Inside Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Finnish Community)

Jutting into Lake Superior at the far northern tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is a world apart. Once the heart of America’s copper boom, it’s now a wild land of forests, old towns, deer camps, and rugged people—surrounded on three sides by the largest freshwater lake on Earth. Today, we’ll explore its history, meet the Finnish locals who call this remote corner home, and see what life’s really like at the edge of Michigan. ► Check out for Vernacular Architecture Forum future tours: https://vafweb.org/ ► 🎥 Join for more behind-the-scenes videos: https://innercircle.petersantenello.com/ ► 👕 My Merch: https://innercircle.petersantenello.com/collections/all ► 📝 My Free Weekly Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/h4LwUD ► 🎞️ Video Edited By: Natalia Santenello SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL ✅ ► https://petersantenello.com/ FOLLOW ME 📸 ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petersantenello/ ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Vuq4Q1bKFtAiKYlwRv3oA ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeterSantenello ► Website: https://petersantenello.com/ ► X: https://twitter.com/petersantenello MY GEAR 🎥 ► GoPro 12: https://amzn.to/49730RJ ► GoPro Media Mod: https://amzn.to/3VtY1Y4 ► GoPro Volta: https://amzn.to/3Vvp6dF ► GoPro Shorty: https://amzn.to/3vr6twF ► DJI Wireless Mic: https://amzn.to/3TMjgmQ ► SD Card: https://amzn.to/3ILOc0h ► Hard Drive: https://amzn.to/4iRWX9O ► Hat: https://innercircle.petersantenello.com/products/trucker-hat OTHER VIDEO SERIES 🎞️ ► Appalachia 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo5If6xyrkr-s2I6yz23o0av ► Native Americans 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYTrPdLv634&list=PLEyPgwIPkHo5ogLHpfvLnJxcDMlOfHEsA ► USA Border 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo7oGGY1h_9iAcWeehf0lTIL ► Chicanos 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo7QDNIWc-HkWL85ylYUs124 ► Alaska 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo6bssK11gim08F-s3_RLwei ► Amish 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo7lOk-72-tXJ-NjahfkNF_r ► Deep South 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo5c-iYpXFfGH1qKJHseirMu ► Cowboys&Ranchers 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo7Bk3OmeXPH20pEOPPmTwkf ► Hoods 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo6u1D-VKsLsqaPIKmXY6QP0 ► Hasidic Jews 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo77DOhpb1OBl18uLcB-IrUX ► Muslims in USA 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo63ACFb9ze2kYCxdZywE6RO ► Mormons 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo6jjSMpNn5YxgxHYmCJcQXX ► New York 🇺🇸: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo6eIPRZNBR2UO7DhDMK4JvD&si=KigDb65eqT5ChyOm ► Chicago 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo65B_nRO4cAQEiUjHVsOBy0 ► Las Vegas 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo5ElHusFpy5Nioa1fdnLJYV ► USA 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo72hcXzzDUCM_R7wDpY7Qdd INTERNATIONAL ► Iran 🇮🇷: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo4MQCLjb2_amBzVA_vMAshj ► Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo5N7q3HMQYIoVTgl8JY-I8X ► Pakistan 🇵🇰: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo4enGho80iAV6rLn-850xw9 ► Mexico 🇲🇽: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo58pHMQxXqBloYnG8Pa7DbP ► Ukraine 🇺🇦: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo7gNOJUfVjKSk6sL6ZDzlhW ► Living With A Ukrainian Family Displaced From War 🇺🇦: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo4d7AZIZPoYUyBhqh8ORZ-1 ► India 🇮🇳: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo415eAm0gIBMLP_OqDEorHa ► Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo4TIlJuuJ6HjH6yKR2ahhR1 ► Belarus 🇧🇾: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo4oknf2hDcjMHbLi1KZLlMS ► Kazakhstan 🇰🇿: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo6ZxmsHPRjC1B_nlNd_jhvF ► Turkey 🇹🇷: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo5e1LG2f-tz975UX-30cOk- NOTE 📝 ► This description contains affiliate links for products and services that I believe you my audience might receive value from. Each purchase through an affiliate link gives me a small percentage of the sale. Thank You All!!! All rights reserved © 2025 Peter Santenello