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12/24/2021

Merry Christmas from your friends at Michigan Diver. We hope your 2021 was filled with diving adventures. Looking forward to a safe and shipwreck-filled 2022!

04/03/2021

Getting ready for Great Lakes wreck diving? Don’t forget about the rebreather sorb. Stock up now for the summer! Drop us a line and we’ll set you up!

01/01/2021

We just love Port Austin in the winter. It is a sharp contrast to the hustle and bustle of the spring, summer, and fall. Winter in Port Austin is a time to enjoy the peaceful solitude of Michigan's natural beauty. Hope you enjoy this short video of the marina and downtown of quiet and peaceful Port Austin, Michigan on New Years Eve, 2020. Here's to a GREAT 2021!

*Video best played with sound on* :-)

We just love Port Austin in the winter. It is a sharp contrast to the hustle and bustle of the spring, summer, and fall. Winter in Port Austin is a time to...

12/23/2020

New tool for the charter boat this year. The Chasing Innovation M2 ROV. Check out the unboxing video.

We picked up the Chasing Innovation M2 ROV and the e-Reel for the research and documentation of the shipwrecks in the Thumb Area Bottomland Preserve within L...

11/13/2020

On this day, November 13th, 1936

The Tug Fred Lee foundered in Lake Huron. Prior to the sinking the tug was aground off of Harbor Beach. Once freeing itself, the Fred Lee headed north for winter layup. A down-bound stone carrier (Munson) was 15 miles north of Pointe Aux Barques in rough seas. The watchman onboard the Munson could see the Fred Lee and in one instant saw a flash and the Fred Lee was gone. When the Munson arrived on scene there were no survivors and only a small amount of debris on the surface.

The video is a segment from our documentary "Flashback: A Fresh Look and some Treasures from the Past!". The Fred Lee is in 197ft of water in the Thumb Are Bottomland Preserve of Lake Huron.

https://youtu.be/Is0pK6aLP6c

                                                     

The Fred Lee was a wooden tugboat built in Port Huron, MI in 1896. The Lee is 70 feet long with a 16 foot beam. She was headed to Sault Ste. Marie when she f...

11/05/2020

107 years ago....

November 9th and 10th the Great Storm of 1913 roared through the Great Lakes region. Many ships were lost through out the lakes. We focus in on two of the many tragic stories that occurred through this storm.

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The Forgotten Souls of 1913

There are many sad and tragic stories from the Great Storm of 1913. The storm left incredible carnage across all the Great Lakes. Lake Huron took the greatest toll when it came to the shipping industry with the sinking of eight giant steamers.

Some of the ships from this tragedy were recently discovered or remain to be discovered. Several of them have been extensively documented and are popular dive sites today. But a few were discovered many years ago and lie on the lake floor, in deep water, with the ships and their stories largely forgotten.

Join us as we visit two of these forgotten steamers, the Argus and the John McGean, and explore the breathtaking toll that Mother Nature inflicted on these two massive ships, during the greatest storm to ever hit the Great Lakes!

The Forgotten Souls of 1913There are many sad and tragic stories from the Great Storm of 1913. The storm left incredible carnage across all the Great Lakes. Lake Huron took the greatest toll when it came to the shipping industry with the sinking of eight giant steamers.Some of the ships from this tr...

10/29/2020

October 29th, 1924 the steel freighter Glenorchy collided with the Leonard B. Miller in heavy fog on Lake Huron about 6 miles off of of Harbor Beach Michigan. After the impact the Miller came alongside the Glenorchy to take on the crew of the sinking ship. One story from the sinking is that one of the crew members was trapped in his stateroom after the collision. Captain Burke of the Glenorchy realized this as the crew was being transferred to the Miller. Captain Burke then when to the stateroom and used an axe to chop his way into the stateroom and rescue the trapped crewman. Moments after Captain Burke and the crewmen stepped on the deck of the Miller, the Glenorchy turned to its port side, then rolled over and sand to the bottom.

After taking on all 20 crew members, the Miller returned to Port Huron with a badly damaged bow and a large hole in its port side. It was reported that the pumps were barely able to keep up with the incoming water from the damage.

https://michigandiver.blogspot.com/2019/09/glenorchy.html

10/28/2020

A great article about a great man and and highly talented friend. Bob’s passion and generosity is unbelievable. His works brings out the true story of some of the greatest maritime tales and disasters. Words cannot express how thankful we are for Bob’s help and support in the local dive community. Through his amazing works, many new divers and future historians have started their own adventures. A true inspiration for so many!

08/14/2020

152 years ago (August 13th, 1868) the Dunderberg sunk in Lake Huron off of Harbor Beach Michigan.

The Dunderberg is probably the most visited technical diving wreck in the Thumb Bottomland Preserve. The Dunderberg was lost in a collision on August 13th, 1868. The Dunderberg is in amazing condition and sitting upright on the bottom in 155 feet of water. The bow sprit is adorn with a figurehead and the holds still contain its cargo of grain. Along the starboard side, you can see the deep gash cut into the hull from the collision in 1868.

For more information about the Dunderberg and additional images visit:
https://michigandiver.blogspot.com/2019/09/dunderburg.html
or
www.ThumbPerserve.com

*Artist drawing of Dunderberg credit to Robert McGreevy. (www.McGreevy.com)

07/26/2020

Great conditions on Sat with a great group of divers!