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12 Empress of Ireland Experience a 14,500 Ton AdventureIn the ice cold waters of the St. Lawrence Seaway a ghostly form sits in the emerald waters. A dive destination for many seeking the adventures of the past, the wreck of the Empress of Ireland has an almost mystical reputation. The subject of many articles and, in 2003 an expedition which became the book, Dark Descent. By Rick StrattonMIDWEST DIVES

20 Wisconsin Great Lakes, Great DivesMost non-local divers think Wisconsin is just a place to giant stride into Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, but we recommend expanding your repertoire. We do like the wrecks the Great Lakes offer, however, you dont want to miss out on diving in some of the old quarries or perhaps the deepest inland lake might tempt you. Dont miss all the Americas Dairyland has to offer. By Mike Hughes

24 The Philippines A Warm Place to Hang Your FinsAre you are looking for a place to spend a couple of weeks doing non-stop back to back dives that will provide you with a new and different experience every single time? Just think 7000 islands surrounded by who knows what - just waiting to be discovered. By Rick Stratton

We are so pleased to feature the work of Dennis Mullen, noted for his underwater and nature photography, this month on our covers of Northeast and Midwest Dive News. His photography exhibit Ghost Ships of the Wisconsin Schooner Coast opened at the Door County Maritime Museum in April. The exhibit will remain open until July 5. The exhibit is described as a virtual dive experience through Mullens photography.

Mullen is an accomplished diver, with more than 1,000 dives logged. He works closely with the Wisconsin based Neptunes Dive Club. Along with his extensive Great Lakes experience, he returns every winter to dive the waters of Bonaire, off the coast of Venezuela. Mullens sophisticated photographic style incorporates subject, surroundings, composition and exposure to create compelling images. www.dennismullen.com

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Welcome to the June edition of Northeast/Midwest Dive News. Our Magazine is chalk full of information about the local dive community as well as the diving world at-large. We are excited about this edition and are ready for Spring to nally get here. We know everyone is tired of the snow and crazy weather. I, for one, cant wait to get into some great diving this year.

I was able to spend some time at the beginning of May traveling around the eastern seaboard and wow, what great folks! I was treated with kindness and fed so much food that my wife is going to now have to put me on a diet. Let me just say the northeast really knows how to treat their guests. I really appreciated every second of it.

So, here we go again. In this months edition we are visiting the Empress of Ireland. Join us as I talk to some of the experts about this incredible piece of history and we explore the great ship that, although it saw more loss of life than the Titanic, took a backseat in the history books.

This edition also will see us visiting Land of Lakes, Wisconsin, with writer Mike Hughes. Hughes will showcase some of the areas shipwrecks and tell readers why they need to consider Wisconsin diving as one of their stops this summer.

Finally, join us once again as we explore the Philippines. Over 7000 islands make up this divers Mecca with ship and plane wrecks

from WWII, sea life like none other in the world and one of the worlds rst arti cial reefs. Travel with us to a part of the world where history is just below the surface.

Now, for a personal invitation. We would like to invite you, our readers, to join us on our mission to inform the local dive community. This magazine is your own personal connection to each other, the dive community and the world. We welcome your stories, your announcements and your contributions to the dive community. Allow us to help you bridge the waters of diving with the information you want to share. We love personal stories and I know you want to keep all those dive spots a secret but why not share them so the rest of us can see what you have discovered?

So send us your announcements, stories, photos and dont forget those secret dive destinations and we will help you share them with the rest of the dive community. Come on, show us what youve got!

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He suffered a heart attack May 1 during training. John wore many hats serving on the Clay township board and diving with the Trotter team. John was an assistant dive chief and on the teams board of directors. He was also certi ed in search and rescue diving, ice diving and in 2009 earned his dive master certi cation. He was a United States Coast Guard licensed captain and taught dive team members navigation, boat handling and sonar operation. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Eileen; a daughter, Ann Marie and her anc Craig, and a son, John. Anchor Bay Scuba, Fair Haven, Michigan, Don, myself and all the divers who knew him will miss John and his memorable personality. We will also miss his willingness to always lend a helping hand. His friendship will be deeply felt in the Midwest dive community.

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the loss of this incredibly talented and accomplished Midwest diver with our readers. It is so tough to lose one of our own. Our hearts go out to Johns family as well as all of his friends. Rick

He was a United States Coast Guard licensed captain and taught dive team members navigation, boat handling and sonar operation. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Eileen; a daughter, Ann Marie and her anc Craig, and a son, John. Anchor Bay Scuba, Fair Haven, Michigan, Don, myself and all the divers who knew him will miss John and his memorable personality. We will also miss his willingness to always lend a helping hand. His friendship will be deeply felt in

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(Seneca Lake), Oswego (Ontario Lake) and Plattsburgh (Lake Chaplain). Initially, they will be starting with Geneva and Oswego. This project is to document, promote and preserve shipwrecks and other underwater cultural resources in New York waters and establish underwater scuba trails through dive sites. For more info contact [email protected].

New eNglaNd cold water diverS live UP to their NameIn April, despite the forty-four degree

water temperature and rain at Morton Park, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, nine volunteer divers joined together for the New England Cold Water Divers Clubs eleventh annual Dive for Earth Day underwater cleanup bringing up 70 lbs. of debris from beneath the waters surface. For more info on the event visit www.projectaware.org/content/index.php?pid=82.

