This video is incredible!! Very well put together and illustrates the adventure perfectly. It definitely deserves more than 6k views!!
@aerialadventure79076 жыл бұрын
Great video. I’ve been to the Isle twice kayaking and it was fun to revisit the places through your video.
@rc10135 жыл бұрын
I've been very fortunate to have visited this island several times. Great video but I thought drones were a no-no out there?
@michigannomad74536 жыл бұрын
Great footage. I like the underwater and drone shots. I hope you produce a bunch more. Thanks for sharing. Subbed.
@jjw2706 жыл бұрын
Michigan Nomad so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the sub. I’ll be sure and check out your channel
@aAdondo26 Жыл бұрын
100% pure Michigan = RAW beauty
@BlazingPigy5 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! I live in Minnesota and I have never even heard of Isle Royale until today. Great video!
@aerialadventure79076 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid man! You’ve made a video worthy of the isle!
@jjw2706 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andrew! Appreciate the love
@rudysrefuge90337 жыл бұрын
Awesome job on your documentary! Definitely captures your attention! Can't wait to canoe Isle Royale in the future! Aug 2017 We hiked 35 miles of the island, I want to experience it from water now.
@FeldwebelWolfenstool5 жыл бұрын
I worked for a barite mining company on S.McKellar Island a few years back, which is about 13 miles from Isle Royale. The lake requires respect. It can go from near-flat to having 6 foot swells in about 15 minutes...a best friend drowned in the Nipigon Straights. I go out on it, from Thunder Bay...but only in my Saturn inflatable, in a Stohlquist drysuit using a NEW outboard...
@johnnywisconny2 жыл бұрын
Dude you’re vid is bad ass. Keep making these. You will build views. I have a tiny 22ft sailboat I want to take on an adventure up there. Maybe go to the Apostle Islands. The lake is amazing. So humbling!
@jonschmitz71899 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@ryanmoy6255 жыл бұрын
Bro bomb vid....that boat ran smooth and cut those waves like a knife
@jjw2705 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ryan! The Alumacraft ran like a dream!
@walka32105 жыл бұрын
Third time watching this video and every time it’s better
@danno1805 жыл бұрын
I’ve been going to Isle Royale since 1976 when I was 1.5 years old. Third generation of boater, camper. We’ve met and talked with the original families that lived, and still have claim to parts of the island. We’ve explored most of the coast and inlets and about 2 miles in all around and the hike to inland lakes. There’s a tall pine tree on a little island as you look out the Rock Harbor light house that hasn’t changed a bit since the picture of it from that light house was taken in 1855.
@bobbays15524 жыл бұрын
Great video man I've been dreaming about a trip up there for years now
@KayakOutbreak7 жыл бұрын
Hey I really enjoyed watching your video. Looks like an incredible location. Good job.
@jjw2707 жыл бұрын
Kayak Outbreak thanks man! You should get out there in the kayak
@rhondalynn87585 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing planning a summer time to Isle Royale
@carlwilsonlaur4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jeff, Enjoyed your video and thanks for putting it together for us. I am originally from Mount Clemens but I have been in California for a long time now. Currently in San Francisco. ... Have been on cruises to Apostle Islands and Pictured Rocks in recent years. I have wondered about Isle Royale: Your vid is a big incentive for me. Keep up the good work. There is a lot of video storytelling to be done! ... Thanks again, Carl
@jonimceachern92845 жыл бұрын
Love this video. Planning on visiting Isle Royal this July. Now you have me thinking about bringing or renting Kayaks and doing day hikes. How did you score the state room on the Ranger III? Not finding much info on the interior of the Ranger. Reservations went in a few weeks ago but haven't heard back yet because of the shutdown. Hopefully soon.
@jjw2705 жыл бұрын
The stateroom on the ranger was a much welcome surprise. We didn't make any reservation for the room but rather stumbled upon it slightly delusional from lack of sleep. Stake your claim early in the voyage and you should be fine. Thanks for watching and I hope you have an awesome trip this summer!
@broz00244 жыл бұрын
Great video! What time of year did you go?
@RyanisRude4 жыл бұрын
Damn I am impressed with the editing of this video.
@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu6 жыл бұрын
Great vid. When you take a boat to Isle Royale you can see 100X's more of the good stuff than the poor hikers....plus you can bring luxurious luxuries. I use my boat as base camp and day and multi day hike from it. Plus I am spoiled and need my own small island when I camp and Isle Royale offers me 100s of options.
@jjw2706 жыл бұрын
Todd Twopapers Definitely a boaters paradise. Thanks for watching!
@WaterTrails6 жыл бұрын
Nicely done video. I was really surprised to see they'll haul your boat out there! Did they lower it onto some sort of cradle on deck? My 17' sailboat draws 18" minimum depth, I wonder if they'd be able to accommodate that. I assume they just lower it directly into the water at Rock Harbor ?
