Eerie Remote Lighthouse - Lake Michigan | Restless Viking

I set out to explore Skillagalee Island (Ile Aux Galet) in Northern Lake Michigan. The island is basically a gravel bar with an (over) 140 year old lighthouse. It is 7 miles from the mainland.

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[wrifraff]

The birds and bugs are an absolute nightmare! Lol

[katherinespencer]

I remember those miserable fish flys, yuck they are awful. Beautiful clear glass lake! Love it !

[stephenrrose]

When you got to the island my first thought was, great, he landed where the movie The Birds retired! Thanks for the video!

[gregandkyzer]

love your boat so cool.that was a pile of birds fairly aggravating I'm sure.Way to hang in there awesome adventure.Missed Poppins, I think yall make a great team.

[MrBradleyDavid]

Mmmmm! Cross Village! I can almost smell the heavenly delights of Legs Inn!

[Coopersmith]

“Fly Fairly” that was a great one. Plus the look on your face was priceless.

[jonhutchens]

That lighthouse is in great shape for being 130 years old!

[joffercalifornia]

I've driven around Lake Michigan and Huron and Erie, visiting all the lighthouses I could get to. This is one I missed, although I think I sighted it with binoculars. Thanks for the tour.

[randymorgan-droneovermichigan]

What a cool adventure! I'm glad I found this channel.

[aintnobodygottimeforthat]

Glad you went there so i don't have to. Those birds, and bugs, where insane looking.

[karrieacdubbs]

This was such a great video. We were just watching "Somewhere in Time" last night filmed at Mackinac Island and when I panned out to see where The Grand Hotel was on Google maps I noticed I had Skillagalee "starred". My husband's dad was stationed there in the coast guard about 75 years ago and told stories about it being haunted and we always wanted to get out there and walk the ground where his dad had such vivid memories of. Thank you for the virtual trip out there and thanks for your humor, you had us laughing quite hardily.

[johnhart]

Very cool place, bugs are crazy in spring

[blackhawksH]

There's so much history to check out up on the northern end of Lake Michigan. I commented something similar on another one of your videos but had to say again how much I appreciate this stuff, basically impossible to find anywhere else. Spent a good portion of my life on Beaver Island and also a good number of years living in the Soo.. Thanks for these videos. I've always loved these spots and thought it was sad that so many people will never get to see them due to their remoteness. Especially since a lot of these places won't be around too much longer without a massive preservation effort. I was lucky enough to have a little 17 foot Bayliner that I actually bought before my first car. So my teenage years were basically spent doing exactly what you're doing here... Back in the years before it was easy to take videos though, haha. I really can't thank you enough for the nostalgia trips. Keep it up man, amazing work!

[KelleyBroussardMackaig]

Thank you for putting up with all them bugs and birds to share this with us. Great video!

[tonyshayne]

Wow that was fascinating I didn't know this little tiny Island existed in lake Michigan and the water lake Michigan is so clear up north there amazing keep up the great work thank you

[patriciasmith]

Great to see the Viking is still the video!!!!

[dancooper]

Thanks for taking us out to the light house.

[richardlabrie]

Our place was across from the lighthouse on Island View Rd. I remember when the buildings were still there. Been going there since 1949.

[the_lost_navigator]

In these covid-crazy times - out there IS the perfect place to be 'social distancing'... I would like to visit Stannard Rock Light, myself. Thanks for the tour.

[Dogsrule]

Abandoned places have the coolest vibe. You can kinda tell those gulls haven’t seen a human in a really long time! (awesome vid brotha)