SeaScaPeS USa earth daY Beach cleaNUP & BBQ On April 23 Seascapes USA celebrated Earth

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Sea gYPSieS hoSt 3d PreSeNtatioN The NYC Sea Gypsies is proud to host a long

awaited 3D presentation of never before seen footage by Evan Kovacs June 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Eamonns (9 E. 45th St. 2nd Flr. NYC). Evan produces 3D content & techniques for WHOI. He

will be showing footage from the Titanic, Britannic, National Parks, caves, and marine life. His work can be seen on National Geographic, History Channel, Discovery Channel, NOVA, CBC, and others. (3D glasses provided). For more info visit www.seagypsies.org

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Divers Palate: A Collection of Recipes & Stories from WDHOF & Friends is being put together. A 4-color, 3-ring binder with stunning cover art by Robert Lyn Nelson, the 300+ page cookbook features recipes, photos and stories from WDHOF members, family and friends and is available now. Proceeds support the Women Divers Hall of Fame scholarships and training grants. The Women Divers Hall of Fame has also inducted a new group of women into the Hall of Fame. For more information visit www.wdhof.org.

UNderwater hockeY teamS PUckiNg aroUNdThe Underwater Hockey League has just

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June 7: Central Maine Muck Divers meeting, 7 p.m., Ground Round Restaurant, Augusta, ME. www.cmmd.org

June 7: South Jersey Dive Club meeting, 7 p.m., The Taproom on West Crystal Ave., Haddon Township, N.J. www.sjdiveclub.com June 7: South Shore Neptunes Skin Divers Club meeting, 7 p.m., Quincy Emergency Management Team Headquarters, Quincy, MA. www.southshoreneptunes.org

June 8: Steel City Divers Club Dinner & meeting, 6:30 p.m., contact (412) 262-2664 for location, Coraopolis, PA. www.unclejoesscuba.com

June 8: NYC Sea Gypsies meeting, 7 p.m. at McGees Irish Pub (240 W. 55th St. NYC) New York, NY. www.seagypsies.org

June 9: Maine-iac Divers Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Maine Divers Scuba Center, Portland, ME. www.maine-iacdivers.com

June 10: Fathom Divers Dive Club meeting, 7 p.m., VFW Post #7916, Occoquan, VA. www.fathomdivers.org

June 10: The Atlantis Rangers Dive Club meeting, 8 p.m., Odiorne State Park, Rye, NH. www.atlantisranger.org

June 11-12: DUI Dog Rally, 9 a.m., Wazee Lake, Black River Falls, WI. www.dui-online.com

June 14: Buxmont Dive Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Bones Grille, Lansdale, Pa. www.buxmontdiveclub.com

June 14: Dive Club of Rhode Island meeting, 7 p.m., Giant Stride Dive Shop, Warwick, RI. groups.yahoo.com/group/DiveClubRhodeIsland/

June 14: MetroWest Dive Club meeting, 8 p.m., Courtyard Marriott, Natick, MA. www.mwdc.org

June 14: SeConn Skin Divers meeting, 7:30 p.m., Olympic Pizza, Norwichtown, CT. www.seconndivers.org June 15: Long Island Divers

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June 15: Chesapeake Bay Barracudas Dive Club meeting, 6:00 PM at Chesapeake Bay Diving Center, Portsmouth, VA. www.cbdcscuba.com/Pages/DiveClub.html

June 15: New England Aquarium Dive Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., New England Aquarium, Boston, MA. www.neadc.org/abc_whoweare.html

June 16: Pioneer Valley Dive Club meeting, 7 p.m., At the Waters Edge, West eld, PA. www.lovetodive.com/pioneer_valley_dive_club.html

June 16: United Divers of Central Mass meeting, 7 p.m., Slatterys Back Room, Fitchburg, MA. www.uniteddivers.org

June 18: Aquatic Voyagers Scuba Club of N.Y. meeting, 1 p.m., Gym at Guy R. Brewer & Liberty, Jamaica, NY. www.avscdivers.org

June 18-19: Whites Drysuit & Aqualung Demo Weekend, Haigh Quarry, Kankanee, IL. Contact Tina @ Haigh Quarry, 815-939-7797

June 23: North Shore Frogmen meeting, 8 p.m., Palmers Cove Yacht Club, Salem, MA. www.northshorefrogmen.com

June 27: Divers Anonymous Scuba Dive Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Marios Restaurant, Clifton, NJ. www.angel re.com/nj4/divers

June 30: The Gillmen Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Marco Polo, East Hartford, CT. www.gillmen.org

June 1: Aqua Masters meeting, 8:30 p.m., Lakewood YMCA, Lakewood, OH, www.aquamastersof lakewood.freeservers.com June 1: DiveQuest Scuba Club meeting, 7 p.m., Valparaiso Public Library, Valpraiso, IN. www.divequestscuba.org

June 2: Buccaneers Dive Club meeting, 7 p.m., Edwardos Pizza, Wheeling, IL. www.home.comcast.net/~Buccaneers DiveClub/BuccHome.htm

June 2: Columbus Sea Nags Scuba Diver meeting, 8 p.m., Planks Restaurant, Columbus, OH. www.seanags.com

June 2: Extreme Sports Dive Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Extreme Sports Scuba, Joplin, MO. www.extremesportsscuba.com

June 2: Kansas City Frogman Club meeting, 8 p.m., Skin N Scuba, Independence, MO. www.kcfrogman.com

