Tourist dive in Milwaukee?

[Cthippo]

There is a chance I will be in Milwaukee or Racine for a day this summer and I was wondering of there is a quick and easy dive I could do while I am there. This would be a "Rent everything but a mask and snorkel" type of thing, jist a single tank, probably shore dive. Does such a thing exist around there?

 

[Marie13]

Poke around on here. I’m not sure what there is.

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I can tell you the local dive boats are weekends only. You’d have to check out Milwaukee dive shops.

 

[Marie13]

I’ve been wondering about easy access shore dive stuff on Lake Michigan myself so I just shot a message off to somone who’d know. I’ll let you know what I find out.

 

[Chris H]

Check out the shipwreck of the Appomattox. It is accessible from shore, at a park in Whitefish Bay, WI. There used to be 100ish stairs, but I've been told there is a paved ramp now. I don't know that it counts as quick and easy. There are a few dive shops remaining in Milwaukee, but none are particularly close to the wreck site. I haven't been on the wreck since 2003. The visibility in Lake Michigan is typically quite good, however wind direction and waves will play a part in the conditions on a wreck close to shore.

 

[Nosmosis]

Poke around on here. I’m not sure what there is.

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I can tell you the local dive boats are weekends only. You’d have to check out Milwaukee dive shops.

Marie, Jitka’s boat does weekday charters as does the Len-der. I dive a couple times a week usually out of MKE. As far as shore dives, I can’t recommend any and there are a few wrecks that are reachable from shore that I know of, but I believe they are also adjacent to some water treatment nastiness.

 

[Marie13]

Got my answer. The easy access shore wrecks are up in Door County. Nowhere near Milwaukee.

 

[Cthippo]

Ok, thanks for the info. I will squirrel that away in case I ak back out there on a longer trip.

 

[SpeedyJ]

There are charters that go out during the week as well, though with less frequency. Check with Shipwreck Explorers for their schedule. There are a couple shops in town that will rent gear. The Prins Willem V and the SS Milwaukee are my favorites, with the Willie being a great wreck to poke around inside as its pretty open and forgiving.

 

[Marie13]

There are charters that go out during the week as well, though with less frequency. Check with Shipwreck Explorers for their schedule. There are a couple shops in town that will rent gear. The Prins Willem V and the SS Milwaukee are my favorites, with the Willie being a great wreck to poke around inside as its pretty open and forgiving.

I just ran through Jitka’s schedule for this year. Weekday charters maybe twice a month, if that.

 

[SpeedyJ]

I just ran through Jitka’s schedule for this year. Weekday charters maybe twice a month, if that.

So you're saying they do go out during the week... with less frequency... got it.

Here is Len-Der's schedule for Wednesdays and Thursdays in 2024 https://www.pcdiving.com/_files/ugd/333790_17831173de014f409ae423e3e01f43de.pdf