Article Research: Favorite Wisconsin Wrecks

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MRM

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I’m doing research for an article for a Wisconsin travel magazine called WisconsinGuide. The topic of the article is wreck diving in Wisconsin waters, and it is slated for publication sometime next year. It will be a relatively short article (900 words) intended to get non-divers interested in diving, and divers interested in non-technical wreck diving. If the article is good enough, the editor may allow me to write a much more detailed web feature on WisconsinGuide.com to complement it.

So, my question is this: If I can only write about three or four wrecks, which are the best choices? I don’t have much in the way of formal criteria. They should be served by a charter. They should be within the ability of competent OW divers without tech skills (no penetration, no decompression, etc.). It would be very helpful to have wrecks in different parts of the state (Lake Michigan, Green Bay, Lake Superior, etc).

If you have some ideas and would like to help, please list a couple of your favorite wrecks and include a line or two about why you like them. Please also mention if you have a favorite charter service.

A reference to this forum will most likely be included in a “For more information” sidebar to the article, and I’ll attribute any notable quotes to the writer (with the writer’s permission, of course). Thank you very much for any help that you can give me.

Mike
 
I like the E. R. Williams. It can be reached with the Shoreline charter out of Gills Rock in Door Cty. !00 ft. deep, usually excellent vis, lots to see. I like swimming out to the end of the bowsprit and then look back at the wreck, kinf of surreal.
 
An easy dive (40') is the Niagra outside of Port Washington. Should be a good one for the beginning diver. The wreck is pretty busted up but it has a great history. It was an 1800's paddle wheeler on which some 100 people lost their lives -- one of the greatest transportation disasters in Great Lakes history (anyway, I think I read that somewhere). Diver's Delight out of West Bend has frequent charters to this wreck.

And of course, everyone knows of the Willy near Milwaukee -- a very popular dive.
 
MRM:
Hi scubaherb,

Thanks for the suggestion. Did you like diving with Shoreline Charters?
Yes I thought they did a nice job. Big boat, usually enough room. Crew was helpful, knew alot about the wrecks. The Williams is a long ride, about 28 miles one way.
 

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