June 4-5: Dui DOG Rally & Demo Tour. Pearl Lake, South Beloit, IL. www.dui-online.com/dog_main.html

June 4: Bonne Terre Mines $30,000 Treasure Hunt, Bonne Terre, MO. www.2dive.com/treasurehunt/details.html

June 4: Four Lakes Scuba Clubs Dive for DAN, 10 a.m., Mendota County Park, Middleton, WI. www.fourlakesscubaclub.dot5hosting.com/index.html

June 7: Michigan Seasnoopers meeting, 7:30 p.m., Location varies, Detroit, MI. E-mail [email protected] for site location. June 8: Aqua Amigos Scuba Club meeting, 8 p.m., Euclid Family YMCA, Euchlid, OH. www.aquaamigos.com

June 8: Four Lakes Scuba Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Babes American Grill, Madison, WI. fourlakesscubaclub.dot5hosting.com

June 9-13: Poseidon MkVI Demo, 10:00 a.m., Whitestar Quarry, Gibsonburg, OH. www.poseidon-usa.com or RSVP to [email protected]

June 9: Stingray Dive Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Bullseye Bar, Lees Summit, MO. www.tdscuba.com/stingray_dive_club

June 11-12: Dui DOG Rally & Demo Tour. Wazee Lake, Black River Falls, WI. www.dui-online.com/dog_main.html

June 12: Discover Scuba Intro Dive, 9:00 a.m. Scuba Systems, Skokie, IL. www.scubasystems.com

June 13: Circleville Landsharks Meeting, Gibbys Restaurant, Circleville, OH.. www.circlevillelandsharks.com

June 14: Buckeye Divers club meeting, 8 p.m., Tommys Pizza, Upper Arlington, OH. www.buckeyedivers.net

June 14: Deep Blue Divers meeting, 7 p.m., Chicagoland Scuba, Lake Zurich, IL. www.deepbluedivers.com

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Well folks, its that time of year again. You know, when we start talking about the upcoming dive season as if we had not been diving all winter long. Yeah, right. Hopefully, you have been out with us over the winter and are looking forward to being able to shed a layer or two of undergarment as your dive season continues. If you truly are waiting for the weather to turn and the water to warm, its here!

Sunday, May 1 saw the Long Island Divers Association joining Mike Carew of Captain Mikes Diving and a host of local divers at the 2nd Annual Orchard Beach Clean-Up, Clambake and BBQ. This year the event was scheduled a couple of weeks later than last year, and we were rewarded with a beautiful sunny day (again!), but this time water temperatures broke the 50 degree mark. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera at home, but looking around through the crowd of celebrity divers I spotted Polina Reznikov, who graciously agreed to document the event. Her photo gallery can be found on our website. Thanks Polina! (I should probably forget my camera more often!) Thanks also go out to everyone who came out to join us, including the local dive

Diver Tom Butcher. Photo by Polina Reznikov.

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Next up, we will join the Sea Searchers for their season kick-off at Rusnaks Beach Saturday, May 21 and the Northeast Diving Equipment Group Memorial Day weekend for one of their legendary Vintage Dive Gear Rallies at Dutch Springs. Of course, these events will already be history by the time you read this, just one more reason why you need to go to our website and shoot us an email to get on the mailing list. The month of June will nd us hosting or sponsoring events virtually every single Saturday and Sunday. Its our most ambitious schedule ever. Why dont you come out and join us?

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In the ice cold waters of the St. Lawrence Seaway a ghostly form sits in the emerald waters. A dive destination for many seeking the adventures of the past, the wreck of the Empress of Ireland has an almost mystical reputation. The subject of many articles and, in 2003 an expedition which became the book, Dark Descent, the Empress is shipwreck royalty at its purest.

The story of the Empress of Ireland begins where it ends on an evening in May 1914. Like many other voyages, the 14,500-ton ocean liner was on a routine crossing of the Atlantic. Built for the Canadian Paci c Railway Co. in 1906 by

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the Fair eld Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. of Glasgow, she was one of the largest passenger steamships operating at the time. On that fateful night she was carrying passengers and there was nothing in the air that would have indicated this night was different from any other. But it would be. In fact, it would be the most notorious night in the ships history.

The Empress headed out into the open waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A 6,028-ton coal carrier named the Storstad maneuvered in such a way that the ships ended up colliding with each other. Over 1,000 passengers and crew members lives ended that night and the big ocean liner sank to the bottom of Seaway.

Although more passengers perished on the Empress than on the Titanic, history has seen t to give the Empress less of the limelight. Today divers continue to explore the mystery of the tragic wreck. At the time of the accident, Canadian Paci c, the company who owned the Empress, hired divers to dive the wreck and recover what they could. More than 200 bodies, the pursers safe, the mail sacks, and some of the precious silver ingots aboard were recovered. After the initial divers it would be over half a century before divers would once again descend into the darkness to explore the Empress. But once the dives began, the adventures also began.

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Andre Menard began an expedition to nd the location of the Empress which, over the years, had been lost. Armed with a basic idea of the area the Empress sank in, Menard located the ship. Experienced Syracuse diver Peter Perrault, and his fellow divers Ronni Gilligan and Fred Zeller, were the rst divers to dive to the Empress again.

