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I am looking for a diver or two who might want to help round out a charter with Northern Michigan Dive Center on Wednesday August 19 and Straits Diver in Thursday August 20. We have two so far (an old friend is coming up to visit from Texas) and need a couple more to guarantee the boat midweek...

Come to Holland, MI this Saturday for the annual shipwreck show. Details are here: MYSTERIES AND HISTORIES | Michigan Shipwreck Research Association See you then! Be sure to find us on Facebook and "like" or follow us to get all the updates.

Who's heading to Milwaukee this weekend? I'll be there with MSRA (We have an exhibit and one presentation this year). Our own shipwreck show is in Holland in another week (March 22 at the Knickerbocker Theater). Hope to run into a bunch of you at either show. Craig Rich

Does anyone know who the missing diver is that did not surface after diving the State of Michigan Yesterday?

I just posted info about our annual shipwreck show over in the events section: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/shows-events/371389-msra-shipwreck-show-april-16-2011-a.html#post5748476 I hope a bunch of you can come. The show is a week early this year (4/16) due to Easter Sunday on the...

Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates has a great line-up for this year's "Mysteries & Histories Beneath the Inland Seas" event--highlighted by Valerie van Heest speaking about the Lady Elgin, Dave Trotter on his latest discovery, Ross Richardson on the Westmoreland and me, talking about the...

Check this out: FayObserver.com - Scuba tank explosion injures Fayetteville couple

If you're like me, you might remember the children's book "Paddle To The Sea" and maybe watched the video back in elementary/ school. (It's on YouTube if you want to see it: YouTube - Paddle To The Sea - Classic Children's Film - Part 1 of 3 ) A 3rd grade teacher in Muskegon Michigan is...

This may not be the proper place for this but since many of you are my friends, I wanted to know that my first book, "For Those In Peril: Shipwrecks of Ottawa County Michigan" is now available. It's been a long time coming and I thank many of you for your support along the way. If you'd like a...

Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates has a pretty cool line-up for this year's "Mysteries & Histories Beneath the Inland Seas" event this year--highlighted by Jim Kennard speaking on the discovery of the HMS Ontario, Dave Trotter on the Hercules and a couple of new NUMA/MSRA schooner...

Has anyone done any diving in the Manitou Islands area lately? We ended up doing the Three Brothers this weekend, but could not locate the Congress. ALL of the online and printed sources seem to use the same bad numbers. Has anyone actually dived the Congress and, if so, do you have a good...

Not sure where to post this but it may be of interest to boatnerds and shipwreck geeks alike, specifically those here on the Great Lakes Wrecking Crew! "Buckets and belts: Evolution of the Great Lakes Self-Unloader" is the newest "must have" book for your Great Lakes maritime library. Authors...

For your calendar: Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates has set the date for the annual "Mysteries & Histories Beneath the Inland Seas" event for Saturday, April 25. The event will be held at the Knickerbocker Theatre in Holland, Michigan. Presenters include MSRA, Cris Kohl & Joan...

Is anyone running regular charters out of Alpena these days?

From the Kalamazoo Gazette... ROSS TOWNSHIP -- A day of diving on Gull Lake turned fatal for a Chicago man on Sunday afternoon. Christopher Phillips, 58, drowned around 1:45 p.m. while on a diving trip at Ross Township Park with his brother from Kalamazoo, according to the Kalamazoo...

I wanted to thank everyone who came to the 10th annual "Mysteries and Histories Beneath the Inland Seas" event in Holland, MI last evening, May 3. Here's what you missed if you could not attend: 1. MSRA gladly accepted a $1,000 grant from Great Lakes Shipwreck Research Foundation of...

As promised at Ghostships on Saturday, March 8, the numbers for the schooner that MSRA identified off Saugatuck, Michigan have been posted on the Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates web site. From the main page, click on "Discovery", then on the discovery page, click "Hamilton"...

Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates presents the 10th annual “Mysteries & Histories Beneath the Inland Seas” shipwreck show on Saturday, May 3, 2008 in Holland, Michigan. The event will be held at 7:00 PM in the historic Knickerbocker Theatre and will feature the following presentations...

Hey everyone, Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates will present the 10th annual “Mysteries & Histories Beneath the Inland Seas” shipwreck show on Saturday, May 3, 2008 in Holland, Michigan. I know a lot of you attend this annual event and might want to put this on your calendars. Maybe...

We will be there (Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates) with a new presentation on schooners and the lumber industry, centering around the identification of a schooner located off Saugatuck, MI. Our show is at 1:30 on Saturday in the West Ballroom. We will reveal the name and the location of...