New to diving: Any good spots to dive within 2 hours of Detroit Metro Airport

[RPanick]

Thanks, I thought it was the Regina, but I couldn't remember. It didn't make my log book, so I couldn't be sure. Haven't had a chance to the Mary Alice either.

As to diving in Alpena, RJ has two boats, a cabin cruiser which is faster but at most probably a six pack. The other boat is much slower but has a lot more room. The Nordmeer (spelling) was interesting but real shallow and a very long ride. The one you want to avoid is the "Oscar T. Flint". RJ likes that wreck for some reason, but its shallow, and basically a ship that burned to the water line. Not much to see but boards and rocks.

The Montana wasn't bad,

I'm not sure why, but part of my message got chopped off.

Here's the rest I hope.

The Montana wasn't bad, its an old wooden ship that still has its boiler. The ones you really want to see are the Grecian and the E.B. Allen, they both are at about 95 feet. The Grecian is a steel ship that is a real neat dive, and the Allen is a wooden ship in remarkable condition. Last time I dove it, I think I was the only one on Nitrox, which basically meant a longer surface interval.

RJ is a nice guy, and a very good diver. I am glad to see he is still around, he was talking of heading to Florida. There are supposed to be several other really good, but deep wrecks out that way. RJ will go to them if the weather is good, but it isn't always that good out there. If you get sea sick, make sure you take something along.

 

[Wing_nut]

I dive the St. Clair river quite a bit (Port Huron/Sarnia) under the blue water bridge. It is a lot of fun but it can be a little advanced due to strong currents. There are wreaks on both sides of the river. You can check out the site scubaquest.ca for a visibalty report on the river.

 

[SolScuba]

Lots of dives on the St. Clair River!! And they aren't too advanced. After making roughly ten dives I made four on the river. It wasn't too bad. I'm sure I was in a slower section but the current won't tear you. Just a constant push on you. Plus the wrecks will keep some of the current away.

 

[Tiny Bubbles]

There's some wrecks in the St. Clair Flats that I like to dive on. There's also plenty of inland lakes on the west side of town, in case the river gets silted out.

-Ray