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"The Doomed City of Belvidere Michigan You can get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/alexisdahl/. If you do check out "Oldest and Newest Places on Earth" a film I wish I had made: https://nebula.tv/oldestnewestref=alexisdahl Belvidere* was supposed to rival Detroit. It was going to be America's next great port city. There's a reason you've never heard of it. *Not to be confused with the current town of Belvidere Michigan which is not at all doomed so far as I can tell. Special thanks to Dr. Daniel Harrison the Macomb County Historical Society the Mt."
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T19:59Z 130K followers, 142.4K engagements

"Trapped Alive in a Frozen Shipwreck (The True Story of the LC Waldo) 🌏 Get that exclusive NordVPN deal here: https://NordVPN.com/alexisdahl. Its risk-free with Nords [--] day money-back guarantee. The LC Waldo shipwrecked in the middle of one of the most brutal storms in Great Lakes history. This is the true story of their attempts at survival and the daring crews who braved the "white hurricane" to try and save them. Special thanks to Mark Rowe for reviewing and fact-checking the script for this video. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep"
YouTube Link 2025-02-26T19:55Z 130K followers, 314.9K engagements

"When the Seafloor Broke: The Story of Kitch-iti-kipi Manistique Michigan Hidden in a forest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is an unreasonably beautiful vividly-colored spring called Kitch-iti-kipi and the story of how it got there is arguably just as incredible: because in a way this spring formed over more than [---] million years. and also in an instant. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can also help keep this thing going at"
YouTube Link 2022-02-26T14:56Z 130K followers, 350.1K engagements

"The Secret Bottles of Michigan State University More than [---] years ago a scientist buried [--] bottles in a secret location under Michigan State University. Today we're still digging them up and learning about everything from agriculture to ecosystem restoration along the way. Welcome to the Beal Seed Experiment. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can also help keep this thing going at www.buymeacoffee.com/alexisdahl. Find Me"
YouTube Link 2022-03-11T15:59Z 130K followers, 31.1K engagements

"The Largest Steam Hoist on Earth The Nordberg Hoist Quincy Mine #2 To pull up rock from the longest mineshaft in the world the Quincy Mine needed the largest steam hoist in the world. and man is this thing impressive. Here's the story of how it worked. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can also help keep this thing going at www.buymeacoffee.com/alexisdahl. Thanks to the Keweenaw Convention & Visitors' Bureau for supporting this"
YouTube Link 2022-04-08T19:00Z 130K followers, 108.4K engagements

"How to Ship [---] Billion Pounds of Rock (The Marquette Ore Docks) In [----] a steampunk-looking structure was built in Marquette Michigan's Upper Harbor. More than a century later it's still there and still working. But what is this thing Thanks to Consensus for supporting this video You can learn more about their search engine at https://www.consensus.app/. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at https://www.alexisdahl.com/support. 👋🏻 Find Me Elsewhere: Find stickers hats and other merchandise related to these videos:"
YouTube Link 2024-12-20T16:34Z 130K followers, 235.2K engagements

"This Island Has One of the Rarest Habitats in the World I think every rock we touched at this beach had a more than 400-million-year-old fossil in it. Two stories from a weekend on Drummond Island Michigan: One about the gorgeous Fossil Ledges and another about accidentally encountering one of the rarest habitats in the world. 🌳🌊 Thanks to UP Travel for supporting this video If you're interested in visiting the Upper Peninsula you can find info and travel tips here: https://bit.ly/UPTravel. You can also find them on social media at the links below: https://www.instagram.com/uptravel/"
YouTube Link 2024-05-10T19:00Z 130K followers, 97.3K engagements

"If This Breaks the U.S. Could Lose $1 Trillion The Soo Locks The Soo Locks is one of the most critical pieces of infrastructure in the United States. and I had no idea. So I went to the Soo to try and understand the engineering behind how the locks work and the geology behind why they're needed. And along the way I went on some incredible unexpected adventures. 🌳🌊 Thanks to UP Travel for supporting this video If you're interested in visiting the Upper Peninsula you can find info and travel tips here: https://bit.ly/UPTravel. You can also find them on social media at the links below:"
YouTube Link 2024-06-14T18:59Z 130K followers, 412.6K engagements