Today, the Empress of Ireland serves as a dive destination for divers who hold both advanced experience and an adventurous soul. It is dubbed a technical dive due to the currents and because the ship is mostly still intact, allowing divers to explore inside the wreck. The Empress has claimed the lives of many divers who have not had the experience, skill or training to safely dive the site. Divers get lost inside, blown off from the current, have panic attacks, decompression injuries and air embolisms. The Empress is not for the new or beginner diver. Tyler Bradford of Advanced Diving & Expeditions based in Toronto agrees the Empress is a technical dive and he should know because his company does technical training and visits the Empress more than any other company. We run expeditions to many of the more advanced dive sites globally, says Bradford. Our love affair with the Empress of Ireland began in 1998. Divers are intrigued with the history of the ship but also are amazed at the shape the shipwreck is in. Each year we do at least three trips to the Empress and some years, as many as eight. It is considered a pinnacle dive. Bradford says dives to the Empress are especially rewarding because of the historical signi cance. Youd be hard-pressed to nd anywhere else in the world an intact passenger ship that has had such

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an impact on history, Bradford says. More passengers were lost on this ship than the Titanic yet it is not as well known. The wreck gives divers a sharp look at what the grand ships of its day were like back then. The decks are accessible and after 97 years to have so much of the ship intact is amazing. Bradford says the conditions with which divers are faced when they dive the Empress also add to the dive. It is technically a shallow wreck with the port rail at 85 ft. and the bottom at 150 ft. but the depth uxes because there is a 16 ft. tide differential depending on when you choose to dive the wreck. The wreck provides many challenges but they are adventurous ones. We require divers to have a minimum of a decompression certi cation before we will take them to the Empress because there are environmental conditions that are challenging. The water is cold, the viz is often a challenge and sheer size of the ship can be disorienting. Bradford says the size coupled with the low viz can be dangerous. The bow anchor is enormous and the starboard prop is 25 ft. across, Bradford says. A diver lands on the hull and they are on a steel wall that is 65 ft. tall and 550 ft. long. The size in tandem with the viz makes it easy to get disoriented and this makes unknowingly swimming into the wreck a possibility. A diver can look up and suddenly nd themselves inside the wreck not knowing just how to get out. There are stories of how people have gotten disoriented and suddenly found themselves deep within the wreck. It is so big a diver could end up in a lot of places with no clear way out or a guide line leading them out.

Heather Knowles, co-owner of 10-year-old Northern Atlantic Dive Expeditions says the Empress is a huge request for them. People are interested because it is a piece of history they can actually touch, Knowles says. This was a signi cant tragedy for Canada but divers from all over the world want to see it. There are not many intact passenger ships of this type that are accessible to sport divers which makes this dive truly amazing.

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My great ancestor, a Naval Of cer in the French Navy, rst fell in love with this land of lakes when he acquired a homestead in Fon du lac, Wisconsin around 1798. This was right after the French had supplied a navy to help the colonies in their struggle against the King of England in the war that culminated with the Declaration of Independence some time in early July 1776. I tend to think my ancestors would have gone no farther west than Milwaukee,

Wisconsin had another French naval of cer by the name of Jacques Cousteau brought to fruition the invention of the Aqualung regulator a mere 150 years earlier or so. The reason I think so is because all the great and little lake diving would have kept my ancestors too busy to think about heading out west.

There really are two classes of lakes in and around Wisconsin; there are two fresh water seas, and a separate category for all the other lakes. The two major fresh water seas include Lake Superior and Lake

Michigan. Many a ship has found their resting place at the bottom of these two great lakes. Freshwater, unlike saltwater, preserves wrecks for decades and decades and this makes the area an adventure-a-minute for divers. The Wisconsin Historical Society has made 18 laminated maps representing historical wrecks, such as the schooner Lucerne which sank in 1886 in 25 ft. of water and the steamer Sevona in 1905 in 20 ft., in Lake Superior. Maps of wrecks include the schooner Hetty Taylor in 1880 at 100 ft. as well as the paddleboat

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Modern wrecks in these two bodies of water include the SS Wisconsin, built in 1881, 48 years old when it sank 6.5 miles SE of Kinosha, Wisconsin. It went down November 29, 1929. The steamship was just over 200 ft. long and carried iron castings, boxed freight, and 1929 era automobiles. If you anchor mid-ship and descend down the line you will come to an open hatch. Inside the compartment are an Essex, a Hudson, and a Chevrolet touring car. Its a penetration dive to tour the car show, so it de nitely requires wreck diver training. Like any dive on the lake, you have to be prepared for stray shing lines below the surface and wind and wave action by the time you return to the surface because of changes in weather. The surface temperature may be 80 degrees in the summer, but expect 55 degrees the deeper you go. If the water dips in the 40s keep an eye out for Chinook and Coho salmon. Jerry Guyer ,owner of Len-Der Charters out of Milwaukee, says the diving on Lake Michigan, as well as other lakes in Wisconsin, always surprise divers. They just cant believe how clear the water is, says Guyer. I get a kick out of hearing divers whom we take out on our charter talk about the clarity. Guyer also runs Pirates Cover Diving, a dive shop he started 32 years ago. I started diving over 48 years ago, says Guyer. I have seen a lot of changes in the lakes diving and all of it has been good. Guyer adds the Great Lakes are not the only good diving to be had in Wisconsin. Devils Lake is a real good dive for beginners; it has good clean water, lots of sh and is located by Madison, which isnt too far from here, Guyer says. Red Granite Quarry is popular too. We have so many places divers can do up here it would take you a long time to say youve done them all.

