Gale force wind! The strong winds for two full days set up these huge waves!! With the abrupt shoreline it's awesome when the lake stands up! The cliffs are 50ft plus.
I used to live in Michigan and would camp along Superior in the summer. It is a beautiful lake but I have never had any desire to go out very far into it. I have a great deal of respect for the power of that lake, I have watched a storm from the shore in Marquette Michigan. Terrifying.
I was born on a coastal city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I live in Rio and am used to seeing this kind of storm in salt water. My mind needs some time to take in the association between those waves and a freshwater lake... Nature never ceases to mesmerize me! Thanks for the upload! Cheers from Brazil!
Don’t let them being “lakes” fool you. They’re treacherous bodies of water at times. The weather and conditions can change on a dime. Thousands of ships and lives have been lost on these bodies of water.
Just imagine being on one of the ore carriers during a winter storm like that. Not only do you have a rough ride because of the waves but there's waves crashing over the side which freezes on the decks and exposed surfaces as well. Working the boats in the winter on the lakes is not an easy job. Thanks for posting. Great video!
The MAJESTY of the GREATEST of the inland seas in all her power and beauty! Truly a wonderful and awesome specular to watch and behold. THANKS so much for posting this. Thumbs up.
Jaw dropping!! I try to imagine what it would be like to be hit by that wind and the spray. Lake Superior is more like an inland sea than a lake. Now wonder there have been so many shipwrecks here.
Wow. I was mesmerized watching that! Beautifully treacherous. Treacherously beautiful. I kinda envy your being there to witness that. Several years ago I watched a great documentary on PBS about Lake Superior and the men who worked along the shores and on the water - in the early 20th century I believe. The film recounted how hard their lives were, along with their families' lives, living on such a cold and powerful lake. I'll have to search for the name of it... Thanks for posting this great video.
People who aren't familiar need to know that the great lakes aren't really lakes. They're SEAS with weather and waves more dangerous than hurricanes on the open ocean. More shipwrecks per square mile than all oceans!
looks like it was shot from the board walk at Shovel Point.if not you found a wonderful place to get that view! the waves also show why the stone covered beaches in that area have a new supply of agates every Spring!
I was in South Carolina a couple years ago , and hired a boat and fishing guide. 3-4 ft waves, not too bad. His boat rode rough and he didn't offer any seat cushions, but it was an ok time. When he found out we were from Wisconsin, he told us that's a joke he plays on his clients. He tells them he just moved to S.C. from Wisconsin to make them nervous, like he's never been on big water before. I told this idiot I've been on water twice this bad in a boat half as big, and had to explain to him where Lake Superior is as well as Wisconsin. He thought he was big time in his sheltered little world. I wish I would have had this video at the time.
2 years ago I was in San Diego with some pier fishermen. When I told them I came from Michigan, they stated: "you have some nice lakes arounf there< I think you call them Great" I showed them I YOU TUBE VIDEO like this of Superior - they were toally in awe, and said they have never seen anything like this, and could never imagine a LAKE could be like this.
There's enough water in Lake Superior to cover the 3000 mile long USA to a depth of over 10 feet. Deep, ice cold and very dangerous. Nearly everyone who has boated on it has a story to tell.
The very day Superior took the Edmund Fitzgerald down to her watery depths with all hands on board her. Very sad story and very tragic ending of a great ore carrier, the Big Fitz.
Incredible!!!!, the power of wind and water together. The wash from the waves climbs up the cliff side until it curves over the edge like a hand encasing the cliffs ridge and the tree line with wash. The trees must be encased in thick ice. WOW Thanks for sharing.
Sometimes the Great Lakes are dangerous. Lake Superior can be lethal. How would one feel in a 15 meter boat if one's vessel were being smashed against these cliffs? I certainly would not want to be in the water-even with fins and a wet suit. Very cold.
Phenomenal footage, Rick S. I'm a huge Lake Superior fan and always thought it would be awesome to witness a storm like this. Was this taken on the Minnesota side near Little Marais? I'd love to be able to go to this exact location next time I'm in the area. Thanks for posting this.
Petrified and mesmerized by the awesome beauty, and the deadly raw force of it all. Then I think of the Edmund Fitzgerald, or the Daniel Morell, and I don't want to watch anymore. Being fascinated by the brutal power of nature also makes me feel guilty at the thought of all the mariners that have lost their lives to these treacherous inland seas.
Try getting stuck on that in a 16 ft Lund with a 25 hp Evinrude.... Managed to trash the boat into Burlington Bay at Two Harbors, surprisingly, we all survived without injury.
I'm planning on writing a horror story that takes place in Michigan's U.P. it's called "Dies Irae". In the next several years if you see a series on TV called Dies Irae make sure you remember it could not have been made possible without scenery like this.
+Infinite Sky . I have a nice scenario for you (if you haven't thought of it already!). A lone hiker - a lighthouse enthusiast - gets stranded on these rocky shores. A big storm is coming, and he/she finds a deserted lighthouse to hunker down in during the storm. Alone with fierce, howling wind and waves outside, the lone hiker is cheered by a good supply of hot chocolate, a big hearty pot of stew, chunky bread, lanterns, and a novel of Dickens. That's all I can think of right now.
Death is almost the only possible outcome for sailing on a ship in this type of storm. The 1913 Great White Hurricane with two huge storms on the Great Lakes sank or capsized over 24 ships with well over 250 sailors lost. The Edmund Fitzgerald went down in November 10, 1975 with 29 men lost. If you look at other losses of ships on the Great Lakes November seems a popular month for widows to collect their deceased sailor husband's life insurance. Sailing in these types of rough seas with all the dangerous shoals and narrow pathways for ships makes sailing on the Great Lakes exceedingly dangerous. Death is always your possible companion at all times in these Great Lakes storms. Technology does NOT take away the danger either for sailors.
I live on the lake just a few miles north of the McQuade Safe Harbor. The storm surge from this last October storm scared me out of my own home for the first time ever. The white wash was hitting my windows so hard and with such volume I thought they might shatter. The power of the waves hitting the cliff that my place sits atop was actually causing the entire house and ground to tremor. Normally, I love it. It was just too much with this last one.
They all get like that. Lake Saint Clair, though it isn't technically one of the "Great Lakes", (and I think it should be), even that little one (little only relative to the main ones cuz it is still 25 miles across).... it too can get bitchy. Learned from its big brothers and sisters I guess. LOL Look at this..... Not a very happy lake. 1:30 seconds and after show what I mean the best. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TkMw1Z_oeRw.html You know, it's normally not like this. It's normally pretty and sparkly. But it gets in it's moods from time to time.