"Flooded Mountains in Lake Superior Huron Island Lighthouse Michigan Three miles off the coast of Lake Superior you'll find a chain of islands that just might be 2.5-billion-year-old submerged mountains. This is the story of the Huron Islands and the Huron Island Lighthouse. Thanks to the Huron Island Lighthouse Preservation Association for supporting this video and for getting me out to Lighthouse Island If you're interested in supporting their work at the lighthouse you can learn more and donate at http://www.huronislandlighthouse.org. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much."
YouTube Link 2023-10-20T19:03Z 130K followers, 143.8K engagements

"The Meteorite That Buried Michigan The Sudbury Impact [---] billion years ago a space rock the size of a small city collided with what's now Sudbury Ontario. The impact created one of the largest craters on Earth - and also buried parts of Michigan in debris. Here's the story. As part of this video I traveled to the best Sudbury debris site in Michigan and met up with Dr. Bill Cannon a Scientist Emeritus with the USGS who not only helped me understand the story but also gave me a pretty incredible tour. I'm excited for y'all to learn from him. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so"
YouTube Link 2021-10-02T00:52Z 130K followers, 962.3K engagements

"Michigan's Pictured Rocks Came from Lava Ice and Ancient Seas In Munising Michigan more than a dozen miles of rainbow painted cliffs make up Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Hundreds of thousands of people visit each year but very few learn the epic billion-year-long story behind them. It's a story that involves everything from lava to ancient highlands to long-forgotten sea creatures to mile-high glaciers and an ancestral Great Lake. So let's take a journey back in time. Here's what the Earth was like hundreds of millions of years ago back when these famous cliffs were just getting"
YouTube Link 2021-08-06T19:00Z 126K followers, 49.7K engagements

"4 Lessons from My First Year in the Upper Peninsula I moved from Metro Detroit to Michigan's Upper Peninsula almost exactly one year ago. From how to deal with flies to how to thrive in the winter here's what I've learned in year one. If you're planning to visit or travel through the UP (or move here yourself someday) hopefully some of these things will come in handy. Language Note: In this video I refer to myself as "able-bodied." Since uploading I've learned there are better ways to say what I meant: "I don't have trouble getting around in snowy and/or icy conditions." Such as "I don't have"
YouTube Link 2021-12-24T20:00Z 130K followers, 37.5K engagements

"Why Are Some Beaches Squeaky (The Legend of the Singing Sand) Bete Grise Michigan In northern Michigan on the Keweenaw Peninsula there's a legend about a singing beach. I went to see if it's true and along the way learned why some sand is so squeaky in the first place. (This is the start of my adventure into traveling and really filming on-location and although I still have a lot to learn this was a delight.) ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't"
YouTube Link 2021-05-28T19:00Z 125K followers, 38.3K engagements

"This Is a Real Picture of Another Solar System The European Southern Observatory JUST released this picture of two planets around a star like our sun. Here's what we're looking at and here's why I can't stop thinking about it. (Warning: Lots of awe and wonder ahead. I like space and am not super quiet about it.) To learn more about the ESO the Very Large Telescope TYC 8998-760-1 and what we can learn from all of this here's the press release: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2011/ ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at"
YouTube Link 2020-07-22T13:00Z 92K followers, [----] engagements

"Henry Ford's "Utopian" Towns Alberta Michigan When Henry Ford needed wood and iron ore he turned to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and ended up buying and building entire towns in the process. This is the story of Alberta and of Henry Ford's Northern Michigan Operations. Learn more about the Ford Center including the conference center and vacation rentals: https://bit.ly/3Xj3tfp Learn more about volunteering with or donating to the sawmill restoration efforts by contacting the Baraga County Historical Society: https://bit.ly/3Nfnj6F Special thanks to Dave Stimac and Bob Kreipke for their"
YouTube Link 2023-06-23T19:01Z 130K followers, 451.8K engagements

