Niagara Divers Shipwrecks
With dozens of appearances in two countries and three states last year, Ric Mixter is certainly one of the busiest maritime speakers, rumored to be the most requested historian on the Great Lakes. Visiting museums, libraries, NASA and his live music concert “STORM”, thousands of audience members get a new appreciation for our unique inland-sea …
Cal Kothrade is an award-winning underwater photographer and maritime artist, as well as a published dive travel writer, specializing in the shipwrecks of the Great Lakes. His hauntingly beautiful photos have appeared in magazines, books, and on TV. Through his art, photos, and public presentations he introduces others to the wondrous submerged cultural resources of …
Cris Kohl and Joan Forsberg, well-known maritime historians, authors, and speakers, as well as underwater explorers, photographers, and videographers, are a husband-and-wife team who love to examine shipwrecks, particularly those in the Great Lakes. Starting with a double major in French and Russian for a diplomatic career, Joan switched to completing a degree in History. …
Kayla Martin is a fourth-year student of Water Science and Environmental Health (BSc) at Wilfred Laurier University. She launched her diving career at thirteen years of age and has logged hundreds of dives exploring historic shipwrecks and beautiful coral reefs. Kayla is active in Great Lakes conservation and education efforts. She studies invasive species and …
The Stayers, Explorer Club Fellows and Boston Sea Rovers Associate Members, are well-known underwater filmmakers dedicated to sharing shipwrecks, animal behavior, and remote dive destinations around the world. Jim & Pat have discovered several shipwrecks, co-authored 3 books, produced hundreds of multimedia presentations, and their footage has appeared on numerous major networks worldwide. They have …
Roger Roth is a former science teacher and has been diving and filming underwater since 1988. He’s earned nine international first-place awards for underwater video production and has authored dozens of educational videos for schools and educational outreach programs around the world. He has also authored dozens of promotional videos for scuba diving destinations around …
April 1st, 2022 Update – We are sorry to announce that David Trotter will be unable to present David Trotter has been involved in Great Lakes shipwreck searching, diving, exploration, and documenting new discoveries for 35+ Years. In solving “History’s Mysteries” he has made significant contributions to the history of our Great Lakes and provided …
Chris Foisey is Canada’s newly elected PADI AmbassaDiver and is a certified Instructor, technical diver and cave diver who for over 10 years has worked at Canada’s oldest PADI facility Dan’s Dive Shop. For 5 years in a row, he has received his PADI Elite Instructor award for actively creating and further developing divers. For …
New for Shipwrecks 2022 Niagara Divers will be offering Saturday Morning Workshops. All workshops will run at the same time. The Workshops will be recorded and available for 3 weeks after the show, so if you can’t decide signup for more than one and watch one live and another after the show.
Jill Heinerth, the co-author of Sidemount Profiles, will offer a 3-hour interactive sidemount workshop suitable for new and experienced sidemounters. From gear configuration, to safety, Heinerth will share tips from the field so that you can perfect your trim and performance. Recognizing that many people learn to sidemount in warm water environments, Heinerth will offer special support …
Well-known videographers, Jim and Pat Stayer will share what they have observed over their 47 years of diving using video examples to help you find more sea life, interact with creatures and to understand how creatures interact with each other. Designed to help all divers enjoy the underwater world to its fullest. Photographers and videographers …
We spend a lot of money on our dive trips and many of us enjoy taking pictures or video on these trips, but what do we do with these once we get home? Whether you are shooting video or still pictures, this workshop will help you put together an effective trip story for your family …
SHIPWRECKS/2021 The Niagara Divers’ Association will present its 26th Annual Shipwrecks Symposium, “Shipwrecks/2021” on Friday April 9 and Saturday, April 10, 2021. This year in response to Covid-19 we will be holding a Streaming event instead of our usual in person location at Centennial High School, 240 Thorold Road, Welland, Ontario. The event is free …
SHIPWRECKS/2020 The Niagara Divers’ Association 26th Annual Shipwrecks Symposium, “Shipwrecks/2020” was scheduled for Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Centennial High School, 240 Thorold Road, Welland, Ontario. The show was cancelled on March 13th due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada. As in the past, we have plans for numerous multimedia presentations by both world renowned …
Master of Ceremonies 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 …
More people have walked on the moon than have been to some of the places Jill Heinerth has explored right here on earth. She is a veteran of over thirty years of filming, photography and exploration on projects in submerged caves around the world with National Geographic, NOAA, various educational institutions and television networks worldwide. …
David Gilchrist, an NDA member, is a former presenter and Master of Ceremonies at Shipwrecks. 2020 marks his 50th year diving, with his initial training with the Aqua Knights of Hamilton, in 1970. He is a former ACUC,CMAS,DAN and PADI MSDT Instructor. He has been an active member of the Ontario Marine Heritage Committee(OMHC), participating …
Kayla Martin made her first dive trip at six weeks old and could swim before she could walk. This naturally led to a love of the underwater world. In 2013 at just 13 years old she got certified and has since logged hundreds of dives exploring the history of Great Lake’s Shipwrecks and the beauty …