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The Milwaukee Car Ferry built in 1903 was 338 ft. long. She went down in 90-120 ft. of water with 25 railroad cars, including two loaded with bathtubs, one with cheese, etc, and 52 passengers on board. She has a sister ship in a Michigan museum and her story was portrayed recently on the Discovery Channel by The Undersea Detectives.

The Prins Willem V, The Willie, is a 250 ft. long Dutch freighter that sank in 1954 at 93 ft. of depth resting on its starboard side. Its one of the most popular wreck dives off the coast of Milwaukee. Be sure and take a dive light along to peek inside. There are dozens of wrecks to dive there. Guyer takes a large number of divers out to Prins Willem. I do about 50 charters a year, says Guyer. It is three miles out in 75 ft. of water; it has all the right conditions. But there are a lot of wrecks still in the Lakes that have not been discovered. I have found 24 wrecks in the last ve years; all new wrecks.

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in Jackson County at 355 ft. is the deepest inland lake in Wisconsin. This former iron quarry has several thermo clines depending on the time of year. While the surface may be at 70 degrees, at 30 ft. it may be 40 degrees, and at 60 ft. of depth the temperature may be down to 34 degrees. Lake Wazee is also known for it petri ed forests and sh cribs, which are log cabin like structures lled with rocks. These structures give small sh a chance to hide and swim between the cracks and gaps and survive predation by larger sh. Greg Such of Shipwreck Adventures, a retail dive shop and charter business in Two Rivers, Wisconsin says Lake Wazee is one his business gets asked about all the time. Such has owned the shop for over 7 years now and he himself has been a diver for over 20 years so he understands what divers are looking for. The diving in Wisconsin lakes offers great shipwrecks, Such says. We spend a lot of time on the shorelines of the lakes where there are a large number of shipwrecks. The wrecks are what got me into technical diving. Such says one of the nice things about Wisconsin shipwrecks is they are accessible for all levels of divers. We take people out to the wrecks that are at every stage of their diving experience, Such says. The preservation of the wrecks is amazing because of the cold water. People come back in from a dive and they cant say enough about the vis either and it has grown better over the years. One night about a year ago we took a group out for a night dive and one of the divers was just amazed that he could still see the bottom of the dive charter from 100 ft. below.

Many of the dive-able lakes in Wisconsin were quarries that lled in slowly with water, or lled in so fast some of the original mining equipment can still be found at the bottom of the lake. Devils Lake in Baraboo is only 48 ft. deep, but it is surrounded by massive 500 ft. cliffs and two sandy beaches which add to its character. Lake Owens at a maximum of 96 ft. deep is adjacent to a national park and resort recreational area. Most of the lakes mentioned are home to walleye, bass, black crappie, sun sh, northern pike, pan sh and cray sh. Wisconsin dive clubs like to spice up the lake diving experience by including group events. At the southeastern Urge to Submerge event, diving clubs enjoy a good lake clean-up followed by a Pirate Festival at Lake Wazee. Mountain Bay has their annual quarry blast at a private quarry. I should mention that Badger State Dive Club in Milwaukee is the oldest dive club in the state. Buccaneers Dive Club has been an active dive club since 1970. The one thing all of these clubs have in common is a great place to play the lakes of Wisconsin and they all echo the same sentiment. If you love to dive, they have just the lake for you.


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The Philippines is truly a wonder of natural beauty. Made up of over 7,000 islands (from the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park to the hidden coves of the islands), life has opened its arms here and invited everything in. Home to an abundance of sh, plant and coral life, the Philippines shows divers an experience the likes of which cant be found anywhere else on earth. Over seven hundred species of sh, 12 species of sharks and close to 360 different types of hard and soft coral beckon divers from all over the world - many not only put it on their bucket list but they take great pains trying to come back over and over again. This is a Mecca for divers, scientists, explorers and photographers.

In February 2010, I got the chance to see what the excitement was about. I traveled to the Philippines on a FAM trip and was treated to some of the most incredible diving! I stayed at the Atlantis Dumaguete. My adventure secured the Philippines as a personal favorite dive spots.

Just a short 45 minutes away from the resort by boat is Apo Island, one of the signature dive areas in the Philippines. A volcanic island covering 12 hectares, Apo Island is 7 kilometers off the southeastern tip of Negros Island and 30 kilometers south of Dumaguete City. Atlantis Dumaguete includes two island dive trips during a 7 night vacation at the resort and Apo Island is typically one of those. The 3 dive day with two morning dives followed by lunch on the island and then a 3rd afternoon dive offers divers a chance to see coral mounds and experience wall dives that have been known to blow your mind. Divers return to the resort about 4 p.m. and are then able to make the Mandarin Fish dive or the night dive. I was able to dive this area a lot and I have to say that it is now on my top dive sites list. In fact, I enjoyed the diving so much I did 18 dives in four days. I really felt a spiritual connection to the diving in the Philippines; it was all so intensely beautiful.