"The Invention That Saved a Million Ships Fresnel Lens Lighthouse Tour In the 1800s Fresnel lenses transformed lighthouses around the world. After that they started showing up in everything from headlights. to spacecraft. To learn their story I spent the day with the lighthouse keeper at Big Bay Point Lighthouse on Michigan's Lake Superior - and learned some pretty incredible things. A special thanks goes to Nick Korstad for his help with this video. Thanks for being a gem and spending an afternoon with me Nick ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how"
YouTube Link 2021-11-05T19:24Z 126K followers, 29.5K engagements

"Inside the Loneliest Place on Earth Thank you to Bombas for sponsoring this video Head to https://bombas.yt.link/jpdkSht and use code ALEXIS20 at checkout for 20% off your first purchase. Stannard Rock has been called the loneliest place in the world and for good reason. Recently they let me inside and I learned that the future of this place is even brighter than expected. Special thanks to Jeff Koch and the Superior Watershed Partnership for the tour of Stannard Rock and for the extensive historical photos and reports they provided If you want to join them in restoring the building you can"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T20:02Z 130K followers, 125.4K engagements

"Why Michigan Is Full of Extinct Coral Fossils Petoskey Stones [--] years ago Michigan made the Petoskey stone the state stone. For a long time I didn't know why but turns out it's because these rocks are AMAZING. I made Petoskey stone stickers Want one Learn more here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlexisJDahl ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can also help keep this thing going at www.buymeacoffee.com/alexisdahl. Find Me Elsewhere: On"
YouTube Link 2020-02-21T19:59Z 126K followers, 76.8K engagements

"Modern Life Depends on This Extinct Rock Banded Iron Formations More than half of the iron we mine today comes from banded iron formations. But where did banded iron formations come from Special thanks to Dr. Bill Cannon from the USGS for helping me understand this topic ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at http://www.alexisdahl.com/support. Find Me Elsewhere: Find stickers hats and other merchandise related to these videos: http://www.alexisdahl.com/store Want to get semi-monthly e-mails about my latest videos and"
YouTube Link 2024-10-28T18:57Z 130K followers, 959.1K engagements

"Why This Weird Compass Was Such a Big Deal What happens when your magnetic compass starts spinning in the wilderness Meet William Austin Burt who took that as a cue to invent something new. Special thanks to the Marquette Regional History Center for access to their library and solar compass exhibit ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at https://www.alexisdahl.com/support. Find Me Elsewhere: Find stickers hats and other merchandise related to these videos: http://www.alexisdahl.com/store Want to get e-mails about my latest"
YouTube Link 2025-02-03T20:18Z 130K followers, 280K engagements

"Why This Rock (Almost) Only Appears in Oklahoma Rose Rocks Oklahoma is almost the only place in the world you can find these weird rose-shaped rocks. But what's (geologically) special about Oklahoma And how do you get a rock that looks like a rose anyway The particularly nice paper I mention in the video: http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pubsscanned/InfSeries/IS13.pdf ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can also help keep this thing going at"
YouTube Link 2020-05-22T19:00Z 125K followers, 15.5K engagements

"They Filled Half the Lake with Mine Waste But There's Hope In the 1970s Michigan's Torch Lake was so polluted the fish were growing tumors. [--] years later of clean-up later parts of this area are still on the Superfund list. So what will it take to restore Torch Lake and can we 🎉 Special thanks to Michigan Tech for supporting this project To learn about modern environmentally-conscious mining techniques and other exciting geoscience careers you can reach out and connect with their Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Department: https://www.mtu.edu/geo/ And to learn about rewarding"
YouTube Link 2025-11-24T20:02Z 130K followers, 116.3K engagements

"The Agate Mystery: Why We Can't Synthesize This Common Gem If you know where to look agates aren't particularly hard to find and people have been examining them for thousands of years but yet they're one of the only major gemstones scientists can't synthesize in the lab. Here's the story. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at http://www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. Special thanks to Linda for supporting this video in particular ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can also help keep this thing going at"
YouTube Link 2022-06-17T18:59Z 130K followers, 182.8K engagements

