The last two times I tried to dive this location either the weather didn't cooperate or I had ear problems. But I finally got out to see this excellent site. The wall is an underwater part of Niagara Escarpment, which starts out as limestone cliffs down in Niagara Falls, runs north through Tobermory, across to Manitoulin Island then curves around through Sault Ste. Marie, and over to Lake Michigan and into Wisconsin. It is the result of glaciers removing the limestone overburden deposited by a tropical coral reef about 180 million years ago IIRC, and leaving this spectacular series of cliffs through the province, sort of like the rim of giant plate.
Part of the Lady Dufferin wreck lies on a shelf at 90 ft, then there's the wall from 90 to 140-150. The slope continues down past 200 where the rest of the wreck is.
I did just the top 140, and what a view! 40F temp, lots to see of the broken up wreck. My new favourite dive site.
Thanks to Chris Harnett for the pics.
Part of the Lady Dufferin wreck lies on a shelf at 90 ft, then there's the wall from 90 to 140-150. The slope continues down past 200 where the rest of the wreck is.
I did just the top 140, and what a view! 40F temp, lots to see of the broken up wreck. My new favourite dive site.
Thanks to Chris Harnett for the pics.