Niagara Divers Shipwrecks
Kimberly Monk is a research fellow and lecturer in maritime archaeology at the University of Bristol (UK). Originally from Toronto, she worked with Save Ontario Shipwrecks whilst an undergraduate at Western University. She later received a Master’s degree in Maritime Studies at East Carolina University and completed a PhD in Maritime Archaeology at the University of Bristol. …
Scott Stitt is a former commercial hard-hat diver with hundreds of hours of mixed gas and saturation dives logged in the offshore oil and gas industry. He’s worked with Texas A&M University and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) as an underwater field archaeologist. Scott is a trimix instructor and cave diver, who’s worked as …
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 new exploration opportunities for sport and technical divers to enjoy. His Discoveries have been featured on the Discovery Channel, …
“Shipwrecks/2016″was held on Saturday, April 9, 2016. We had approximately 400 people in attendance. For 2015, we had 39 door prizes donated ($2000.00 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 …
Master of Ceremonies & Story Teller This year, we are very pleased to have Jill as our Master of Ceremonies. Throughout the day she will be telling us stories from her many projects. A pioneering underwater explorer and filmmaker, Jill’s photography and writing have been featured in prominent publications around the world. In recognition of …
Beginning in 1977 Mike’s day started like everyone else’s, in the sun, wind and noise of the surface, then traveled to the underworld, into a perpetual gloom beneath Lake Erie. Working as a diver in marine construction, Mike did his time on the bottom in solitude, drilling rock, sand-bagging forms and pouring concrete. As new skills were learned, …
CRIS KOHL and JOAN FORSBERG, well-known maritime historians, scuba divers, authors, lecturers, photographers, and videographers, are a husband-and-wife team who love to explore shipwrecks, particularly those in the Great Lakes. They both have university degrees in History and underwater archaeology certifications from Great Britain’s Nautical Archeology Society (NAS). They have been interviewed about shipwrecks many …
Tom Kowalczk is the Director of Remote Sensing for the Cleveland Underwater Explorers (CLUE)and an avid shipwreck hunter, experienced researcher, sidescan sonar operator, and scuba diver. As a life-long resident of Ottawa County, Ohio, Tom grew up fishing and diving in Lake Erie. He began diving shipwrecks in 1965 and has been researching Great Lakes history …
A photojournalist for the Detroit Free Press, Eric Seals has covered many assignments around the world from the Intifadas in Israel/Palestine, 5 months covering the war in Iraq, various U.S. presidential campaigns and many sports, from the Olympics in Beijing and the upcoming 2016 games in Brazil, to several Super Bowls, Stanley Cups, World Series …
Scott Stitt is a former commercial hard-hat diver with hundreds of hours of mixed gas and saturation dives logged in the offshore oil and gas industry. He’s worked with Texas A&M University and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) as an underwater field archaeologist. Scott holds a B.Sc. in environmental science and is a 25-year …
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 …