"Deadly Genius: The Engineering of the Quincy Copper Mine Quincy Mine #1 [---] years ago about half of all the copper mined in the US came from one surprising place: the Quincy Mine in Hancock Michigan. From sledgehammers to steampunk drills here's how the Quincy Mine produced more than [---] million pounds of copper. ✨ Want to help me make more videos like this Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can also help keep this thing going at"
YouTube Link 2022-04-01T19:00Z 130K followers, 77.4K engagements

"Why the Mackinac Bridge Is Still Safe The Mackinac Bridge team let me follow them around for a day and here's what I learned about how they're still keeping this feat of engineering alive. Special thanks to the Michigan Department of Transportation and the Mackinac Bridge Authority for the images research help and of course the excellent tour of the bridge ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at https://www.alexisdahl.com/support. ❌ Want to watch these videos without ads (from YouTube and from sponsors) AND watch them"
YouTube Link 2025-10-13T19:21Z 130K followers, 132.2K engagements

"What's It Like Living in the Upper Peninsula (Q&A) It's been three years since I moved to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Here's what you wanted to know about how that's been going. Thanks to everyone who sent in questions If you're interested in more demographic info here are a couple of sources I found useful: [--]. This [----] presentation largely based on census data: https://milmi.org/_docs/publications/PlanningReports2020/Region_1.pdf [--]. This census page: https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state/michigan-population-change-between-census-decade.html ✨ Want to support my work Well hey"
YouTube Link 2024-01-29T20:05Z 130K followers, 248K engagements

"The Science of Michigan's Ancient Mountain Sugarloaf Mountain Michigan Michigan isn't known for having mountains but one mountain near the city of Marquette sits right at the heart of the entire continent. Recently I climbed to the top and learned more about the story of this place along the way. It's a part geology part personal story time kind of video. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can also help keep this thing going at"
YouTube Link 2021-10-15T15:01Z 126K followers, 33.9K engagements

"How They Made This Record-Breaking Bridge Portage Lake Bridge Michigan Building the Portage Lake Bridge required some serious feats of engineering from floating a structure twice as long as a whale into a tiny gap to sending workers into a pit full of high-pressure air. Here's the story I wish I knew the first time I saw this bridge. Thanks to the Michigan Tech Department of Social Sciences and the Keweenaw Time Traveler for supporting this video Keweenaw Time Traveler comes from the Department of Social Sciences at Michigan Tech with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and"
YouTube Link 2024-03-15T19:00Z 130K followers, 147.6K engagements

"Why My Engagement Ring Changes Color The Alexandrite Effect My engagement ring keeps changing color but it's not a mood ring. Instead it's some really cool physics called the alexandrite effect named after the alexandrite gemstone. Here's what it looks like and how it works. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can also help keep this thing going at www.buymeacoffee.com/alexisdahl. (Because a few people have asked: To clarity my"
YouTube Link 2020-04-18T23:09Z 127K followers, 31.8K engagements

"The Biggest Lava Flow on Earth (Might Be in Michigan) About a billion years ago huge volumes of lava covered northern Michigan. About [---] years ago those lava flows gave rise to the first major mechanized copper mine in North America. This is the story of the Greenstone Flow and the Cliff Mine in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at http://www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can also help keep this thing going at"
YouTube Link 2023-02-24T20:02Z 130K followers, 482.4K engagements

"Lets Save This Piece of History Together The Ruppe Block is a beautiful piece of Michigan and American history but without your help it may not be around much longer. Here's how we can help save this place together. For the next month all of the ad revenue this video makes from YouTube will go toward the Save the Ruppe Block project. So if you want to participate but can't donate yourself watching and sharing this is a great way to help Want to donate directly Here's the link: https://keweenawcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fundfunit_id=1396. Want to learn more"
YouTube Link 2025-08-11T18:55Z 130K followers, 113.1K engagements

