His Family's Lived on this Remote Island for 374 Years 🇺🇸

Thanks for watching! ► If you want to help Jerry with his roof: gofund.me/6bc2aa7c (set up by Jerry's friend) ► Jerry's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@theroguespointpirate7447 ► Contact Jerry for a tour (he's only free on Sundays): smithislandwaterman@gmail.com/ ► Delicious Smith Island Cakes: smithislandbakeryllc.com/

@PeterSantenello , We loved your video of our island friend, Jerry Smith. We also appreciate you mentioning our small family owned and operated bakery. We've had an overwhelming response of cake orders and are working very hard to fill each and every one of them. Unfortunately, at this time, we can only ship our cakes within the U.S. so we want to apologize to anyone outside the U.S .who may be trying to purchase a Smith Island Cake. We hope to be able to ship international some day, but currently it just isn't feasible. Thanks again for mentioning us, and many thanks to Jerry for sharing our cake, and the island history, with you and the rest of the world. He truly deserves all the love and support your viewers are sending his way!

Wow, did you ever pick the right person to interview, this guy is a treasure.

Wow! There's a ton of love and generosity out there for Jerry. Almost $20k reached in the gofundme for his new roof...in just 4 days! Hell ya.

Peter - I am from Europe and addicted to your content 😊I was planning a US road trip for 2025 and I cannot wait to travel your beautiful country 🙂 greetings from Hungary 🇭🇺

Peter, at 81 yrs old I have traveled just about everywhere. However, your videos have shown me that I have not traveled enough. You, Peter,are a teacher to what true history is. The people, places ,and the history has opened my mind to a world of wonderful things to see and learn about. Thank you, Peter. From Vancouver Island, BC.

Peter will be the one introducing us to aliens 👽. And he’ll be calm as always.

A 🇬🇧 watching an American who’s never forgotten his heritage 👏🏼🙌🏼💪🏼 respect.

What an interesting place. Nice to hear some Americans who are proud of their British heritage 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👏👏👏

I bet this guy would show up in three seconds if you called him for help and not ask for anything. We are surrounded by angels

Peter, you have a gift, man. Unlike so many interviewers, you never interrupt, you listen, and you draw out your guests into their true selves. Loved Jerry. What a guy.

Love this man's view on life. Be free. Vote for who you think can do the job right. This guy has the right idea and more Americans need to have this mindset.

I just read on the Go Fund Me page that his friend mentioned the possibility of filming his roof replacement, which would be awesome for everyone to see!! A great idea! Additionally, it would be amazing if he received sufficient funds to raise his house on pilings to mitigate the flooding! God bless Jerry and his son!! Excited to see the impact of the outpouring of love for Jerry!

This is what America is truly about.

It never fails that, no matter what TV series we may be in the middle of in our household, we drop 'em like bricks for a night to watch the latest Santanello vid. Amazing stuff.

I'm from the North of Ireland. Some of the words Jerry says in his accent (house/hyse etc) is unbelievably similar to Belfast/Antrim. So cool 😮

This makes my heart so happy as someone who is born and currently living in somerset county. Jerry was one of my mom’s friends before she passed and she always told me how amazing he was about the history of the island and his workmanship. My mama always wanted me to visit this island and this right here made me want to visit beyond belief. Definitely may have to ask Jerry about giving me and my girls a tour. I know it would make my mama proud.

jerry has the wisdom of the wind and the water....his spirit flows into everyday's passing.

Mr. Smith is one cheerful guy. He doesn't let a flood get him down. Seems like he's pretty happy with life, and that's something very special. Thank you Peter, for exposing me to a bigger world full of interesting people.

Jerry seems to be a down to earth guy, but he is very eloquent. May the people on the island have a blessed life.