@jpiffersnottakin4 жыл бұрын
Water Trails they do put it right in a slip, there are size restrictions listed on the Ranger 3 website
@NorthwoodsAngling3 жыл бұрын
Sweet vio, wished it was longer!
@djfglobal33775 жыл бұрын
Great video! How much gasoline did you go through? And is there more places to fuel up then the main harbor you initially entered in on?
@jjw2705 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I took 1 extra 6-gallon fuel can plus the outboard motors 6-gallon tank. I believe there is fuel at the Windigo visitor center, but I'm not positive. One thing to remember is that only half a tank of gas is allowed onboard the Ranger 3. Hope that helps!
@djfglobal33775 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the speedy follow up, helpful indeed
@jfisch014 жыл бұрын
Cool adventure.
@globalreaderpublishing82475 жыл бұрын
Great video! Would love to see more drone footage if you publish another video
@jerrysherwood19606 жыл бұрын
Nice job. How long does it take to go from Rock harbor to Bell inland
@jjw2706 жыл бұрын
The day we made that trek it was very calm. I think we averaged around 15mph. I would estimate the total time of the journey to be a little over an hour. The weather is a huge factor and can play a major role in slowing you down. I would still highly recommend Bell Isle. Thanks for watching!
@jerrysherwood19606 жыл бұрын
Jeff Wicks that cool I plan on kayaking that way so 3 mile a hour tops for me I'm over here in Jackson
@ashtynaure69926 жыл бұрын
Hello! I really want to visit Isle Royale this summer, but I'd be going alone and without a boat. Is it worth it to do it without a boat? Are there places rent (boats, kayaks) from on the island? Also, what's the least amount of time you could spend visiting here? Thanks!
@jjw2706 жыл бұрын
Ashtyn Aure thanks for checking out the video. Absolutely it’s still worth doing without a boat! There’s tons of hiking and rental boats basically identical to the one in the video available in Rock Harbor. There’s multiple ferry’s that run during the summer months so depending on where you are coming from it’s possibly to stay on the island for as little as a couple hours. However, I strongly recommend spending multiple days in the park. You won’t be disappointed
@Dylanjhanke5 жыл бұрын
Yes boat rental at Rock Harbor,and canoes as well
@danno1805 жыл бұрын
Rock harbor has a rustic motel they call a lodge and you have a small cafe. Hiking trails to nearby areas, but let the ranger station know your itinerary and they can advise
@carsonmevis98426 жыл бұрын
I am heading to Isle Royale this summer backpacking do you have any tips for fishing?
@jjw2706 жыл бұрын
Carson Mevis Duncan Bay pike fishing is amazing! Also if you’re able to get out in a boat on any of the inland lakes you will be successful. Thanks for checking out the video.
@bobpiff51613 жыл бұрын
Jigging on any of the many reefs (with braided line) to about a max of 180’ , and a 3-4 oz jig, with cut or fake bait will get you plea to of fresh, native Lk Trout. Deeper than 180’, and you will get fats (a greasier Lk trout). Cast spooners on shallow reefs and even in harbors for native lk trout, as well as trolling body baits and spoons up high will bring a good mixed bag of trout and salmon.
@chrismillerphotography83595 жыл бұрын
"On August 2014, the National Park Service (NPS) made it illegal to operate drones in National Parks under 36 CFR 1.5."
@grantfreed94904 жыл бұрын
this guy just screams rich daddy to me
@Toothpirate19794 жыл бұрын
Grant Freed you and your channel just screams “my wife left me and took half of my income” to me
@michaelthearchangel46463 жыл бұрын
Why lol he's got like a $4k setup
@KOAOutdoors4 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Well crafted. F.Y.I.; it is illegal to fly drones at a national park...:( From N.P.S. website "Until the NPS can determine whether specific uses of unmanned aircraft are appropriate and will not cause unacceptable impacts on park resources and values, Isle Royale National Park is closed to the use of these devices. The use of unmanned aircraft within the boundaries of the park has the potential to harm visitors, disturb wildlife, impact viewsheds, cause excessive noise, and interfere with other visitors' enjoyment of the area and may be incompatible with the purposes for which the park was established, including providing those opportunities for recreational, use and experiences which are compatible with the preservation of the park's wilderness character. A less restrictive approach is not appropriate at this time due the the impacts the devices could potentially present."
@rc10134 жыл бұрын
Great video but I brought this to light 9 months ago, surprised this video is still up. NPS Park Rangers at IRNP would have no problem tracking this guy down and issuing him a ticket. All it would take is somebody to forward this video to them and they would be all over it.
@cptsky474 жыл бұрын
Learned very little and the vid bored me. No real info. Not worth your time with this one.
@Toothpirate19794 жыл бұрын
Doug Evans go fuck yourself you bald piece of shit, if you wanted more information you could’ve easily look up Isle Royale’s wikipedia page. What a sad life you must lead