"Michigan's Billion-Year-Old Glowing Rocks "Yooper" Stones The rocky beaches around Lake Superior are famous for their glowing Yooper stones (or emberlite glowdalite or Yooperlite when they're sold by a specific business). But where did they come from and what makes them glow I met up with an expert to learn more. Get 10% off at [--] North Co. with code "AlexisDahl10": https://bit.ly/3Dye39b If you're interested in buying one of John's flashlights I think they're great. He sells them to the folks in this Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2353537071585017/ref=share_group_link 🎉"
YouTube Link 2023-07-28T22:38Z 130K followers, 154.4K engagements

"The Government is Spending Billions on This (Behind-the-Scenes at the Soo Locks) The U.S. government is spending billions of dollars to build a new lock in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. The Army Corps of Engineers let me past the fence and taught me what's going on. Even if you've been to the Soo Locks I'd bet you've never seen it like this. Many special thanks to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for hosting me and for the thorough review of the footage. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at"
YouTube Link 2024-09-06T23:24Z 130K followers, 152.3K engagements

"How Forests Built the Detroit Auto Industry Behind every world-changing auto industry are. billions and billions of trees. Or at least that's a large part of how Ford and General Motors came into existence. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can also help keep this thing going at www.buymeacoffee.com/alexisdahl. Find Me Elsewhere: On Instagram I upload a lot of nature photos plus science and adventure stories:"
YouTube Link 2022-05-21T18:29Z 130K followers, 35K engagements

"They Accidentally Found an 11000-Year-Old Forest. Twice. Sometimes all the details line up just right to make an incredible story. It just took these dominoes some [-----] years to line up. This is the story of the Gribben Basin buried forest outside of Marquette Michigan. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at https://www.alexisdahl.com/support. Find Me Elsewhere: Find stickers hats and other merchandise related to these videos: http://www.alexisdahl.com/store Want to get e-mails about my latest videos and other happenings"
YouTube Link 2025-04-25T19:47Z 130K followers, 351K engagements

"Under Detroit Theres a Huge Active Mine (Here's How It Works) For more than [---] years the Detroit salt mine has been pulling millions of tons of rock salt out of the ground. But considering Michigan is surrounded by fresh water. where did all that salt come from ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at https://www.alexisdahl.com/support. Special thanks to George for providing the drone footage for this project You can find his work at https://www.ggallagher.com/. Find Me Elsewhere: Find stickers hats and other merchandise"
YouTube Link 2025-03-24T19:11Z 130K followers, 613.1K engagements

"Almost No One Has Been Here in a Century. Welcome. The first [---] people to click this link or scan the QR code in the video will receive a one-month free trial of Skillshare You can check them out here: https://skl.sh/alexisdahl04251 [---] feet underground is a place almost no one has stepped foot in in more than [---] years. Let's go see what's down there. 🎉 Special thanks to. Matt Portfleet at the Adventure Mine both for the tour and for supplying multiple pieces of reading about the site Matt didn't ask me to share this but if you're interested in touring the mine here's their link:"
YouTube Link 2025-05-12T19:01Z 130K followers, 105.1K engagements

"Michigan Isnt Supposed to Have Earthworms 🌏 Get that exclusive NordVPN deal here: https://NordVPN.com/alexisdahl. Its risk-free with Nords [--] day money-back guarantee. I grew up thinking earthworms were always good for plant communities. Turns out I was wrong. Here's what they're doing to forests in the Upper Midwest. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at https://www.alexisdahl.com/support. Find Me Elsewhere: Find stickers hats and other merchandise related to these videos: http://www.alexisdahl.com/store Want to get"
YouTube Link 2025-05-23T19:00Z 130K followers, 587.6K engagements

"The Incredible Engineering Behind Michigan's Iconic Bridge There's only one way to drive directly between Michigan's peninsulas and it requires crossing this absolute feat of engineering. This is the story of the longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere: the one the only the Mackinac Bridge. 🌳🌊 Thanks to UP Travel for supporting this video If you're interested in visiting the Upper Peninsula you can find info and travel tips here: https://bit.ly/UPTravel. You can also find them on social media at the links below: https://www.instagram.com/uptravel/"
YouTube Link 2025-08-29T18:51Z 130K followers, 187.1K engagements

