MARQUETTE -- It's not easy to venture into the most remote forests or far into the depths of the Great Lakes without coming out a little worse for the wear, but for 30 years, "Discovering's" Buck LeVasseur has done it all and somehow come back with a show to air every week.
He's not sure how many cameras he has gone through or how many sticky situations he has found himself in.
"I know what happens when you slip and fall in the river with a camera, I've done it," says LeVasseur.
But in the last 30 years, Discovering's Buck LeVasseur has done it all, hitting the field alone to bring his audience into parts of the U.P. where they'd never think of venturing.
And that's what makes Discovering different from most nature programs.
"I have produced it, I've written it, I've shot it, I've done it all," LeVasseur said.
But how is it possible? Buck says it's a challenge that just pushes him to get creative, sometimes using two cameras, thinking up new angles and most importantly, remembering to plan for the worst, alone, out in the middle of nowhere.
"You have to be prepared for almost anything, and believe me, almost anything can happen," he said.
Over the years he has twisted knees, injured his back, and gotten a little too close to some critters. Amazingly he hasn't broken any bones. Buck says he wouldn't have his show any other way.
He has had a private, front row seat to some of the best sights of the U.P. He has also had the opportunity to meet some of the most elusive residents of the Upper Peninsula.
"I've made a living out of taking you to these incredible places that make the U.P. what it is, someplace special," he said.
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