The second island I visited in the area, nicknamed Isla del Fuego or the Island of Fire, Siquijor is the third smallest province

in the country. Often associated with mystic traditions, I was never bored there with 23 dive sites in total around Siquijor and most divers do three to four dives a day. Paliton Wall is a spectacular wall dive that starts at 7 ft deep and leads down to over 40 ft. The dive has great vis and the wall has a large overhang and a cathedral cave opening that reminded me why this place is nicknamed a Mecca. Soft corals and fans cover the surface of the wall. Divers are treated to fusiliers, mackerels, anthias, lion sh and glass sh. The Sunken Island is a sea mount that rises to within 10-12 ft. of the surface and then dives down to 35 ft. Turtles, barracuda and even eagle rays are regulars here.

Dumaguete also sports an arti cial tire reef built from old tires and laid just off the beach in front of the resort, and was created by marine biologists at Siliman University in 1977. As one of the worlds rst tries at creating an arti cial reef, the dive spot has done well. Once useless tires, the collection now serves as home to thousands of species of sea life and is used by the University as an ocean going lab. Divers from all over the

Atlantis Dumaguete guests enjoy a dive trip. Photo by www.atlantishotel.com.

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world come to Dumaguete to experience the reef as well as the many other underwater adventures the area provides. Sometimes we will get a diver who questions going out to the tire reef, VP of Sales and Marketing at Atlantis Resort, John Boozer says. That is until they get out there and see what an incredible arti cial reef it has become. I have been diving since the 80s and I

thoroughly enjoy diving the tire reef as I am sure anyone would.

My diving base and a great place to stay, was the Atlantis Dumaguete, part of Atlantis Philippines - Dive Resorts and Liveaboards. This was an extraordinary place for me as

a diver. Boozer conveys exactly how I felt when he says that the resort is not a resort that just offers diving but is, instead, an all-inclusive scuba diving resort. Atlantis is a scuba diving resort and we are interested in taking divers diving, Boozer says.

We have a PADI course diver who runs a safe operation and all of our dives are led by a professional. We typically take out six

divers, dive guide and one boatman on every dive. It is more like a live a board schedule to be honest as we typically offer up to 5 dives per day including a night dive. The dive brie ngs are very informative and everything is taken to the dive boats; all you have to do is head out to the dive boat with your mask and ns in hand.

Boozer could be called a bit of an

expert on the area and the Philippines in general. He was rst there with the military in 1973 and then returned once again for 3 years in 1986 and again in 1991 for a year when he retired from the military. I love the people of the Philippines, Boozer says.

They always have a smile on their faces, they are caring and talented, and I tease the employees at the resort about smiling all the time. I have been a lot of places and these are some of the warmest people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting and working with. I love it here.

The resort is 30 minutes away from Dumaguete City so you are close to the city yet cradled in a private oasis. The resort was wonderful, great food from a Filipino chef with German training (as he grew up in Germany). The rooms are already very comfortable; however, Boozer tells me that they are making even more changes in order to serve their guests. We have 38 rooms now and we just opened up another suite with ocean view and an of ce space. Boozer says. We will soon open up a second suite that will be designed to be a luxury suite; it is quite large with a living room and all the normal amenities its all about the comfort of our guests. There are going to be two or three more of the same in the near future. We are constantly expanding so we can offer the experience to more people.

If you are looking for a place to spend a couple of weeks doing non-stop back to back dives that will provide you with a new and different experience every single time, the Philippines is where you want to head. Who could resist 7000 islands surrounded by who knows what!

Diving with the Mantas. Photo by Mike Bartick.

Massive underwater sea fan. Photo by Mike Bartick.

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CLICKnDIVE.com is a fully automated online booking system/integrated point of sale system that captures the diver at the point they make the reservation to dive. For years, the typical scenario has been for a retail dive store to book a resort/dive boat for a number of divers and actively sell those spots to their clientele. When a retailer promotes CLICKnDIVE they are able to sell individual, couples or families spots for any date with any resort, liveaboard or local dive boat trip. The retailer can still promote travel and also offer activities to their customer base while giving them a broader choice of dates and destinations.

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An alphabetical listing of participating dive shops, charters, live aboards and resorts in tropical locations around the world. TROPICAL DIVE DIRECTORY

St. Croix (U.S. Virgin iSlandS)

Cane Bay Dive Shop 340.773.9913 www.canebayscuba.com

Florida

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BritiSH Virgin iSlandNV Yacht Charters 443.829.8576 www.nvcharters.com

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Dancer Fleet 305.669.9391 www.dancerfleet.com

Dolphin Bay Divers Retreat 679.992.4001 dolphinbaydivers.comKoro Sun 970.209.4265 www.korosunresort.com

Qamea Resort & Spa 649.360.0217 www.qamea.com

Wananavu 679.669.4433 www.wananavu.com

Juliet Sailing & Diving 866.558.5438 www.sailjuliet.com

Buddy Dive Resort 599.717.5080.518 www.buddydive.com

Deep Blue Adventures 888.266.2209 www.deepblueadventures.com

Quest Dive Adventures 770.992.8414 www.questdive.com

Sunset House 800.854.4767 www.sunsethouse.com

Southern Cross Club 800.899.2582 www.southerncrossclub.com

Divetech@Cobal Coast Dive Resort 888.946.5656 divetech.com cobaltcoast.com

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Rocio Del Mar 602.558.9580 www.rociodelmarliveaboard.com

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Divencounters Alliance 877.323.DIVE www.divencounters.com