"Meet the Toxic Sand Vacuum Torch Lake Michigan [---] years ago people started sucking toxic sand out of a lake. They weren't trying to clean up the environment but they WERE on a quest to find copper and it went shockingly well. Here's how they pulled it off and the rusty legacy they left behind. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can also help keep this thing going at www.buymeacoffee.com/alexisdahl. Find Me Elsewhere: On Instagram I"
YouTube Link 2021-06-12T16:00Z 122K followers, 1.1M engagements

"Finding the Most Ancient Rock in America 🌏 Get that exclusive NordVPN deal here: https://NordVPN.com/alexisdahl. Its risk-free with Nords [--] day money-back guarantee. Just outside the small town of Watersmeet Michigan is an unassuming rock outcrop on the side of the highway. It includes the oldest known rock in the entire United States at about [---] billion years old. Here's how scientists figured that out. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at https://www.alexisdahl.com/support. 🎉 Special thanks to Dr. Ross Salerno for"
YouTube Link 2025-06-27T19:01Z 130K followers, 98.3K engagements

"A Secret Glacier Playground in Ann Arbor Michigan When glaciers left Michigan they left behind a practically barren landscape that's taken centuries to regrow. Just outside Ann Arbor though at a place called Fox Science Preserve you can see what things were like before the plants took over. Some science some story some musings on life in [----]. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can also help keep this thing going at"
YouTube Link 2020-09-12T22:12Z 124K followers, 28.3K engagements

"Please Ignore This Giant Bronze Statue (and other stories from Detroits Belle Isle) "Please take this money to build a beautiful public landmark. And also a giant statue. Of me" said the local Detroit nuisance. The stories behind two of Belle Isle's most notable landmarks: a marble fountain funded by a scoundrel and a marble lighthouse built in honor of a Great Lakes shipping pioneer. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at http://www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can"
YouTube Link 2023-04-29T01:03Z 130K followers, 100.7K engagements

"At This Spot North America Almost Split in Two The Midcontinent Rift Lake Superior exists because [---] billion years ago North America failed to rip in half. This summer I traveled to the lake to see what kind of stories that failure left behind and I ended up learning a whole lot about the Midcontinent Rift basalt copper mining and geology. This is one of the biggest projects I've done in a while and I had a really good time with it. If you enjoyed this travel + science story stop by the comments and let me know ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about"
YouTube Link 2020-08-29T00:52Z 104K followers, 402.9K engagements

"1000 Years Later These Tiny Trees Just Won't Die Watch this series ad-free on Nebula (and get 40% off): https://go.nebula.tv/alexisdahl. Here's a video from another Nebula creator I enjoyed recently: https://nebula.tv/videos/realengineering-the-unlikely-rise-of-the-indian-space-programref=alexisdahl. There are dozens of scraggly unassuming cedars growing out of these cliffs. The oldest one sprouted more than [----] years ago. Here's how they're still alive. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at"
YouTube Link 2025-07-21T19:12Z 130K followers, 108K engagements

"Why This Michigan Town Only Lasted [--] Years In less than [--] years the people of Fayette Michigan produced almost [---] million pounds of iron ingots but the fate of their town would turn out to be short lived. This is the story of an iron smelting ghost town. 🌳🌊 Thanks to UP Travel for supporting this video If you're interested in visiting the Upper Peninsula you can find info and travel tips here: https://bit.ly/UPTravel. You can also find them on social media at the links below: https://www.instagram.com/uptravel/ https://www.tiktok.com/@michigansupperpeninsula ✨ Want to support my work"
YouTube Link 2025-07-14T18:59Z 130K followers, 173.7K engagements

"Journey to the Eben Ice Caves (A Different Kind of Story) Hidden in the forests of the Upper Peninsula is a magical place you can only see in the winter that changes a bit every day. People have been recommending for years that I head out to Eben Ice Caves (more officially known as the Rock River Canyon Ice Caves) and this was finally the winter I made it happen ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at https://www.alexisdahl.com/support. Find Me Elsewhere: Find stickers hats and other merchandise related to these videos:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-10T18:50Z 130K followers, 36.3K engagements

