Isle Royale - Day 4

Isle Royale - Day 4

Morning came on day 4 and we were ready for another day of diving!  We repeated the Emperor Stern and also the America.  The best part about these shipwrecks is that there is so much to see, even after you've

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Isle Royale - Day 3

Isle Royale - Day 3

Wednesday morning dawned bright an early.  Our alarm was Captain Ryan playing "It's a Beautiful Morning" by the Rascals - loudly.  By the end of the week, what once starts out as a a fun way to wake up quickly becomes the worst way ever.  Ok, perhaps that's a bit of an exaggeration.  Then again, I'm not the world's biggest morning person.  Actually, I'm not a morning person at all.  Some say I am downright grumpy...

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Isle Royale - Day 2

Isle Royale - Day 2

Early on Tuesday morning, we woke up to the sky alight with an electrical storm.  The sky was awesome to watch and the lightning lit everything up almost like daylight.  And then then wind came. Followed closely by the rain.  Even docked, the boat was rocking.  Thankfully the storm was short-lived, but it ushered in much cooler weather and left some lingering wind making for a choppy day on the water.  

We left Windigo early in the morning, while everyone...

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Isle Royale - Day 1

The next stop in our two week vacation was Grand Portage, Minnesota where we were to board a boat for a week-long liveaboard diving the shipwrecks of Isle Royale.

We pulled in on Sunday afternoon, ready for a week of hardcore shipwreck diving on Isle Royale.  Grand Portage is an Indian Reservation on the shores of Lake Superior in Northern Minnesota.  When the fur trade was in full swing, this was a major hub of activity.  Today, it's a quiet town with a National Monument commemorating...

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Shipwreck Diving in Munising - 2014

This past weekend was spent in Munising, Michigan, diving the shipwrecks of the Alger Under Water preserve.  For those of you that do not know where Munising, Michigan is, click HERE.  There are tons of activities to keep you and your family occupied during all four seasons.  We dove with the same exact group ....

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Why Diving Is Good For Your Marriage

Why Diving Is Good For Your Marriage

They say that communication in a relationship is key, right? Well then, how does that work underwater, and how can it be good for a marriage if you can't actually talk to the other person (unless you have a full face mask equipped with communication)?  

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Rescue Diver Certification

You're sitting there on the boat, in between two dives.  You're relaxed, enjoying your surface interval, perhaps grabbing a snack and some water, talking about the dive you just finished, when suddenly, another diver pops up, flailing and yelling for help.  What do you do?

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