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2021 Diving Recap (Top 10)

December 31, 2021by Brett EldridgeLeave a Comment on 2021 Diving Recap (Top 10)
2021 Diving Recap (Top 10)

It has been another interesting year. Last year I posted a Top 10 Diving Recap so I thought I would do the same for 2021. I started private pilot lessons near the end of this year and I started reading Fate Is The Hunter which is a memoir by Ernest Gann about the early years [...]

Equipment, Trip Report, Wreck

Presque Isle Dive Equipment

October 3, 2021October 10, 2021by Brett Eldridge8 Comments on Presque Isle Dive Equipment
Presque Isle Dive Equipment

Diving and taking photos at the bell on the Typo wreck 180' deep in 40F water (Photo Credit: Mel Clark) Background Quite a few people have asked about the equipment needed to safely dive and photograph wrecks that are 200 feet deep in 38-40F water at the bottom and with reasonably long (75-90 minute) decompression [...]

Trip Report, Wreck

Typo (Lake Huron — 190 ffw)

August 7, 2021August 7, 2021by Brett Eldridge2 Comments on Typo (Lake Huron — 190 ffw)
Typo (Lake Huron — 190 ffw)

Background The Typo was named by the owners in recognition of the their successful printing and writing careers. The triple-masted 137-foot "canaler" was built in 1872-1873 by the Wolf and Davidson Shipbuilding company in Milwaukee and launched in March of 1873. Canaler ships were designed to fit the width and length of the locks on [...]

Trip Report, Wreck

Cornelia B. Windiate (Lake Huron — 180 ffw)

August 6, 2021August 7, 2021by Brett Eldridge3 Comments on Cornelia B. Windiate (Lake Huron — 180 ffw)
Cornelia B. Windiate (Lake Huron — 180 ffw)

Background The Windiate is probably the most popular deep wreck in the Presque Isle area -- and for good reason. The wreck is sitting upright in 180 feet of water and it is in pristine condition and very picturesque. The three masts are still standing, the wheel at the stern is still attached, and the [...]

Trip Report, Wreck

S.S. Norman (Lake Huron — 210 ffw)

August 2, 2021by Brett Eldridge4 Comments on S.S. Norman (Lake Huron — 210 ffw)
S.S. Norman (Lake Huron — 210 ffw)

Background The Norman was a large 300 foot long, 40 foot wide bulk freighter that was another victim of a collision in heavy fog -- like so many other wrecks in the area. The Norman was built in 1890 by Globe Iron Works in Cleveland, Ohio and was one of the first propeller-driven steel tankers [...]

Trip Report, Wreck

S.S. Florida (Lake Huron — 200 ffw)

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021by Brett Eldridge3 Comments on S.S. Florida (Lake Huron — 200 ffw)
S.S. Florida (Lake Huron — 200 ffw)

Background The Florida was built in 1889 in Buffalo. New York. It was was a large package freighter that carried a wide variety of cargo, including boxes, barrels, and also bulk cargo such as corn and coal. It was powered by a steam engine but was built at a time when steamships still had sails [...]

Trip Report, Wreck

Defiance (Lake Huron — 185 ffw)

July 29, 2021by Brett Eldridge1 Comment on Defiance (Lake Huron — 185 ffw)
Defiance (Lake Huron — 185 ffw)

Background I just returned from a dive trip with Mel Clark to the wrecks of Presque Isle which is near Rogers City, Michigan in the northern part of Lake Huron. I flew into Detroit airport and then drove about 4 hours north to stay in Rogers City for the week. We had mostly good weather [...]

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