morgan
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Depending on the area you live in you may find that shore dives are at a premium. Most of the waterfront areas are on private land these days. We obtained waterway maps both federally and provincially and checked out all the surrounding lakes and waterways with decent depths for diving. The water depths are indicated on the maps. We were also able to get a list of sinkings and coordinates from the historical archives so we could match these against the waterway maps. Most of the lakes were private land or private campgrounds. We came up with the idea that after the kids go back to school the campgrounds may be interested in having their waterfronts checked for garbage or anything that might cause harm to the kids when they returned next summer. We offered a free service to these camps and any private cottages (where depths were good) to do a clean up of their waterfronts. They get their areas cleaned up and we get to explore new depths. It works out pretty good. Thought I'd pass this on to any of you who are having the same problem of finding places to shore dive.