with these things 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@jeremiahmatthewgreatmanofpeace]

@@SightseeingSally he'd be a good stand up comic

[@mysteryman9020]

I see you have your Stormy Kromer hat on. Ed Gein used to wear those. Happy Halloween.

[@variousvisfineart]

Ed was a bad man

[@1954shadow]

“Biking boat,” Bork, bork, bork!

[@curtandoscar]

Another enjoyable video. And I love your 2 adorable dogs! Thank you.

[@victoriamaaske7420]

You should try the Kickapoo river tubing or canoeing. Fewer mosquitoes thusbyear.

[@loriwhinery3210]

I was just there in Norway at the fair I think late august, Cute quaint town! My daughter lives in Gladstone..another cute town in the UP.

[@SightseeingSally]

Very cool! I believe that was the very same fair that Chippy made his escape from so many years ago!

[@loriwhinery3210]

@@SightseeingSally chippy your dog?

[@SightseeingSally]

@@loriwhinery3210 🙈nooo, might want to rewatch the video. 🙊

[@Gordon705]

You were so close ! The Stormy Chromer factory is in Ironwood and they offer free tours. Very much worth your time.

[@user-ot6vv4ew4g]

Another excellent video, although, apparently news has not reached Norway, MI, or its town leaders that Viking helmets did not have horns. Probably too costly to fix the statue(s) and other things that still erroneously depict the horns

[@vickiemadrid3910]

I love hardware stores.

[@daviddaughenbaugh1080]

Grrreat!

[@user-sb6su4hn3t]

Regards from Croatia(Europa)😊

[@MeanderingMarty]

👋 hello

[@augustharter981]

Norway Michigan looks like an interesting town. Love the Viking influence! Love the signs on the poles. Dog bakery is cool. Masonic corner is cool. Love to visit Rock shops! Sink holes can be a real problem! Aww the story of the red door and the monkey. St Mary's Catholic church is nice. That is an interesting museum! Love that log cabin! I could see how there could be a controversy on the spelling of O'Dill/Odill. Always love to visit cementaries in towns. Would love to visit that shop with all the Scandinavian gifts. Love you pointed out the vikings ships. That is cool about the spot where you can fill your water container up. That is a nice white water rafting area.

[@SightseeingSally]

It’s some of the best water around, too!

[@thortessem271]

Cool

[@JohnShinn1960]

Thanks for the tour you two! Now I want a monkey. 🎃👍

[@mikev3627]

Very cool 😎

[@bonemachine1975]

Another great video. I really liked the BRF video since i am quite familiar with the area. Reminded me of the Static X song Wisconsin Death Trip. Based on the Michael Lesy book.

[@joelaichner3025]

Good place to shop for Christmas presents is at the Feed Mill ,

[@JosephVespa-ve6zi]

I've been up there the upper pa

[@edstoffregen3623]

If I can't travel the UP this fall cause of a terribly busy schedule perhaps I get to ride along via your channel

[@jeremiahmatthewgreatmanofpeace]

My Polish relatives were named Lech and at Ellis Island the renamed them Leach. That never made sense to me.

[@user-yi1xi2tl3q]

oh my goodness no rosemalling

[@bob88061]

Loved your travel log of Norway (city) 🤗

[@SightseeingSally]

Thanks Bob!

[@bettycoffin4206]

I noticed you're wearing the famous Stormy Kromer hat made in the UP. Looks good on ya.

[@MarshOakDojoTimPruitt]

thanks

[@realamerican6101]

The Biking Vikings

[@SightseeingSally]

Hahaha 😂 good one!

[@joelaichner3025]

Just down the road from Norway , is Vulcan , and the Big John Mine , under the ground , one of the deepest underground lakes around , 1300 feet ,

[@rodneyseidell9141]

sall just wanna let ya know all yer trips are cool

[@ja9291]

a unique town thats not ordinary....isnt that what unique means or did the meaning change like so many things?

[@williamhickstein685]

My cousin lives in Kingsford.

[@hippiegrl98]

Quirky lol. We have 2,800 people and everyone knows everyone.

[@joelaichner3025]

Because of the Vocational Center , every town in the area , we all partied together , like foreign exchange students

[@RioAbajoBelen]

MARTY MARTY MARTY! All the guys watching the channel love your comments. Not sure about the ladies. Doug and Pam Belen, New Mexico U.S.A.

[@SightseeingSally]

Hahaha 😂 I sometimes wonder about that.

[@georgeelder8415]

Any pasty shops in Norway?

[@MeanderingMarty]

Didn’t see any but they got to have one, that’s a u.p. must in every town I’ve been in.

[@loribadgero1035]

No pasty shop, but a few miles up the highway in Quinnesec is a popular one, that delivers to us former Yoopers who grew up in Norway but now live in Texas. They have a website if you’re interested.

[@joelaichner3025]

Forstroms house , I partied there many times

[@DaveBegotka]

Great Vid Sally! you should drive to Mexico and make vids....do not believe all the lies about the "danger" Mexicans are friendly and always happy to help....Try Baja first it's like Mexico Light...but the whole country is wonderful and full of history

[@doloresreynolds8145]

Didn’t the recent hurricane scrape it off the map?

[@DaveBegotka]

@@doloresreynolds8145 Are you some sort of a bot troll?

[@ahmedhumayunrasheed2434]

Sally why you dressed up as Amelia Earhart

[@Jeffandjill1331]

I am from Norway

[@73honda350]

Already sporting your ladies stormy kromer, eh?

[@joelark2007]

There norway spruce

[@kevinbalcom1696]

! STORMY ! KROMER !

[@joelaichner3025]

Boats were by Peterson Welding , nice old guy , might be dead now ?

[@joelaichner3025]

A Funny !

[@1954shadow]

Another town and no, air raid siren.

[@jyoungbrian]

Above the fire department, I think.

[@minekush1138]

oh we have one alright 😂it got stuck on after a tornado touched down next to it it was stuck on for hours they couldnt shut it off