Niagara Divers Shipwrecks
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, …
An inductee in the Women Diver’s Hall of Fame, Valerie van Heest is an award-winning author, documentary filmmaker, and museum exhibit designer who has been honored by the Historical Society of Michigan for her work in preserving and promoting Michigan’s submerged maritime history. She is a co-founder and president of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association (MSRA) …
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“Shipwrecks/2015″was held on Saturday, May 2, 2015. We had approximately 400 people in attendance. For 2015, we had 109 door prizes donated ($5000.00 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 …
Millions of television viewers recognize Ric Mixter as a shipwreck researcher, diving over 100 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, including the Edmund Fitzgerald. He has produced over 30 programs for PBS and the Outdoor Channel, and appeared as a shipwreck expert on the History and Discovery Channels. He leads the pack when it comes to sharing …
Geoff Barker and Linda Preston are a husband and wife team who love to dive, explore and photograph shipwrecks. Geoff has been diving since 1967, first with the British Sub Aqua Club off the South and West coast of Britain, where there is a rich diversity of sea life. Wanting to recall all the amazingly …
Tony Gramer has been diving since 1977 and is a certified PADI Divemaster. He is the president of Silent World Information Masters, Inc. (SWIM). He is presently on the Board and Divemaster of Dossins Museum in Detroit, Michigan. His images have taken best in show and first place in photo contests throughout the United States, Grand …
Walter Lewis took up diving in 1990 specifically to dive on the wreck of the CORNWALL. At Shipwrecks ‘95, he did a presentation on the wreck, which was subsequently the subject of The River Palace, co-authored with Rick Neilson and published by Dundurn Press in 2008. In the following year, he and Rick were awarded the S.O.S. Marine Heritage Award. In 2011 Walter was …
Kevin Magee lives on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio, USA, and works as a mechanical engineer for ZIN Technologies, Inc., an engineering services contractor that mainly serves NASA Glenn Research Center. His work involves the development of space experiments, including their design, fabrication, assembly, testing, and flight operations. These experiments investigate the fundamental physics …
Jonathan Moore is a senior underwater archaeologist with Parks Canada’s Underwater Archaeology Team based in Ottawa. He grew up in Kingston, Ontario where he attended Queen’s University. He later obtained a Master’s degree in Maritime Studies from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Jonathan, who has been diving for over twenty-five years, was a member …
Brian Nadwidny lives just outside of Edmonton, Alberta in Sherwood Park. He started diving in 1980, but wasn’t introduced to the fascinating world of shipwrecks until 1989 when he was able to live in Halifax, Nova Scotia for 2 years. Since then, he has visited shipwrecks all over the world, from the Shetland Islands of …
Marine Archaeologist, Shipwreck Hunter, Southern Gentleman Ralph Wilbanks is probably best known for discovering the Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunley. However, this extraordinary accomplishment pales when viewed against the fullness of this singular individual’s life. Ralph is the principal investigator and owner of Diversified Wilbank’s Inc., and has over 35 years of experience in underwater archaeology. Ralph has …
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“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, …