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Winter dives in Bonne Terre Mine (see below)

Bull Shoals Lake spring of 2009

Located in the beautiful Ozark mountains on the northern border of Arkansas (440 miles from Morton). You will be lodging aboard luxury houseboats for three days and nights. Boats have TV, VHS/DVD, air-conditioning, refrigerator and one full bath. All meals and snacks are provided. Transportation is arranged. Dive an average of six dives right off the houseboat in the clear waters of Bull Shoals Lake. Open Water, Advanced Open Water, and many specialty certification dives can be completed on these trips. Available are swimming, water skiing, fishing, night dive, wreck dive, spear fishing, jet skis, barbecue dinner, and great fun. These are our most popular trips at a very reasonable prices. Great trip for non divers. Many customers do multiple trips each season. Scheduled from April through October.

Now available 60 foot Super Deluxe Houseboats with private bedrooms, slide, fly deck, large television with good reception and DVD/VHS player, full kitchen with double refrigerators, two full bathrooms. Extra charge depending on the room and time of year as these boats have a rental fee double the regular deluxe houseboats. For view go to www.bullshoalslakeboatdock.com


Planned Trips for 2009

 

We are excited about 2009 as flooding throughout the Midwest resulted in unusual conditions in 2008. 
May 1 - 4, 2009 $250(245).  Off season rate for the 60 foot super deluxe boat. Add $30 per person for private room.  First trip of the year is usually the clearest!  $200(195) for 50 foot houseboat.  We will have two boats.  Pre-trip meeting, Wednesday, April 29.

May 22 - 25, 2009, Memorial Day weekend.  $260(255) three days and nights on 50 foot houseboat.  Pre-trip meeting, Wed, May 20, 5 - 7 PM.  Look for possible special on 60 foot deluxe houseboat. 

 
June 26 - 29, 2009
Treasure Hunt trip with over $1600 in prizes. 
Eighteen divers won prizes valued at $20 to over $300 in 2007.  Join us this year!  2nd boat is filling up.  $265(260) for 4 days/3 nights.  Pre-trip meeting Wednesday, June 24, 5 - 7 PM.  Three days/two nights $255(240).  Full, call for cancellations.
 
August 14 - 17 (13 - 16), 2009 $270(265).  Great time on the deluxe 60 foot houseboat.  Rental is less for this luxurious houseboat but the weather is still very nice.  Water temperature in the 80s.  Add $30 for private room.  Pre-trip meeting, Wed, August 12, 5-7 PM.  One boat almost full!
 
October 9 - 12, 2009, Columbus Day weedend $250(245).  Off season rate for the 60 foot super deluxe boat. Add $30 per person for private room.  Annual Pumpkin carving contest.  Prizes for everyone!  $200 for 50 foot houseboat if there is enough for two boats.  Join us again for our year end trip.  Pre-trip meeting Wed, October 7, 5 - 7 PM.
Mermet Springs

Located in Southern Illinois, between Vienna and Metropolis.  In the Fall this rock quarry has some of the clearest water in Illinois.  It is stocked with a large variety of fish; it is the home of U.S. Marshall's 72, as well as many other wrecks. Entry fee is $20. $90 - $120 includes two entry fees, two air fills, one night lodging, breakfast. Transportation is arranged. $95 for one day including lodging. Can complete wreck diving and other specialty certifications at this quarry. Visibility is 20 - 40 feet.  Our final trip of 2008 had 30 to 50 foot visibility.  Can return but only in drysuits!

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Lakeland Park, Canton    Check for dates.

This former strip mine is stocked with fish and has some submerged underwater structures. Good for training dives.

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Lake Wazee, WI

Camp out or stay at a local hotel at off season rates.  25 foot visibility and lots of fish.  $10 entree fee.  Certification dives if there is enough interest!  Great new location.

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Lake Michigan, July or August, 2009, Milwaukee, WI

Join us next year and we will dive the Milwaukee and Prins Wilhelm.  Visibility can be good.   Must be advanced.  Wreck and dry suit certification available.  Great trip this year.  Need $90 to reserve space.  Additional cost are for transportation and any equipment needed. 

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Haigh Quarry, Kankakee, IL 

Only two and a half hours away. $20 entree fee. Weekend or weekday (best time to go) if there are four of you that want to go for certification. Cost for one day at Haig including extra air fill and arranged transportation, $50.  We will go on a Thursday and pretty much have the lake to ourselves with at least 4 divers.  15 feet of visibility.  Let us know if you can go on a Thursday. 

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Bonne Terre Mine  (sign up now for January, 2009, trip!)

One of the most unusual dive sites in the world.  The world's largest flooded mine with 100 foot visibility guarantees year around diving. It is located an hour south of St. Louis. It has a constant water temperature just under 60 degrees. The sights include: amazing architecture of pillars, stalactites, and caverns, oar carts, elevator shaft. and more.  The mine is larger than anything we can describe.  $65 per trail dive (minimum of 3).  Only $50 to $55 per dive if completing open water certification.  Can do deep dive, cavern dives, and much more in a great environment!

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Panama City or Palm Beach, FL
Good wreck diving and clear springs around Panama City.. Reef & drift diving off Palm Beach. Nearby are some crystal clear fresh water springs. This is the nearest salt water diving. This trip is not scheduled every year. This is as close as we can get for ocean dives.
 
Aqua Diving School
138A North Detroit
Morton, IL 61550
Phone: (309) 263-0045 Fax: (309) 263-7995
Email: aquadive@mtco.com