Key Dives 800.344.7352 www.keydives.com


Sea Experience 954.770.3483 www.seaxp.com

Conch Republic Divers 800.274.3483 www.conchrepublicdivers.com

Horizon Divers 305.453.3535 www.horizondivers.com

Fly & Sea Dive Adventures 888.995.DIVE(3483) www.redseadiving.ca Learning Through Travel 516.781.5556 www.learningthroughtravel.com

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Calypso Beach Retreat 303.264.8333 www.calypsobeachretreat.com

FiJiBeqa Lagoon Resort 800.542.3454 www.beqalagoonresort.com


Kungkungan Bay Resort & Spa 530.347.2300 www.divekbr.com

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Worldwide Dive and Sail 866.258.6398 www.worldwidediveandsail.com

Divi Resorts 954.545.0269 www.diviresorts.com

Abyss Dive Center 52.984.873.2164 www.abyssdivecenter.com

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Aquanauts Dive Adv. 998.206.9365 www.aquanautsdiveadventures.com

Crystal River Watersports (352) 795-7033 www.diveorlando.com

The Dive Station (407) 843-3483 www.divestation.comThe Scuba Center (561) 278-7020 www.scubadelray.com

CUraCaoOcean Encounters 800.932.6237 www.oceanencounters.com

BVI Scuba 284.540.2222 www.bviscubaco.com

Jost Van Dyke 800.778.8066www.jostvandyke.com

Crystal Lodge Dive Center 352.795.6798 www.manatee-central.com

Sea Robin 951.824.9073 www.searobincozumel.com

Scuba Du 310.684.5556 www.scubadu.com

Island DreamsTravel 800.346.6116 www.divetrip.com

Dive Provo 649.946.5040 www.diveprovo.com

Oasis Divers 649.946.1128 www.oasisdivers.com

Sun Breeze Hotel 1.800.688.0191 www.sunbreeze.net

Utila Tours 800.668.8452 337.893.0013 www.utila.com

Pindito Liveaboard 831.818.8594 www.pindito.com

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Dive St. Kitts 869.564.8914 www.divestkitts.com

Bequia Dive Adventures 784.458.3826 www.bequiadiveadventures.com

Albatros Charters 888.333.4643 www.cozumel-fishing.com

BlueBubbleScuba 987.872.4240 www.bluebubble.com

Lembeh Hills Resort www.LembehHills.com 62.812.441.18.000

Tasik Ria Resort Spa & Diving 62.431 -.824.445 www.tasikria.com

Hugh Parkeys 888.223.5403 www.belizediving.com

SpruceCreekScuba 386.767.1727 www.sprucecreekscuba.com

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Walkers Dive Charters 561.253.4294 www.walkersdivecharters.com

Off The Wall Adventures 863.709-9253 www.offthewalladventures.com



Amoray Dive Resort 1-800-426-6729 www.amoray.com


Red Mangrove 00593.2.3823801/3823941 www.redmangrove.com

Caribbean Dive Shop 504.831.7017 www.caribbeandiveshop.com

Narcosis Scuba Center 727.934.6474 www.narcosisscuba.com

Blue Ocean Marine Pty.Ltd. 415.830.3846 www.abyssworld.com

Deep Blue Resort 011.504.95.76.36.97 www.deepblueutila.com

Aquatic Pleasures 704.734.1174 www.divenowworklater.comAquatic Safaris & Divers Emporium 910.392.4386 www.aquaticsafaris.com

Cape Fear Dive Center 910.458.7390 www.capefeardivecenter.comDiscovery Diving Co. 252.728.2265 www.discoverydiving.com

Olympus Dive Center 252.726.9432 www.olympusdiving.comOuter Banks Diving 252.986.1056 www.outerbanksdiving.comRum Runner Dive Shop 252.439.4390 www.rumrunnerdiveshop.com

Divin Dawgs 252.638.3432 www.divindawgs.com

Diver Style Scuba 704.289.2089 www.diverstyle.com

Atlantis Charters 252.728.6244 www.atlantischarters.net

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The Blue Dolphin Dive Center & Travel 336.760.9226 www.bluedolphindive.comUnder Pressure Diving (June-Aug) 757.537.6524 www.capt-jt.com

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An alphabetical listing of participating dive shops, charters, live aboards and resorts in tropical locations around the world. TROPICAL DIVE DIRECTORY

St. Croix (U.S. Virgin iSlandS)

Cane Bay Dive Shop 340.773.9913 www.canebayscuba.com

Florida

BaHaMaS

CoZUMElBonairE

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roatanCoCo View Resort Roatan 800.282.8932 www.roatan.com

BritiSH Virgin iSlandNV Yacht Charters 443.829.8576 www.nvcharters.com

Lalati 877.750.0233 www.lalatifiji.com

Dancer Fleet 305.669.9391 www.dancerfleet.com

Dolphin Bay Divers Retreat 679.992.4001 dolphinbaydivers.comKoro Sun 970.209.4265 www.korosunresort.com

Qamea Resort & Spa 649.360.0217 www.qamea.com

Wananavu 679.669.4433 www.wananavu.com


Buddy Dive Resort 599.717.5080.518 www.buddydive.com



Sunset House 800.854.4767 www.sunsethouse.com

Southern Cross Club 800.899.2582 www.southerncrossclub.com

Divetech@Cobal Coast Dive Resort 888.946.5656 divetech.com cobaltcoast.com

CoSta riCaQuest Dive Adventures 770.992.8414 www.questdive.com




PHiliPPinESAtlantis Dive Resort 775.588.0500 www.atlantishotel.comDeep Blue Adventures 888.266.2209 www.deepblueadventures.com

