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There are a lot of Midwest dive sites, shipwrecks, quarries, lakes, caves etc. that I know nothing about and have not been to. I would like our subscribers to list these sites under this thread and download any photos you have of the dive sites to our photo gallery. I am very interested in learning about and visiting new dive locations throughout the Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Tell me about your favorites perhaps we can dive them together! Photos would be really appreciated!
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Come on guys! I need your help on this thread! I am really interested in learning more about dive sites that I have never been to. One of my favorites in the last year was the Roscinco which is a wreck off Racine Wisconsin in 190-feet of water. Maybe only 6 people per year get to dive this shipwreck which sank in 1929 and is in pristine condition.
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1/10/2006
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Come on guys! I need your help on this thread! I am really interested in learning more about dive sites that I have never been to. One of my favorites in the last year was the Roscinco which is a wreck off Racine Wisconsin in 190-feet of water. Maybe only 6 people per year get to dive this shipwreck which sank in 1929 and is in pristine condition.
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Well since you are looking for some help with this thread I thought I might just throw my 2 cents worth in...a year late but it's still 2 cents.
"The best dive site" needs to be qualified as to being technical or recreational, but since you didn't....
As a "Dive Site" the waters off of Presque Isle (NE lower Michigan) have to have the best shipwrecks in the world. From Presque Isle lighthouse to Middle Island light house we have the Norman (210'), Florida(205'), Typo(190'), Windiate(180'), Spangler(180'), Defiance(180'), Audubon(165'), and a little dump barge found by Ballard in 2002. From the north end to the south end this field of wrecks strech 13 miles. 5 are schooners, two steamers, and the one barge.
Of the 8 wrecks the Windiate has to be the sexyest. By sexy I mean the ship was built with a panache and an eye to her looks rather than just how much cargo can she carry. Her stern quarters have a tumble home, a circular stair leading down into her still intact cabins, and the fore mast still has the yard in place. The Florida is a multidecked wooden steamer that was carring general merchandise so you can get a glimpse of what life in the Michigan north woods was like in the late 1800's by exploring her holds. The Audubon was a two masted brig carring railroad iron to Chicago. Her masts are laying accross her decks and the mast stumps are snapped 5' off the deck and splintered making her look like a real shipwreck. Then there's the Spangler with her doghouse still intact (like the Windiate) dang, do I need to go on?
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