"The Gunshot That Changed Medicine Forever (The Story of Alexis St. Martin) In [----] Alexis St. Martin was gravely injured on whats now Mackinac Island Michigan. To his rescue came Dr. William Beaumont and so began a relationship that would change modern medicine forever. If you know how your stomach works you partially have these two men to thank. If youre interested in reading more about Beaumont and St. Martin I referenced this book extensively: Life and Letters of Dr. William Beaumont published 1912: https://archive.org/embed/lifeandlettersd01myergoog ✨ Want to support my work Well hey"
YouTube Link 2024-04-16T13:02Z 130K followers, 38.3K engagements

"The Oldest Creature You Can See without a Microscope Michigan's Grypania In [----] a boy was born in China who would transform the Michigan iron industry and discover what was at the time considered the oldest macroscopic fossil ever. This is the story of Tsu-Ming Han and Grypania. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at http://www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can also help keep this thing going at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/alexisdahl. 🎉 The Thank-You Section: Thank you"
YouTube Link 2024-02-28T20:28Z 130K followers, 71.5K engagements

"Logging Made Me Squirmy. So I Went to Forestry Camp. The logging industry is a big deal in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. As someone who likes forests this made me feel squirmy on the inside so I went to camp to learn more about what sustainable forestry actually means here. Along the way I learned that we're making some WILD things out of wood. Thanks to Michigan Tech for supporting this video and many thanks to all of the students I talked to for teaching me about their fields If you want to learn more about the degree programs at MTU you can click here: https://bit.ly/MTUforest. If you want"
YouTube Link 2024-01-19T20:00Z 130K followers, 45.1K engagements

"What Made This Giant Wall Keweenaw Peninsula Michigan In the middle of the Michigan woods is what looks like a giant brick wall. Where did it come from Special thanks to Paul Brandes for his help with the information in this video If you want to learn more from Paul he wrote a book called "Michigan Rocks" that you might be interested in. He didn't ask me to write this; I just think it's a great idea for a book. https://bookshop.org/p/books/michigan-rocks-a-guide-to-geologic-sites-in-the-great-lakes-state-paul-brandes/19695976ean=9780878427123 Want to see evidence of the Keweenaw Fault the"
YouTube Link 2023-12-01T22:26Z 130K followers, 194K engagements

"This Tractor Runs on Soybeans (Michigan's Amazing Farmers & Engineers) You can power a diesel truck on fuel made from soybeans. but is that fuel any good I spent a week talking to farmers experts and engineers to try and learn more. Thanks to the Michigan Soybean Committee for supporting this video If you want to learn more about biodiesel you can head over to their website: https://bit.ly/michigansoybean ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at http://www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon"
YouTube Link 2023-11-10T21:55Z 130K followers, 25.2K engagements

"How Do Sailboats Go Against the Wind (ft. a Great Lakes Schooner) Welcome to the Alliance To try and understand more about how sailboats work I boarded a three-masted schooner and recruited the help of my expert husband. Special thanks to the Inland Seas Education Association for hosting us and teaching me so much You can learn more about how to go sailing with them at https://www.schoolship.org/. This video isn't sponsored: I just really appreciate the work they're doing. 📹 BONUS VIDEO: Here's an extended version of the conversation about sailing and sailboat physics I had with my husband."
YouTube Link 2023-09-01T21:00Z 130K followers, 29.1K engagements

"Are These Creatures in Your Spring Puddles Vernal Pools You know those temporary pools of water that form after the snow melts in the spring It turns out they're way more interesting and important than I truly would have ever guessed. Michigan Vernal Pools Partnership: http://vppartnership.iescentral.com/ Special thanks to Sam Kurkowski Dr. Rod Chimner and Zoie Schafer for all of their time and insight Y'all are awesome. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at http://www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable"
YouTube Link 2023-05-25T19:01Z 130K followers, 38.8K engagements

"How Do Archaeologists Figure Out What Ruins Were The Cliff Mine Archaeology Project If you came across the ruins of a copper mine in the forest how would you figure out what you were looking at To learn more I spent an afternoon with Dr. Sean Gohman who started Michigan Tech University's Cliff Mine Archaeology Project. I thought this conversation was fascinating and I hope you enjoy it. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at http://www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't for you You can"
YouTube Link 2023-03-31T19:01Z 130K followers, 92.4K engagements

