I have done a few of the lakes. The Finger lakes are more about the geology then wrecks and there is stuff that can be seen.
Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence have some of the oldest and most intact wrecks known.
I have done a few of the lakes. The Finger lakes are more about the geology then wrecks and there is stuff that can be seen.
Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence have some of the oldest and most intact wrecks known.
I think Lake Ontario is within a reasonable distance to do a long 3-4 day weekend type trip. Is that somewhere you dive or have gone diving often? If you have any info. on whats going on there let me know. I am trying to set up something for a few of us down here in PA.
Also what's the deal with treasure hunting and artifact finding in the Great Lakes. I was told they have some strict rules there about that stuff.
There isn't alot on the NY side for dive charters, but there are a few PM me with some contact info and I will send you some stuff. And my local dive shop is currently setting up about just for that.Originally Posted by acelockco
If you have a boat there are several great dives just outside of Oswego New York. Do a Search for the "David W. Mills" Also about an 1 1/2 hours north is the easyest shore/wreck dive you will ever do in Alexandria Bay NY
My Local shop also runs a boat on Skeanatlas Lake if you are interested in doing dives with lots of geology.
I will warn that the zebra mussels are a double edged sword. Yes they have been a benefit for the vis, but they cover everything! Oh and they are very sharp too.
As far as artifacts, it was explained to me this way. In NY if it has spent more than 30 days on the bottom it is the property of NEW YORK STATE. I do know guys that hunt for bottles and stuff but anything of real antiquaty(sp) will get your gear, car, boat, and anything else you have donated to the state. and I am told that Canada thinks that NY is to easy.
Do you have a time frame?
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I have to talk with my wife to figure out the best time. I am self employed, so I often think about taking short vacations. My wife on the other hand works for a large company and they don't like it too much when she takes off.
Geology is very intresting, but I am looking for wrecks. Considering I would have a hard time leaving behind any artifacts, I may have to reconsider. They don't have any rules like that for the wrecks off NJ that I dive.
I have this problem with wanting to remove anything made of brass off of shipwrecks.....
Ace-
We're a "Go" for this weekend at Willow. LadyDog and I, and at least one other buddy pair will be coming in Saturday morning, camping overnight, and getting in a couple of dives before heading out Sunday afternoon. We're going to try to round up a few more at the dive club meeting tomorrow night. About twenty just got back from a week on the Nekton Rorqual and a another bunch are heading to CoCo View next week, so I don't know how many are up for blowing bubbles this weekend, but we'll see.
Are there fire rings in the camping area? We'll bring firewood if we can use it.
As for your question of wrecks in the St. Lawrence seaway, I haven't done it yet, but there are some pristine wrecks there. Our club is going up the first weekend of September (I don't think I'll make it this year). They use a dive op out of Brockville, Canada. And as Daddy-h20 said, the Canadians frown quite sternly on souvenir hunting.
Mountain Dog
It's not the destination, it's the journey.
Great to hear you are going to make it up this weekend. I was informed that we have some stinking event to go to on Saturday for a few hours, but I think I may be able to get in a dive anyway. Sunday is 100% clear for me and we can dive all day.
There are fire rings so bring wood, and there is a charcoal BBQ if you want to bring charcoal you can use that. There are some gas grills at the opposite side of the park, but I am not 100% sure they work.
Don't you just hate it when life gets in the way of diving.
No worries, we're a pretty self-sufficient group. If not on Saturday, we'll see you on Sunday. We should be easy to spot. Look for a white Ford Explorer with WV plates and a large van (I don't remember what make or color it is) with MD tags.
Thanks for the fire ring and b-b-q info. Next to diving, our club is best known for burning chunks of red meat over open flames.
Mountain Dog
It's not the destination, it's the journey.
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