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U-Boats of North Carolina

By Mike HughesWriter, Dive News Network During WWII German U-boats infiltrated the waters off the coast of North Carolina on many long-range missions. Most were sent to seek out and destroy ships and interrupt

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Ice Diving: The Coolest Type of Diving

By Rick StrattonPublisher, Dive News Network Ice diving is a way to take the experience of diving to a new level. As the name implies, dives take place under ice, but result in some of the clearest visibilit

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Willow Springs: Pennsylvania's Hot Spot

Story and Photos by Paul L. Miller The TNI’s (Thursday Night Irregulars) are not a dive club or formalized group of any kind but just an informal group of friendly divers who enjoy local diving on Thursday

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About the Northeast and Midwest Dive News Covers Jan 2012

► Photos by Warren Lo. The photos were taken earlier this year at Morrison Quarry in Wakefield Quebec just north of Ottawa, Ontario. Warren has been shooting underwater for about 8 years, and has been tra

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Florida Keys Dive Capital of the World Over a Million Divers Can’t Be Wrong

By Rick StrattonPublisher, Dive News Network World-Class Diving, Fish Bowl of the World, Diver’s Dream…these all describe the one place that comes to mind first for most divers when you ask “where would

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Gunilda: Believe it or not

By Tyler Bradford Guest Writer, Dive News Network In terms of shipwrecks, the Gunilda is Lake Superior’s crown jewel. Often the demise of ships can be characterized as tragic but the Gunilda falls squarely i

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Northern Shore of Lake Superior: Head Honcho of the the Great Lakes

Ship wrecks, history, tech diving…it is the gem of cold water diving and Lake Superior is on the top of every divers list of places-I-must-dive. The largest of the five Great Lakes in the attic of the United

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About the Midwest Dive News Dec. 2011 Cover

Photo courtesy Advanced Diving and Expeditions. The bell on the wreck of the Gunilda stands guard on this amazing wreck. In terms of shipwrecks, the Gunilda is Lake Superior’s crown jewel. Often the demise of

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Bonaire: Second Time's A Charm!

By Rick StrattonPublisher, Dive News Network You know how you can go see a movie a second time and you are just amazed by all of the things that you notice that you missed the first time around…my trip to Bo

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Kid's Sea Camp: Dad Just 5 more minutes!

By Rick StrattonPublisher, Dive News Network Kids Sea Camp Family Dive Adventures is, hands down, the most amazing trip I have ever done with my kid. My 12-year old daughter Amanda and I had a week we wil

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Ontario: A Shipwreck a Day Keeps a Diver "O.K."

By Alec PeirceGuest Writer, Dive News Network No one really understands just how big the Ontario area is. Most divers dive a specific area and never realize they are barely grasping the vast cache of shipwreck

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CURAÇAO: Tropical Diving at Its Best

By Jeff HirschmanGuest Writer, Dive News Network Curaçao is a dive destination offering amazing tropical diving and I should know… I run trips there every year and go as often as I can! Curaçao offers clea

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Bahamas Shark Diving

By Jett BritnellTravel Editor, Dive News NetworkI contemplated, as we stood on the dive boat swim grid surveying approximately eighteen lemon sharks circling on the ocean’s surface. All I could think was, “

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Weird Science

It’s a chance of a lifetime…discover and then map an entire shipwreck to share with the rest of the world. Thanks to Sony and Intel’s Project Shiphunt not only does a team get to do it but they get to d

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Wazee Lake - An Old Iron Mine is a Gem for Divers

By Keath AllenDive News Network Southeast Sales Manager When people think of diving, their thoughts naturally turn to tropical locations with warm waters and beautiful coral reefs. They imagine the seemingly e

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Bay Islands Honduras: Following the Whale Sharks Home

By Rick Stratton Honduras has a great advantage when it comes to scuba diving destinations; it is, after all, in the western Caribbean Sea sitting on top of the second largest barrier reef in the world. 

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Discovering The Marion Egan: A Mystery Revealed

By Jared DanielGuest Writer, Dive News Network It was a beautiful night, miles out in the middle of Northern Lake Huron. We were on the 32 ft. Obsession Too, the legendary boat that Dave Trotter and his team u

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Isle Royale, Michigan: Exploring The Kamloops

By Peggy KurpinskiGuest Writer, Dive News Network Michigan is well known as the Great Lakes state, the wolverine state and the “mitten” is clearly visible from space.  People living here are either

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Cayman Islands-Walls of Wonder

By Bill ColtartGuest Writer, Dive News Network It's a place that calls to divers from all over the world. The promise of glimpses at the colorful marine life, the elusive whale shark and the phantom manta rays

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Minnesota Mines - Where the Diving is All Mine

By Rick StrattonPublisher, Dive News Network(with contributions from Kat Colby) It is a world like you have never seen. The eerily dark, deep green waters envelop items from the past. As you float through, dif

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From facebook:What's Your Dive Season?

From facebook:What's Your Dive Season?

Mark Vergalito, New Jersey: I dive all year around. As long as the boats are going out! If not, I am...

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Gunilda: Believe it or not

Gunilda: Believe it or not

By Tyler Bradford
Guest Writer, Dive News Network

In terms of shipwrecks, the Gunilda is Lake Superior...

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U-Boats of North Carolina

U-Boats of North Carolina

By Mike Hughes
Writer, Dive News Network

During WWII German U-boats infiltrated the waters off the coa...

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Sharkskin

Sharkskin

By Mike Hughes

Sharkskin products are not really made from the skin of sharks and they don’t even har...

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DryCase

DryCase

By Mike Hughes

Dry Case is a new product that makes your iphone or droid ready for just about any wat...

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MP201 Proteus

MP201 Proteus

By Selene Muldowney

IST held nothing back when delivering the MP201 Proteus to the dive community! Si...

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Show Calendar for Midwest

Don’t forget these amazing events coming up in the next few months in your neck of the woods!

Jan. 28...

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June 2011 Letters to the Editor

June 2011 Letters to the Editor

Dear Rick,

A 20-year veteran of the St. Clair County Sheriff Dive Team, John Makuch, has passed away....

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DAN: New Year, New You!

DAN: New Year, New You!

If you’re looking to shed some pounds from your weight belt, slip into that slimmer wetsuit and take...

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