The author swimming on a wall by Larry Cohen When a competitive athlete ages, he or she becomes more susceptible to injuries. Minor injuries become a problem, and to continue an active lifestyle, one has to co

By Nancy BouchaGuest Writer, Dive News Network On our first dive at the Staircase in Provincials, we were greeted by a school of large, 2.5-ft. horse-eye jacks as we dove into the crystal clear water. The reef

By Bill Pfeiffer Several years ago I had the pleasure of joining Rachel Goodale for a dive at one of our local lakes. This was extra special for a couple of reasons. First, Rachel is an exceptional dive buddy

…Easy…it sounded sooo easy… We are on site at the canal in Amityville, where Ryan Katzenbach, owner of Katco Media and producer of the docudrama “Shattered Hopes: The True Story Of The Amityville Murder

In our first two installments we discussed the circumstances leading to our participation in the Katco Media docudrama “Shattered Hopes: The True Story Of The Amityville Murders”, and our initial survey of

By Rick StrattonPublisher, Dive News Network We have all heard the stories about how diving the Atlantic Ocean is so different from any other dive in the world but where does one begin? The east coast is massi

Text and photos by Cal Kothrade A short boat ride from Milwaukee’s harbor, lies the most dived shipwreck in all of Lake Michigan, the Prins Willem V, or Willie as she is affectionately known to the locals.&n

Celebrating Christmas in the tropics promised to be a grand family adventure this year with no snow, no tree, no turkey, no stuffing and zero stress. During the traditional season of gift giving, Cozumel was th

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

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

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

► 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

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

Spearfishing is an ancient way to fish that many divers get into as a common course of diving. The sport of diving for your own catch has been around for centuries. There are many devices to spearfish, from the

By Rick StrattonPublisher, Dive News Network A dive deep into the oceans blue without scuba equipment is a frightening prospect for most. A diver would not normally jump into the cold waters of the Atlantic Oc

By Bill Pfeiffer In March of 2011 I received an e-mail from Gail Bleckman, a producer working with Katco Media, a Hollywood motion picture production company. To make a long story short, she wanted to know if

Photo courtesy Performance Freediving. Earlier this year, Performance Free Diving participated in Deja Blue II held in Grand Cayman. The results for the PFD team were awesome, and we congratulate them. Performa

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

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

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