Niagara Divers Shipwrecks
Shipwrecks/2004 was held Saturday March 27, 2004. We had over 400 people in attendance. Winners of the over 50 door prizes (including regulators & dive charters) are now listed on the web site. New for 2004 was a 50/50 draw sponsored by the Fort Erie Underwater Recovery Unit with proceeds going to the Lake Erie …
Master of Ceremonies Dave is back for his second year as MC. David Gilchrist has been diving since 1970. He is a PADI Instructor and a member of the Niagara Diver’s Association (NDA). He has been a presenter at past SHIPWRECKS Symposiums , UNDERWATER CANADA and GREAT LAKES UNDERWATER. He is an avid underwater photographer. …
Tom Easop is a commercial/industrial photographer. Educated at Brooks Institute of Photographic Art and Science in Santa Barbara, California, he earned a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Color Technology with a minor in Industrial Imaging. He has operated his own commercial studio since 1986, in California and then in New York. Advertising clients include Ocean …
Dan Hall is funny, poignant, and unavoidably engaging. Though he is best known for his critically acclaimed songs about the Great Lakes shipping trade, his song, “The Day that Dan Hall Died”, (a tribute to his days as a pub singer) continues to make audiences shriek with laughter. David Siglan, director of The Ark in …
Joyce Hayward began diving in 1982. During her diving career she has served as the Great Lakes Director of the Atlantic Alliance for Maritime Heritage, and the Vice President of the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History where she served as chair of the Divers Coordination Committee. She is the President of the Ohio Chapter …
Lance Knapp was a US Navy Rescue & Salvage Diver from 1967 to 1973. Retiring from the Navy, he became an Engineer for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation until retirement in November of 2003. Lance has been affiliated with the H. Lee White Marine Museum in Oswego, New York since 1985. In addition to raising Derrick Boat #8 …
Frank Mays was a 26 year old sailor aboard the Great Lakes freighter Carl D. Bradley when it broke apart and sank on November 18, 1958. One of only two survivors, Frank’s personal account of the tragedy and its aftermath appears in the book “If We Make It ’til Daylight”. Frank retired at age 58 in 1990. In …
Ric’s underwater adventures are known to millions who watch his documentaries and news stories on television. No one can boast more promotion for Great Lakes diving, as Ric has donated some 30 shows to PBS and has also found world-wide audiences on the Vision Network and Outdoor Channel. He is also an award-winning news reporter, …
David Trotter is a renowned shipwreck discoverer, deep diver, author, lecturer and photographer. In over 20 years of diving, he has been the first to locate, identify and document 70+ Great Lakes shipwrecks. His shipwreck discoveries and programs have been featured on television and in newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada. He has written several …
All of the following door prizes are greatly appreciated. We wish to thank all the Donors for their support. (prizes listed in alphabetical order of donors) Adventure Scubadiving 595 Calton St. Unit 4 St. Catharines, Ontario (905) 938-DIVE www.adventurescuba.ca 1- Apex AT20 Regulator Reyne Jankowski1- Dive Bag Barbara Carson Boreal Specialty Wear 19 Main Street St. …