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There are several clinics and courses for people interested in the Edge/Hog line of gear coming up at DEMA... EDGE/HOG Equipment Service Technician Crossover (TDI Equipment Specialist Part I in the DEMA catalog) What: Experienced regulator service technicians currently working in the...

I'll be smiling about this most of the day... Southeast Asian Sea Life Identification Chart

Okay, I’m willing to do my bit to help with the lionfish infestation problem – by eating some of the dang thangs. Unfortunately or not, there aren't any of them in Lake Michigan so I'm not able to catch my own. Does anybody know of a source for lionfish meat? Caught, killed, cleaned, dressed...

Dan started diving before most of us were born, way back in 1954, and was one of the true scuba pioneers. Originally from the Southside of Chicago, Dan was a member of the first class of YMCA instructors and helped establish diving programs at the Y’s throughout the Chicago area – and certified...

John Janzen has posted a new video on YouTube shot on the Tennie & Laura in September 2009. The T&L was a small schooner built in the 1870's that sank in 1903 during a storm off the coast of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Only rediscovered a decade ago, today she is located upright on the bottom of...

Designed for dive professionals (or divers) interested in a comprehensive program of first aid care for dive emergencies, the DAN Diving Emergency Management Provider program integrates four DAN classes into a single eight hour course: * Automated External Defibrillators (AED's) for Scuba...

Rather than resurrect some ancient threads, I thought I'd start the discussion anew. I’m interested in hearing what others think I might have missed…more or less in order: Top Ten Tips for New (and not so new) Divers Learn to stay off the bottom – way off the bottom. It isn’t cute or...

APOD has a set of stills of a sunset, including a burst of green...

Over the years, my choice for my favorite Holiday has changed several times. As a child, of course, Christmas was THE Holiday, above all others, because of the pile of gifts it promised. Thanksgiving was mostly a harbinger of the impending ecstatic fantasia of a team of elves whose entire...

I had a cancellation for a two tank (or one long dive) trip this Saturday to the wreck of the Wisconsin. Noon on Saturday, 30 September, $89.00. If you're interested, PM me with your phone number. This wreck sits at 130', so it's at the limits of recreational diving and I need for anyone on the...

The MacArthur Foundation has announced its latest round of "Genius" grants and one has gone to Edie Widder, a marine biologist working with the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and truly a pioneer of the deep. Well done, well deserved! MacArthur Foundation bio of Edith Widder NOAA bio...

On July 4th, 1776, a small band of men risked everything to take a principled stand against their economic and political master, England, then the mightiest power in the world. Against an uncertain outcome, they threw off the yoke of King George III and said, “we mutually pledge our Lives, our...

A sticky thread with a busted link: "Here," isn't.

Anybody want to go diving this weekend? I've booked space on Dale Bennett's boat, the Enterprise, out of Waukegan Harbor this Saturday morning. Dale is a long-time local charter Captain, for those of you who might not know him. He runs a solid boat that is very well set up for divers and visits...

Who wants to learn CPR on a sunny summer day? Sure, it's cold outside, but put your coat on and get your butt in gear...it's time for the annual CPR Training Days 2006 February 18, 2006 Navy Pier, Festival Hall B Morning and afternoon sessions available $5 registration fee For more...

Are you a Chicagoland diver looking for dive buddies or just a chance to meet some new folks? The Tritons are going to be diving at Haigh Quarry in Kanakakee on Saturday, September 10th from (more or less) 9 till 3 and invite anyone interested to stop by and find out more about us - or just...

The Tritons are one of the oldest and largest dive clubs in the metropolitan Chicago area. We’re going to be doing a quarry dive on Saturday, July 9th at Haigh Quarry, south of Chicago near Kankakee and would like to invite anyone in the neighborhood join us for a dive or two or just to stop by...

WBBM Channel 2 did a story tonight about the UC-97, a WWI German submarine that was sunk off the coast of Chicago by the USS Wilmette (formerly known as the Eastland - yes, that Eastland) at the end of the war. Read the story, here There is more information about the sub (and a bunch of...

A friend has a new website for some of his artistic endeavors - mostly prints of his visits to our underwater world. http://www.michael-angelo-art.com/ Go ahead, click through and visit his site. He does nice work and someday you can say you knew him when...

Revised 12-02-05 ** Please Post any additional information at the end and inform a moderator to append it ** How about a list of all of the local dive shops that serve the GLWC area, stuck at the top of our forum? I'll break the list down geographically and then alphabetically to make it...