SEa oF CortEZ/SoCorro iSlandS

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Rocio Del Mar 602.558.9580 www.rociodelmarliveaboard.com

galaPagoS

HondUraS

Divencounters Alliance 877.323.DIVE www.divencounters.com

Key Dives 800.344.7352 www.keydives.com


Sea Experience 954.770.3483 www.seaxp.com

Conch Republic Divers 800.274.3483 www.conchrepublicdivers.com

Horizon Divers 305.453.3535 www.horizondivers.com

Fly & Sea Dive Adventures 888.995.DIVE(3483) www.redseadiving.ca Learning Through Travel 516.781.5556 www.learningthroughtravel.com

tUrkS & CaiCoS

Calypso Beach Retreat 303.264.8333 www.calypsobeachretreat.com

FiJiBeqa Lagoon Resort 800.542.3454 www.beqalagoonresort.com


Kungkungan Bay Resort & Spa 530.347.2300 www.divekbr.com

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Worldwide Dive and Sail 866.258.6398 www.worldwidediveandsail.com

Divi Resorts 954.545.0269 www.diviresorts.com

Abyss Dive Center 52.984.873.2164 www.abyssdivecenter.com

MExiCo

Aquanauts Dive Adv. 998.206.9365 www.aquanautsdiveadventures.com

Crystal River Watersports (352) 795-7033 www.diveorlando.com

The Dive Station (407) 843-3483 www.divestation.comThe Scuba Center (561) 278-7020 www.scubadelray.com

CUraCaoOcean Encounters 800.932.6237 www.oceanencounters.com

BVI Scuba 284.540.2222 www.bviscubaco.com

Jost Van Dyke 800.778.8066www.jostvandyke.com

Crystal Lodge Dive Center 352.795.6798 www.manatee-central.com

Sea Robin 951.824.9073 www.searobincozumel.com

Scuba Du 310.684.5556 www.scubadu.com


Dive Provo 649.946.5040 www.diveprovo.com

Oasis Divers 649.946.1128 www.oasisdivers.com

Sun Breeze Hotel 1.800.688.0191 www.sunbreeze.net

Utila Tours 800.668.8452 337.893.0013 www.utila.com

Pindito Liveaboard 831.818.8594 www.pindito.com

St. kittS

St. VinCEnt

Dive St. Kitts 869.564.8914 www.divestkitts.com

Bequia Dive Adventures 784.458.3826 www.bequiadiveadventures.com

Albatros Charters 888.333.4643 www.cozumel-fishing.com

BlueBubbleScuba 987.872.4240 www.bluebubble.com

Lembeh Hills Resort www.LembehHills.com 62.812.441.18.000

Tasik Ria Resort Spa & Diving 62.431 -.824.445 www.tasikria.com

Hugh Parkeys 888.223.5403 www.belizediving.com

SpruceCreekScuba 386.767.1727 www.sprucecreekscuba.com

Florida (Cont.)

CaYMan iSlandS

To be listed in our Tropical Dive Directory call 360.240.1874 or email us at [email protected] DIVE DIRECTORY

Walkers Dive Charters 561.253.4294 www.walkersdivecharters.com

Off The Wall Adventures 863.709-9253 www.offthewalladventures.com



Amoray Dive Resort 1-800-426-6729 www.amoray.com


Red Mangrove 00593.2.3823801/3823941 www.redmangrove.com

Caribbean Dive Shop 504.831.7017 www.caribbeandiveshop.com

Narcosis Scuba Center 727.934.6474 www.narcosisscuba.com

Blue Ocean Marine Pty.Ltd. 415.830.3846 www.abyssworld.com

Deep Blue Resort 011.504.95.76.36.97 www.deepblueutila.com

Aquatic Pleasures 704.734.1174 www.divenowworklater.comAquatic Safaris & Divers Emporium 910.392.4386 www.aquaticsafaris.com

Cape Fear Dive Center 910.458.7390 www.capefeardivecenter.comDiscovery Diving Co. 252.728.2265 www.discoverydiving.com

Olympus Dive Center 252.726.9432 www.olympusdiving.comOuter Banks Diving 252.986.1056 www.outerbanksdiving.comRum Runner Dive Shop 252.439.4390 www.rumrunnerdiveshop.com

Divin Dawgs 252.638.3432 www.divindawgs.com

Diver Style Scuba 704.289.2089 www.diverstyle.com

Atlantis Charters 252.728.6244 www.atlantischarters.net

nortH Carolina

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indonESiaDeep Blue Adventures 888.266.2209 www.deepblueadventures.com

The Blue Dolphin Dive Center & Travel 336.760.9226 www.bluedolphindive.comUnder Pressure Diving (June-Aug) 757.537.6524 www.capt-jt.com

nortH Carolina (Cont.)

Villa Makoshi Lower Level 780.483.0044 www.BonaireDiveVilla.com

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Capt. Saams Scuba School Stamford www.Capt-Saam.com Store/Charter

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New England Dive Center Wallingford (203) 284-1880 Store

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Barclays Skindivers Paradise Auburn (207) 784-7300 Store

Northeast Charter Boat Company Eliot/Portsmouth (603) 235-5526 Charter

Maine Divers Scuba Center Portland (207) 775-3467 Store

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