{"id":801,"date":"2017-01-31T17:45:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T17:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/?p=801"},"modified":"2021-02-25T02:23:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T02:23:32","slug":"shipwrecks-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/shipwrecks-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Shipwrecks 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"224\" src=\"http:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sw2017logo.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-854\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speakers &amp; Presentations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Shipwrecks\/2017&#8243;was held on Saturday, April 1, 2017. We had approximately 350 people in attendance. For 2017, we had 45<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>door prizes donated which are now listed on the web site along with the contributors and winners&#8217; names.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Fort Erie Underwater Recovery Unit once again held a 50\/50 draw with proceeds going to the Lake Erie (Eastern Basin) Mooring Project.&nbsp; A total of $1176.25 was raised for the project and three prizes of $625.00\/ $375.00 \/ $250.00 given out.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our thanks to the FEURU and all those individuals for their contributions to the Mooring Project.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-SW2017\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-SW2017\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Show<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Speaker<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Master of Ceremonies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/mike-and-georgann-wachter-2017\/\">Mike and Georgann<br \/>\nWachter<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Black Friday: The 100th Anniversary of the Great Storm of 1916<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mike and Georgann<a href=\"http:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/mike-and-georgann-wachter-2017\/\">Mike and Georgann Wachter Shipwrecks<\/a><br \/>\nWachter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Down to the Sea in Boats:  Great Lakes boats that went to salt water during WW<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/walter-lewis-2017\/\">Walter Lewis<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Lake Superior\u2019s Best Wrecks<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/ken-merryman-2017\/\">Ken Merryman<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Reading Shipwrecks: Approaches to the Interpretation of Wreck Remains<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/kimberly-monk-2017\/\">Kimberly Monk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shootouts, Shipwrecks and Sharks in North Carolina<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/scott-stitt-2017\/\">Scott Stitt<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Fire, Smoke and Wind: The Discovery and Exploration of the Schooners Montezuma and Venus<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/david-trotter-2017\/\">David Trotter<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-SW2017 from cache -->\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gold Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gold Sponsor <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dansdiveshop.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dan&#8217;s Dive Shop<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Sponsor_sw2017_Dans-614x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Sponsor_sw2017_Dans-614x1024.jpg 614w, https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Sponsor_sw2017_Dans-600x1000.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Sponsor_sw2017_Dans-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Sponsor_sw2017_Dans-768x1280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Sponsor_sw2017_Dans-922x1536.jpg 922w, 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https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Sponsor-sw17-abucs-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Sponsor-sw17-abucs-768x973.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Sponsor-sw17-abucs.jpg 1006w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Gold Level Sponsor: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deeptrekker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Deep Trekker<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Sponsor_DeepTrekker_SW17-614x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Sponsor_DeepTrekker_SW17-614x1024.jpg 614w, 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Swap<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2017_Sponsor_swap_shpwrck-614x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1077\" width=\"579\" height=\"965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2017_Sponsor_swap_shpwrck-614x1024.jpg 614w, https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2017_Sponsor_swap_shpwrck-600x1000.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2017_Sponsor_swap_shpwrck-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2017_Sponsor_swap_shpwrck-768x1280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shipwrecks.niagaradivers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2017_Sponsor_swap_shpwrck-922x1536.jpg 922w, 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