- That looks super creepy. Looks like piece of the
foundation have collapsed. (tense music) (perky music) (birds chirping) (haunting music) The Erie islands
are a world unlike anything you have ever imagined. Separated from the mainland
of Ohio by the aquamarine brilliance of Lake Erie,
some are bustling with human activity, while
others are cloaked with the allure of adventure. Today we are kayaking toward
the shore of North Bass Island, the smallest and northernmost
of the three Bass Islands, this land mass is nearly
uninhabited by humans. Our primary goal is to
explore the island's interior, as we search for
native animal species. And in the process, we happened
upon the haunting remains of an abandoned farmstead. This crumbling structure
had nearly been swallowed back into the
island's underbelly. Forgotten by time, and those
who must have once lived here. The dense overgrowth
of vegetation made it nearly impenetrable,
yet in my mind, it was a lost piece of history
that I simply had to explore. When you come this direction
you can see the front porch, right there, and
that, is the entryway. So what I'm gonna do now
is explore the interior of this abandoned house. Hopefully it's not haunted. Let's go guys. Going up the stairs. Looks like a pretty
solid structure. This house is likely
over 100 years old. Look at all this debris,
and this, is the front door. (tense music) (mumbles), carpet,
wow look at that. Looks like a cellar down there. That looks super
creepy, gonna try to not fall through the floor. And Mario's on the outside,
scouting for pieces of wood that we can flip that might
have snakes under them. Actually here's a piece
of wood right here. Wonder if there's
anything under it. There's a lot of
bird nests in here. (suspenseful music) Nothing. This used to be the
fireplace right here. Check that out. All falling apart. You go this way, into
the mean, what is likely a dining room with
another fireplace. Off to the side here looks
like this was a washroom. Look at that, an old
tub, and you can see that this structure's so solidly
built that it's still standing. Look at the paint,
chipping off the walls. (knocking) That is solid. Oh... Don't trip Coyote. And you go this direction,
and it's actually a great place to look
for snakes because they could be hiding
up in the rafters. There is the basement,
look at that. That looks way too
dangerous to go down into. There's an old refrigerator,
it looks like pieces of the foundation have collapsed. Those are the
stairs right there. That looks like a good place
for a horror movie to begin, so I'm gonna just avoid that. Going back this direction
you've got, wow, this must have been a
back family room maybe or, maybe also a kitchen, look
at the linoleum floor. It's all breaking apart.
(rustling) This looks like perhaps it
was a walk out to something. It's filled with scrap trash. Scrap trash, if
that's a real word. This is a side
deck, look at this. You come out onto the back porch.
(insects chirping) This direction, down
there into the woods. You can see pieces of
the chimney actually that have collapsed off, right
there, in the underbrush. Now guys it's
important to note that a location like this
is very dangerous, you should never enter
an abandoned structure without a safety team. Of course I have Mario
waiting on the outside just in case something
were to happen. But definitely a dangerous
thing you wouldn't want to do by yourself. I'm going upstairs now, ooh, I tell you what, during the
daylight it's not that scary, but at night, this
would definitely feel like a horror movie
for sure, look at this! There's an old mattress,
all falling apart, you've got wasps
flying around in here, mud wasps that have
built their homes, their little nests
up in the corners, check this out, this
must have been a bedroom. Look at that up there, those
are all mud wasp nests, and there you've
got a swallow nest. (tense music)
They're crazy. You can see where the ceiling's beginning to collapse
in right there. We're gonna just avoid that. This is actually the roof, (eerie tense music)
out above the back porch. And you can see how, all of
the forest has just grown, onto the structure. All right let's go this way. This is a no-cut
take, this is like a howl with the pack,
haunted house exploration. Ooh, going this direction, this
was probably a back bedroom. Wow, look at this. The forest, and all this debris. Maybe that was a garage
structure at some point in time? And look at this
view out the back! Get the exposure there. That is the vast
expansive nature of North Bass Island right there. Pretty cool looking. Wow. I would guess that
this structure is well over 100 years old,
it's clearly been abandoned for a long time, there's
a bathroom back there, and I'm (mumbles) very careful
going down these stairs. I'm sure this is dark. Oh, very narrow stairwell. It'd be tough to squeeze
furniture up that thing. I'm back to the
downstairs level now. And what I do not
see are any snakes, or any animals for that
matter at the moment, just an abandoned structure,
taken over by wasps and birds. Well, let's go
meet up with Mario. He is on the outside,
looking for snakes, he hasn't called me
yet so I'm thinking he has not found anything. And we will continue our search for the snake species
here on North Bass Island. That was pretty cool. Exploring an abandoned house. I'm Coyote Peterson,
be brave, stay wild! We'll see you on
the next location. Mario! Where'd you go buddy? I made it out alive! Oh there he is. I made it! Exploring an abandoned structure
that appears to be lost in time certainly brings with it a sense of daring adventure. Yet at the same
time, it also carries a heightened chance
of perilous danger. Never explore an
environment like this alone. And always make sure to
have the proper permissions before breaking
trail into an area, or a structure, that may be
considered private property. If you thought exploring
an abandoned farmstead was thrilling, make sure
to go back and watch the episode where we
explored the ruins of the historic Fort Gorges. And don't forget, subscribe,
so you can join me and the crew on
our next location. Where's Mario at, where'd he go? Hey Coyote! I don't know where
Kennedy is at, I don't know where
Mark is at, I'm lost. And I think the tide came in and our kayaks got swept away. (rumbling) (birds chirping)
(animal howling)
