On the Shores of the Great Lakes 

one of the most beautiful places in the United States, and I have been to half the states so far. Michigan is absolutely incredible.

I live in Michigan and let me tell ya. I take a lot of this for granted living here. Doesn't seam all that great until u realize how amazing and beautiful it really is. Just don't see it like other people living here my whole life lol

IM AUSTRALIAN AND LOVED THIS PLACE I CAME HERE IN 2002.

The USA is packed with amazing places in every region.

I climbed it in 41 minutes and it was absolute hell. It is beautiful and Michigan should be proud of the National Lakeshore.

I’m a total Michigan girl...born, raised, and beyond blessed to be a Yooper even though I’m not currently residing there at the moment it will forever be where my heart is and home to me! 💯🥰🙏❤️

So beautiful. Never knew America has such lakes

I have moved back to Michigan after moving away as a child . It took me forty years but I am so glad . It is a beautiful state with waterfalls and beaches and crystal clear lakes and rivers . And so much more .

The great lakes are amazing! It's crazy standing on the shoreline of lake michigan it's like looking out on the ocean except much smaller waves. Love living in the midwest

Way better than the miserable summer heat and salt water. MI is by far the best state in the US to live. 4 seasons and offers nearly every outdoor activity. I was born and raised in this great state. When I go on vacation I just drive north and west. Love it

Michigan is such a breathtaking, beautifully crafted by the hand of God. I'm glad to be a life long resident. It's so vast that I haven't seen it all yet. That's at the top of my bucket list.

I live on Lake Michigan, it's stunning. Everyone should see its beautiful sandy beaches at least once

I have been to Sleeping Bear Dunes State Park, including the lookout point. It is amazing the number of people who make that trek down, and back up (or try). Climbing a sand dune is not easy, never mind climbing one 600' feet high! There is even a sign warning of possible rescue charges being levied against anyone who fails to make the climb.

Michigan is a hidden gem. A quiet treasure

I love living in Michigan it's so beautiful

My children and myself enjoyed the beaches and dunes in Michigan a few times. Incredibly beautiful and fun in summer. Great Lakes region is amazing, inland freshwater seas.

I live in southern Ontario, and I have been down and up all of the Michigan coast and it was just beautiful

The clip with Scheherazade gave me chills. What a gorgeous national landmark!

As a native Michigander, I absolutely ADORE the Great Lakes!

Lived in Michigan most of my life. Besides the towering dunes of Lake Michigan's west shoreline, we also also have mountains and waterfalls in our Upper Peninsula. And, don't forget the gentle shores of Lake Huron.

...and if you're a fisherman, this is one of the best freshwater fisheries you'll ever see. Inland or on the Great Lakes, so many species to seek. I'm lucky I grew up here. I love to sport fish for Bass and Musky, but if you like Salmon, Trout, Sturgeon, etc, you can find it here.

I love being a Michigander.

The North Coast (Lake Erie, Huron, Michigan, Superior) of the U.S. is so freaking Underrated. We have some of the most beautiful environments. I live in Ohio and we have Beautiful Environments on our North Coast. Lake Erie.

Michigan is Beautiful all the Media talks about is Detriot they know knowing about the Great Lakes and how Beautiful they really are there Amazing! They didn't even show the Waterfalls.Fishing Gaming,Hunting etc

I've dove shipwrecks on lake Michigan and Superior...sometimes 5 miles out and you cant see shore...if you live here bucket list this if you can.

And the Sunsets - are spectacular. Often seem unreal. Every dusk is different. A show unto itself

The Warren Dunes are also impressive!

I don’t know if you have seen the full episode, but it is quite disappointing. They miss half of the state by not mentioning the Upper Peninsula. The only thing they mention from Northern Michigan is Sleeping Bear Dunes. Northern Michigan (Traverse City area and M-22) is so beautiful. There is a lot more to Michigan than the Southeast. The lighthouse in the opening scene is in my home town.

9 months of the year are absolutely BRUTAL !

This is a beautiful video 😊😊💕

An amazing site, a really natural treasure. A national monument of nature perfection, I hope to hike there one day

The Great Lakes are great!

