Trips for 2011

Bonne Terre Mine for open water certification or trail dives (Let us know when you want to go).  $200 deposit for OW.

Complete your Open Water or Advanced dives in the mine at a reduced cost.  Price has been reduced by $150. Total cost is approximately $315 for everything to compete Open Water certification.  Yes that includes lodging, certification, equipment rental!  Advanced diver cost $215 plus equipment rental.  On January 8-9 five divers completed Deep Diver specialty and three divers completed Dry Suit Specialty.

Bonne Terre is one of the 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.  Tentative dates: Weekend in the spring                   

Trail Dive $65 per dive plus lodging.

Open Water Dives, Advanced or specialty dives only $235 which includes 2 nights lodging.  Plus $100 for open water certification and all  your equipment rental.

Cavern Diving specialty sign up for this winter!

Advanced $235 for dives and two nights lodging.

Specialty certification $235 for dives and lodging plus cost of specialty. 

Deep Diving

DrySuit Diving

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 727, as well as many other wrecks. Entry fee is $20. $90 - $135 includes two entry fees, two air fills, one or two nights lodging, breakfast. Transportation is arranged. Can complete wreck diving and other specialty certifications at this quarry. Visibility is often 20 - 40 feet in the fall. 

Bull Shoals Lake  2011

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          60ft bathrooms. Extra charge depending on the room and time of year as these boats have a rental fee double the regular deluxe houseboats. To view: www.bullshoalslakeboatdock.com

Want to rent boat for your own family trip?  Call us for special prices.   Price may fluctuate with price of gasoline.

April 29 - May 2, 2011, $235(230).  Off season rate for the 60 foot super deluxe boat. Add $30 per person for private room.  $190 for 50 foot houseboat if there is enough for two boats.  Join us again for our year end trip.  Pre-trip meeting Wed, April 27, 5 - 7 PM.

May 27-30, 2011, Memorial Day weekend.  $235(230) three days and nights on 50 foot houseboat.  Pre-trip meeting, Wed, May 25, 5 - 7 PM.  The 60 foot deluxe houseboat is available for a slightly higher price! Will let you know.  Pre-trip meeting, Wednesday, May 26, be here no later than 6 PM.  Add $10 for early Friday morning departure and a late afternoon dive.  We had two boats in 2010! 

July 1-4, 2011.  Water temperature should be around 80s!
Treasure Hunt trip with over $1400 in prizes.  Sixteen divers won prizes valued at $30 to over $300 in 2010.  $245(240) for 4 days/3 nights. 

August or September, 2011, Labor Day weekend.  

October, 2011, $235(230).  Off season rate for the 60 foot super deluxe boat. Add $30 per person for private room.  $190 for 50 foot houseboat if there is enough for two boats.  Join us again for our year end trip.  The weather and water conditions were great on our fall 2010 trip.

Haigh Quarry, Kankakee, IL   For a week day need four divers.

Only two and a half hours away.  Cost for one day at Haig including extra air fill and arranged transportation, $40-$50.  Let us know if you can go on a Thursday when vis is much better and there are fewer divers instead of 100s on the weekend.   June 18 and/or 19th free tryout of Whites Fusion Dry Suit.  Very little air trapping, less weight, and great fit.

Lakeland Park, Canton   

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

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. 

Lake Michigan, Summer 2011, Milwaukee, WI

Let us know when you can join us for a wreck diving trip on Lake Michigan. Dive the Milwaukee and Prins Wilhelm.  Visibility can be good.   Must be advanced.  Up to three dives.  Can complete wreck certification.  Must be advanced certified.

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.