Diving in Erie, PA?

[vikingdrydiver]

Any Erie, PA divers out there? Can you recommend any good dive sites? I'll be up there this weekend and would like to get wet.

Thanks!

[BILLB]

I visited a dive shop in Erie in the early spring and they said that dive boats in Erie are rare. The only one they knew of was broke. Go to Cleveland or to NY state to dive. I was not there to dive so I did not follow up except to but a very interesting book on Lake Erie Wrecks.

[Waterlover]

http://www.osprey-dive.com/ospreyframe.html
The best charter operation on the south side of the lake:)

[Scuba_Jenny]

Please post a report. I grew up in Erie, but never dived there. I recall hearing they have a New Years Dive in the bay, usually frozen over at that time....

[wb416]

Waterlover once bubbled...
http://www.osprey-dive.com/ospreyframe.html
The best charter operation on the south side of the lake:)

I concur wholeheartedly! Just a hop-skip-and-a-jump from Erie, PA. In fact, it's the first turnpike exit after you enter New York.

Definitely a nice op!

Here's a few reports from my visits there:
Sept 1, 2001 dive report (http://www.bayareadivers.net/wb416/reports/BarcelonaNY010901.shtm)
Sept 8, 2001 (a week later) dive report (http://www.bayareadivers.net/wb416/reports/BarcelonaNY010908.shtm)
June 2003 (mostly pics) (http://www.bayareadivers.net/wb416/reports/BarcelonaNY030621.shtm)

Have fun!

bob

[japan-diver]

Also grew up in that area and would be interested in a report as I never dove there either.