The Great Lakes are calling me!

The man talking in these videos sound so soothing.

Always enjoyed the summers up north. Taking the boat from Leland to South Manitou and stopping by Pyramid Point was always a great time.

Just watched this episode of Aerial America. What a treat! I've been living in MI for over two decades and actually have seen most of the places described (and heard most of the stories told). Kudos Smithsonian for a beautifully informative episode!

beautiful landscape

I hope these lakes are protected. Beautiful!!!

Sleeping bear dunes is one of the best stories by the Michigan Idianians and my favorite of all the stories as it tells of a mother bear who with her 2 cubs tried to swim away from a forest fire but the 2 cubs drowned and the mother bear would wait until her cubs returned. The Great Spirit was so impressed by the Mother Bear that he made her the Sleeping Bear that would over look the North and South Manitou islands Which are the 2 cubs and the islands are where they drowned. Now there are many tellings of this story but they all tell of a mother who would wait for her children till the end of time.

Michigan is a fine piece of land.

So beautiful, amazing landscape !

I ran down those dunes, Climbing back up took to me about 15 minutes and it was extremely difficult.

Thank you for great video about Michigan state tour.Just beautiful till then keep smiling with lol politely and healthy safely provide love city

My fastest time up the dune was 10 min 22 secs!! Keeps getting slower and steeper as I get older 🤣. Absolutely breath taking from the top. Water shoes recommended if you go swimming

Great lakes are so beautiful

25 years ago, I was with a group from Michigan Career Technical Institute to visit the area. Some went down the hill as you see in the video. Hellish climbing back up. Other option is two miles south to a town on the shore of Lake Michigan if you felt that you can not climb back up. I never went down.

I💖 grew up close to the dunes and have seen 👀 multiple Sasquatches 👁️💞

Manistee County here, love Michigan but dread the winters 🤒

10000 islands in Georgian Bay Lake Huron is a must if you're a fan of the great lakes. Very unique.

I've been there many times. It's majestic. Go to Empire, a tiny village right next to the Park. They make delicious hand-made bing cherry ice cream. The little beachfront park is quaint and beautiful.

I used to visit a similar hill in the U.P. that was once a log slide for lumber delivery. We would visit in the summer when it was warm, and the water was VERY cold by the time you maneuvered down the sandy hill.

Michigan gets a bad rap but there are parts that are amazing and beautiful.

Thank you so much for this video. These drone shots are just marvelous. I live in southern Illinois, I haven’t been to these dunes but I hope to some day.

Looks like an underrated place. Not sure why Michigan does not get more national recognition

My home state. I remember going down that dune at sleepy bear. OMG. What a job getting back up.

The Great Lakes are so beautiful

Grand Sable Dunes up near Grand Marais are much more impressive than Sleeping Bear. Dangerous too.

Michigan's Great West Coast - one of the best kept secrets in the World.👌 On many days in the Summer - you simply cannot tell Lake Michigan from The Ocean- until you taste it. In Summer esprcially, the water is much warmer, the waves are much bigger, and the beaches are much wider on the Michigan side than the Wisconsin side. And the dunes laying along the coast make it it hard to believe this is all located in so called "fly over" country. Sshhhhhhh.....dont tell anyone LOL

I want to take a trip out there its beautiful. I live near Yosemite national park in cali

Gorgeous.

Hoy mismo estaba mirando este documental pero en la televisión 📺 se escucha diferente no muy claro también que pena que no lo tengo en español tanto que me gusta ese canal por esos paisajes y todos esos estados que podemos ver tan hermosos por Aérial America

Climbing the dunes is one of the most memorable experiences a person could ever have.

Lived there, this is a must see and do! #northernmichigan

love from muskegon michigan

Sleeping bear dunes is amazing. The expansive views are incredible. Definitely worth a visit. Don’t go down the dunes though!! 😂🤣 Hard to get up

My home state!