"I Could've Stood Here [--] Billion Years Ago The Story of Blackrocks In Marquette Michigan there's a park with some bizarre pillowy-looking black rocks. To understand where they came from I found an expert who took me on an adventure to (literally) stand on the Earth's surface as it was a billion years ago. The thanks section: 🎉 Special thanks to Dr. Bill Cannon from the US Geological Survey for all his help and for being such a joy to work with 🎉 Thanks to Vlogbrothers for sponsoring this video Hank and John thanks for starting me on such a lovely videomaking journey once upon a time. ✨ Want"
YouTube Link 2023-01-06T20:28Z 130K followers, 73.2K engagements

"Things are changing (but it's not that scary) As [----] winds down I've been reflecting on where I've been where I am and where I'm going with these videos and I've come to realize. it's time for a bit of change. ✅ SURVEY LINK: https://forms.gle/HtERy2b5ZuqDC7LF9 Thank you so much for your time and input I'm guessing this survey will take most folks five minutes or less maybe a bit more if you have story ideas for me. If you're watching this video in the future I will no longer be checking answers after February [--] [----]. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more"
YouTube Link 2022-11-28T20:00Z 130K followers, 16.8K engagements

"What Happened to the Edmund Fitzgerald The Great Lakes' Biggest Shipwreck In [----] the Edmund Fitzgerald sank without a distress call after a strangely encouraging message from its captain. None of the crew survived to tell anyone what happened but I found an expert to help me understand what we know and what might have doomed this Great Lakes ship. Many special thanks to Mike TenEyck for his endless insight research and hospitality as I learned about this story. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at"
YouTube Link 2022-09-30T18:55Z 130K followers, 353.7K engagements

"One Trip on This Railroad Cost $65 Million The Iron Range and Huron Bay Railroad In the late 1800s construction began on a new railroad. It was a great idea except for the ancient mountains standing in their way. This is the story of the Iron Range & Huron Bay Railroad in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. And it's one wild ride. Thanks to the Baraga County Chamber of Commerce for supporting this video To learn more about this area click here: https://bit.ly/keweenawbay ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at"
YouTube Link 2022-09-16T18:57Z 130K followers, 183.2K engagements

"How to Make [--] Million Copper Bars The Quincy Smelter Once you pull up copper from a mine how do you turn it into something you can actually work with For Michigan's Quincy Mine the magic happened at the Quincy Smelter. And involved a surprising number of burning logs. Thanks to the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission for supporting this video You can learn more about the park here: https://www.nps.gov/kewe If you'd like to donate to the preservation of the Quincy Smelter you can do so here: CopperCountryPreservation.org. If you'd like to schedule a tour you can learn more"
YouTube Link 2022-05-06T19:00Z 130K followers, 115K engagements

"White City: Michigans Lost Amusement Park Once there was a thriving amusement park on the shores of Michigan's Lake Superior: White City. Today there's not even a ruin so what happened to this place I ventured out to White City on a deeply cold windy January day to see what's left of this place and to learn more about the story behind it. And along the way I found that many of today's amusement parks. have a different origin than I ever suspected. ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find"
YouTube Link 2022-01-28T20:08Z 130K followers, 46.2K engagements

"Could You Make It as a Lighthouse Keeper (I Couldn't) What's it like to be a lighthouse keeper I spent an afternoon with Nick Korstad the keeper at Big Bay Point Lighthouse on Michigan's Lake Superior to find out and learned that being a keeper requires even more work and dedication than I'd imagined. 🎥 My first video from Big Bay Point "The Invention That Saved a Million Ships": https://youtu.be/L5_JEq4BNzM ✨ Want to support my work Well hey thank you so much. You can learn more about how to keep this thing going at www.patreon.com/alexisdahl. ☕ Find this series valuable but Patreon isn't"
YouTube Link 2022-01-14T19:00Z 130K followers, 29K engagements

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