Niagara Divers Shipwrecks
“Shipwrecks/2014″was held on Saturday, April 5, 2014. We had approximately 430 people in attendance. For 2014, we had 107 door prizes donated ($6,107.00 value) which are now listed on the web site along with the contributors and winners’ names. The Fort Erie Underwater Recovery Unit once again held a 50/50 draw with proceeds going to the …
One of Tom’s favourite phrases is, “The more I learn, the more I learn how little I know,” from Socrates, which he finds translates perfectly into Great Lakes diving. “The more I dive the more I realize there’s more out there to discover than I ever imagined,” he said recently. Drawing on over 1,000 dives …
Marc-André Bernier is the Chief of the Parks Canada’s Underwater Archaeology Service since 2008. Born in Kapuskasing Ontario, he completed a B.A. in Classical Studies and an M.A. in Greek Archaeology, both at the University of Ottawa. With the Underwater Archaeology Service since 1990, he has worked on and directed many shipwreck projects in Canada …
Mike has more than three decades of experience in the professional commercial dive industry and is an internationally renowned wreck diver. He began his career in 1977, concentrating on underwater construction and the offshore oil and gas industry. After becoming a certified decompression-chamber operator, a licensed dive medic and a licensed captain, he expanded his …
Dr. Charles E. Herdendorf is Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences (Oceanography) at The Ohio State University and an Affiliate Scholar in the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. He graduated from Ohio University (B.S. and M.S. in Geology) and The Ohio State University (Ph.D. in Limnology & Oceanography) and completed post-graduate studies in …
David Trotter has been involved in Great Lakes Shipwrecks……searching, diving, exploring and documenting new discoveries for 35+ years. The solving of “history’s mysteries” has made significant contributions to the history of our Great Lakes and provided new exploration opportunities for sport and technical divers to enjoy. Dave’s discoveries have been featured on the Discovery Channel, …
Mike and Georgann Wachter are well known as the authors of Erie Wrecks and Lights, Erie Wrecks East, and Erie Wrecks West. In addition to their books, Mike and Georgann have recently published a Lake Erie shipwreck map listing over 300 GPS wreck coordinates for divers. They have been diving around the world since the mid 1970’s. However, …
Cris Kohl and Joan Forsberg, well-known maritime historians, scuba divers, authors, lecturers, photographers, and videographers, are a Chicago-area husband-and-wife team who love to explore shipwrecks, particularly those in the Great Lakes. They both have underwater archaeology certifications from Great Britain’s Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS). Joan has a degree in History and has been the Chairman …