Our World-Underwater 2008 Follow Up

3/9/2008 by Brian Pautsch

We have been very busy since we left the Our World-Underwater show. It was our second year as an exhibitor and was a great experience. We were very happy to see both friends and family visit us at booth #121. We handed o...

Just in Time for Valentine's Day

2/13/2008 by Brian Pautsch

In our last issue, we published a very good article submitted by Oceana. We trade emails periodically with them and received this one today. We thought you might like to see it too.Hello Brian,I wanted to pass along ...

New Advertisement - We want your opinion!

2/8/2008 by Brian Pautsch

Even though we are a magazine that sells advertising space, we have to do our own advertising in other publications to spread the word!We have spent the past few weeks designing some new ads and want to know what you, ou...

New Website Design Live!

1/21/2008 by Brian Pautsch

As you have probably noticed, our new website design is finally done!We have been working on it for a long time and still have a lot more to do.Over the next few weeks, we'll be adding the following features: - Publi...

Tim Taylor to receive The Explorers Club’s Citation of Merit

1/11/2008 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

Tim Taylor to receive The Explorers Club’s Citation of Merit  (January 8, 2008) On March 15, 2008, ocean explorer Tim Taylor will be awarded the Explorers Club’s Citation of Merit at the organization’s 104th Annual D...

Fall 2007 Issue - Download it today!

12/9/2007 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

The Fall issue of Midwest Scuba Diving Magazine has gone to press and will be in all Midwest dive shops by the end of next week. The PDF version is available for download on the the MSD Magazine page of the website: ...

Great White Shark Accident in Isla de Guadalupe

12/6/2007 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

I received an email today regarding a video of a Great White Shark breaking through a cage. Coincidentally, the cover of the next MSD Magazine issue is about Great White Sharks. Be sure to check out this video and look f...

Diving Fatality - Honeymoon Ends in Mysterious Death

11/26/2007 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

Mr. And Mrs. Gabe Watson came to Australia from Hoover Alabama for their honeymoon. Mrs. Watson, who was an inexperienced diver, got into difficulty in strong currents on her second dive. She panicked tearing the mask an...

Recent Diving Death Might Have Been Prevented with Better Training

11/15/2007 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

Here is an article I found in an Australian publication. It was written by a diving instructor after an entry level student, diving in Australia, flooded his mask and rapidly ascended while holding his breath. The studen...

Waukegan North Area Wrecks II

11/7/2007 by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen

The S.S.Wisconsin is my favorite wreck to dive on Southern Lake Michigan. I have dived the Wisconsin when there has been 100-foot visibility. Unlike shipwrecks in the Florida Keys that have been sunk as attractions, ship...