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Thousands Islands Weekend Dive Trip (July 11-13 or Aug 22-24)Friday, July 11, 2008 at 1:00 PM - Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 4:00 PM (ET) |
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THOUSAND ISLANDS
Join Liz for a great warm-water Scuba weekend at the Thousand Islands in Canada for only $485!! Yes--I did say warm water --think over 70-75 degrees! Pick your dates either (July 11-13 or Aug 22-24).
THE THOUSAND ISLANDS: Are one of the world's best-kept diving secrets and have some of the best fresh-water wreck diving in the world! The 1000 Islands region is an international tourism destination, encompassing communities on both sides of the US and Canada border along the St. Lawrence River and the eastern shores of Lake Ontario. The region takes its name from the more than 1000 islands that dot the lake and river along this international waterway. The region extends from Kingston to Cornwall on the Canadian side, and from Oswego to Alexandria Bay to Massena on the US side, reaching inland to the foothills of the Adirondack mountains to embrace the communities that are west and north of the Adirondack Park, and the four NY Counties of Oswego, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence. The fresh water preserves the wrecks so that we can still dive ships that sank in the 1800's! The 1000 Islands Region is celebrated as one of the world's best fresh-water shipwreck diving destinations, due to the large number of shipwrecks throughout the region, and due in part also to the accidental introduction of the zebra mussel (Dreissenia polymorpha). The Zebra Mussel has been credited with cleaning the river to amazing levels of clarity.
LIMITED TO 10 PER TRIP!! Spots are reserved on a first paid, first served basis.
PRICE: $485/pp
PRICE INCLUDES: Price includes two dives per day on Saturday and Sunday along with lodging and food at a quaint bed and breakfast (http://www.riversidediveresort.com).
DIVING: Your dives will include the Keystorm 110' and King Horn 97' Other dives will be decided by the group.
Keystorm
Built in 1908 in Wellsend, England this 2300 ton steamer called "Keystone", (256 ft. x43 ft.) was carrying a cargo of 2230 tons of Bituminous coal from Genesee Dock at Charlotte N.Y. under the command of Capt. L Daigault. Forty five minutes past Alexandria Bay in dense fog on Oct. 12, 1912 she crossed over Outer Scow island Shoal and within minutes sank without a fatality. One of Ontario's premier wrecks and favorite of many divers, this steel freighter lies south of the shipping channel off Mallorytown Landing west of Brockville. The Keystorm sits in deeper water away from the shoal she hit. For more details on yhr Keystorm go to: http://www.wrecksandreefs.com/keystorm.htm
Kinghorn
Built by the J.B. Auger & Co. from parts made in Scotland, and launched in 1871 at Montreal, the Kinghorn was named after the manager of the Montreal Transportation Company, located in Kingston, Ontario, since it was built from his design, this barge had an iron frame and wooden planking, the first of its type on the river. The Kinghorn had a capacity of about 20,000 bushels of grain. April 27, 1897, the tug Hiram A Walker under Captain Boyd had seven barges under tow in the American channel near Thousand Island Park. She was caught in a storm losing barges on the south shore and 2 barges at Johnston's light opposite the park. With four barges left the Walker headed for Grenadier Island where the Captain of the Kinghorn reported his craft leaking badly. The Walker headed for Rockport with the injured barge however lost her 1/2 mile from Rockport in 90 ft. of water, where she was discovered in 1996 by Ronald MacDonald. This wreck has sometimes been confused with the fishing tug Edith Sewell, and the "Rockport wreck." Located directly in front of the Customs Office at Rockport, this vessel sits in 90 ft. of water in the middle of the small boat shipping channel. This wreck presents an excellent technical dive training opportunity with everything from current to finding bottles. For more details on the Kinghorn go to: http://www.wrecksandreefs.com/newpage17.htm
CARPOOL: From the DC Metro area - carpool is around 7 - 7 1/2 hours and a straight shot up I81. Liz will provide carpool details later.
PLEASE NOTE: You must have your Advanced Open Water Dive Certifcation and a passport to go on this trip. Copies of passports must be provided 2 weeks in advance!!
When & Where
Thousand Islands
Friday, July 11, 2008 at 1:00 PM - Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 4:00 PM (ET)
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