Fenlon Falls

[seahunter]

I have dived the 'train' in Fenelon Falls since I started diving in 1958. I have a picture of myself in dive gear at Fenelon Falls that is photo dated 1965. The picture is on the wall at the store and apparently posted on a web site too.
Many divers hear about the train and picture a steam engine or a box car. In reality there are 2 sets of train bogey wheels in about 50' feet of water on the south side of the channel below the hydro lines that cross the channel and just before the bend that takes the channel south to Cameron Lake. That's it!

There used to be 3 cars in the channel below the falls too until WC used them as an advanced course exercise and floated them all down to the old air station downstream from the 'train'. Last I saw them they were still there - a pink Caddy, a blue Valiant and a white Chev.

Fenelon Falls was once the hot spot for divers and it wasn't uncommon to see 100 divers there on any summer weekend.

There is a wreck in Sturgeon Lake off the Pleasant Point road.
I have dived many, many times in Cameron (mostly near Long Beach) but don't know of any wreck there. It would be hard to find in shallow, weedy water.

 

[dreid]

Seahunter: Any more directions/details on the wreck in Sturgeon lake?

 

[seahunter]

Take Pleasant Point Road to the lake. Just before the end the road runs west (left turn) along the lakeshore. Go along there about 200 yards. On the right side (lake side) there is a very small park with a sign. The park is named after or dedicated to a women (I forget the name - something like Mary Kettles or whatever). The property opposite the park (on the left side of the road) used to be a small motel or cottages-for-rent.

All this may have changed in 40 years but in that part of the country it's amazing how things stay the same. I'm quite certain the little park is there though. There's certain to be a sign.

The 'wreck' is in about 10-15 feet of water directly out from the park toward the west (left) side. That is, enter the water near the west edge of the park and swim slightly left into the lake. It is not far out. I'd guess at maybe 40-50yards max.

I was only 13 or 14 years old when I was scuba diving on it and I remember being quite excited when I 'found' it.
I don't know - it may be small and uninteresting or it could be a great find!!