Niagara Divers Shipwrecks
Shipwrecks/2007 was held Saturday, March 31, 2007. We had approximately 430 people in attendance. For 2007, we had 87 door prizes (including regulators & dive charters) 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 …
Master of Ceremonies 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. A former member of the Archaeological Conservation Program of S-W …
Ric Mixter became interested in shipwrecks when one occurred near his home. Working as a videographer for WNEM TV5, he was assigned to cover the Jupiter explosion in Bay City. He was soon certified for SCUBA diving and has been sharing maritime stories with millions of viewers ever since. Today he runs his own production …
What can you say about David Trotter? David has given more presentations than any other speaker at our annual Shipwrecks Symposium. He just keeps discovering shipwrecks and as long as he does, we’ll keep inviting him back! David Trotter is a renowned shipwreck discoverer, deep diver, author, lecturer and photographer. In over 20 years of …
With a passion for creative arts of all kinds and a love for shipwreck diving, Valerie Olson van Heest is recognized for her detailed shipwreck site drawings, informative articles, and exciting documentary films which have contributed to the wealth of Great Lakes maritime knowledge. A member of the Women Divers Hall of Fame, Valerie’s 30 …
Authors of the newly released Erie Wrecks and Lights, Mike and Georgann are well known for their other two books, Erie Wrecks East and Erie Wrecks West. They have been diving around the world since the early 1970’s. However, nowhere else in the world have they discovered the kind of pristine and perfectly preserved shipwrecks …
By his own admission Tom Wilson dives essentially for one reason: to capture photographs. You may have seen the fruits of his efforts in the magazines such as Diver, Advanced Diver, Scuba Press, Immersed, Ottawa Outdoors, and even the Toronto Star, all concentrating on the amazing wrecks of the Great Lakes which he firmly believes …