Sorry, buy paleo indians were here before the glaciers were completely melted. Evidence shows they followed the glaciers as they retreated into the bay. They chose the area because the glacier in the Saginaw Bay was over a mile high and shielded them from the harsh northeastern winds in the winter and when the warmer westerly winds came, they were tempered by the water to the west. This is also the reason that this area is one of the only places on earth to have indigenous pines _and_ deciduous trees in the same location. There are lots of places that have both, but those places don't have truly _indigenous_ mixes. The west coast only had indigenous pines and the east only indigenous deciduous trees. Now both of those places have _native_ species of pine and deciduous.

Love being from Michigan

Awesome video!

The rolling cheese competition would be great here.

A separate Aerial America show on 'The Great Lakes' would be a cool addition, since you've now covered all 50 states and are searching for things to make new shows about. Or call it 'Aerial North America' and do a show about Ontario too...

I live in Ohio and honestly, the natural environment here is one of the few things that make me not want to move. That, and family. I've been to lake Erie a few times. The water was muddy and the temperature was that of bath water. It was a bit off-putting. I'd love to go to Michigan one day to see the lake and check out the forests.

More than 21% of the world's freshwater is found in the 4,530 miles of coastline that make up the Great Lakes freshwater system. More than 40 million people in the United States and Canada depend on them as a valuable source of drinking water because they are so large they can be seen from the moon. Additionally, the Great Lakes offer a wealth of recreational opportunities and stunning scenery.

Any vids or footage of these areas? I would love to go there soon. I spent alot of time on lake Ontario state side and southern Great lakes areas. Thankyou

I might live there

Wow I want to go now never thought

This is cool

My daughter and I took a motorcycle trip to sleeping bear dunes. She tried to run down the hill but its so steep she face planted. We say multiple people that took hours to get back up.

Every fisherman's dream world. I wish I would've been born there... I ain't leaving my family

Are there beaches like you would find on the east coast? Is the water too cold to swim?

♥ Love it

I love the earth ❤ Thank u GOD

Don't forget to buy pasties in the upper peinnsula!

I live on the coast of lake Michigan, its gorgeous ngl

North America's great lakes** I grew up on the shores of Lake Huron and I definitely wasn't born in America :D

So I finally broke down and decided to pay the $2.00 for the Full Michigan Episode. They should have called it Aerial Detroit. Not once did they even mention Grand Rapids, Pictured Rocks, or the Porcupine Mountains to name a few. Heck, besides Sault Ste Marie they really didn't even mention anything in the UP. Visually, this episode could have been fantastic if they would have included more of Michigan's natural wonders. I guess they didn't care to spend the money on a helicopter flight west of St. Ignace. I understand the importance of Detroit and the way it has shaped Michigan's history, but it irritates me to see so much focus on a city most people already know about. (Auto Industry, UAW, Auto Industry, Race Riots, Auto Industry, Motown, Urban Decay, Auto Industry) Don't waste your time buying this episode. Here's the summary: Detroit, UofM, Detroit, Lansing, Battle Creek, Sleeping Bear, Wine Vineyards, Mac Bridge, Sault Ste Marie, Detroit.

I live on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland. With all this fresh water, why are my water bills so astronomical???

no one: youtube recommendation: wanna learn about the great lakes and its dunes?

Very good!

This was only a snippet of "the shores of the Great Lakes." I think this video is titled in error.

I live in front of Lake Ontario 🤩

I need to get to Michigan. I’m just next door🤗

Michigan is very pretty especially the UP.

I love the creation of almighty God ✨🙏✨

Hmm. Very thin on geology, considering that the central topic is THE MOST NOTEWORTHY feature of geological formation in the area. How did it form? What other similar formations exist elsewhere on the planet, for comparison? What evidence supports this conclusion? Who were the people who identified this formation process? Could we expect to see similar formations on other planets, and why? What are the conditions of formation?

Wow impressive

Wanna be there..

do they show higgins or houghton lake?

Seeing the stripe on face of the sanddune: 'o wow, nature probably lets it rainwater out here'. Seeing the end: 'oh nope. Even here humanity has to make a scratch on nature'

I LIVE I N ICELAND