Anyone seen a kelp forrest in S.Ontario?

[MaxPower]

I've been dying to dive a kelp forrest, but my online searches turned up only one in Ontario, and it's way up in the Channel Islands near Thunder Bay! Can any of my fellow Ontarians help me find one within driving distance. They look amazing and appearantly they grow in cool water and warm. If you've seen one, please respond.
Thanks.

 

[Ayisha]

Or you could join Scuba 2000 on our trip to Catalina and the kelp forests in a few weeks. See the thread here:

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/trips-local-marketplace-ontario-fresh-water-freaks/206262-socal-dive-trip-nov-13th-19th-2007-a.html

 

[nadwidny]

I've been dying to dive a kelp forrest, but my online searches turned up only one in Ontario, and it's way up in the Channel Islands near Thunder Bay! Can any of my fellow Ontarians help me find one within driving distance. They look amazing and appearantly they grow in cool water and warm. If you've seen one, please respond.
Thanks.

I've only seen them in salt water so I would be most surprised to find one anywhere in Ontario.

 

[Warren_L]

I've been dying to dive a kelp forrest, but my online searches turned up only one in Ontario, and it's way up in the Channel Islands near Thunder Bay! Can any of my fellow Ontarians help me find one within driving distance. They look amazing and appearantly they grow in cool water and warm. If you've seen one, please respond.
Thanks.

Are you certain the Channel Islands you're referring to aren't the Channel Islands in California? The only place I know of Kelp around here is on the West Coast.

 

[shoredivr]

There's some in Atlantic Canada too.

Diving in a kelp forest really IS like being in a forest, complete with fish "flying" around between the kelp "trunks".

 

[Groundhog246]

I've been dying to dive a kelp forrest, but my online searches turned up only one in Ontario, and it's way up in the Channel Islands near Thunder Bay!

Wrong Channel Islands, better brush up on your search skills. Kelp grows only in salt water, so you won't find any in the Great Lakes.

 

[MaxPower]

Well, the site I found said the Channel Islands are 60km south-east of Thunder Bay but I could'nt find it on a map. Maybe the the guy who wrote it has brain damage, thanks for the feedback. I guess I have to save my pennies for a plane ticket.

 

[Groundhog246]

Well, the site I found said the Channel Islands are 60km south-east of Thunder Bay but I could'nt find it on a map.

Could you post the url for the site? Did it say both Channel Islands South of Thunder Bay and Kelp forest?

 

[Jimmer]

Don't forget there is an Ontario in California, so that could be what popped up when you searched for that.

 

[Groundhog246]

OK, did a bit of searching (curious minds want to know). Just SW of Thunderbay there's a string of Islands, among them Spar Is. and Thompson Is. that are sometimes referred to as the "Channel Islands". Found reference to them on a couple of sailing websites. You can find them easily on NOAA chart # 14961 at 48 14.579N 88 59.795W It's more like 15 miles to the first one, heading SW out the channel from Thunder Bay