N 45° 28.555′ W 93° 30.051′ This small boat is sitting in 12′ deep water right off the point. The visibility here seems better here than the rest of the lake and the visibility was about 6′.

N 45° 28.270′ W 93° 29.938′ This is another small wood boat about 120′ from another boat. This one is at 23′ deep and the visibility here is about 3′.

N 45° 28.254′ W 93° 29.923′ This is a small wood boat in 20′ deep really murky water. The visibility here is about 3′.

N 20° 19.481′ W 87° 23.479′ Dos Ojos Cenote is actually two cavern dives that turn into full cave at the ends of each. One leg is called the Bat Cave and the other is called the Barbie Line. The barbie line is 415 meters (1361′) long. The bat Cave is 320 meters (1056′) long. Water temps are 77 degrees year round. The visibility is over 100′

N 45° 4.656′ W 92° 58.412′ I don’t know exactly what this is, but I think its a trailer dolly for moving boat trailers around a boat yard. Its sitting in 28′ deep water. The visibility here is about 10′

N 45° 3.491′ W 92° 57.797′ There isn’t much left of the small steel framed boat that sits in 18′ deep water. This boat was part of a 100 boat fleet of rentals for the Wildwood Amusement Park around 1900. The visibility here is around 10′

N 45° 4.670′ W 92° 58.356′

N 45° 4.581′ W 92° 59.288′ This aluminum boatlift was blown upside down and floated to its current location in 2003 according to the person that used to own it. It now is sitting upside down in 20′ deep water on its canopy. There are a few large bass calling it home. Visibility here is about 10′ in the summer.

N 45° 15.893′ W 92° 55.150′ We have been doing a lot of diving near Shadyland Point to look for a F-51 Mustang plane that crashed near here in 1954. We haven’t found the plane yet, but we have found some other interesting things. The visibility here is 3′ in the summer and 5′ in the winter.

N 45° 15.920′ W 92° 55.440′ The 1967 Chevy Camaro is sitting upright in 27′ deep water. It is about 1,500 feet from shore. The visibility here is 3′ in the summer and 5′ in the winter.

N 45° 15.533′ W 92° 55.066′ The Black 1951 Oldsmobile Holiday Edition is sitting upside down in 14′ deep water & about 1,700 feet from shore. The window on the drivers side is rolled down about 6″ but you have to reach down into the silt to feel this. Visibility here is about 3′ in the summer.

N 45° 15.725′ W 92° 55.077′ This fish house is sitting upside down on the bottom of Forest Lake in Minnesota. It is 8′-6″ wide by 12′ long by 11′ high. The house is sitting in 17′ deep water. The visibility is 3′ in the summer and 5′ in the winter.

N 45° 15.990′ W 92° 55.696′ This 18′ fiberglass boat is sitting in 16′ deep water on the side of a submerged Island in the third lake of Forest Lake. The visibility here is 3′ in the summer and 5′ in the winter.

N 45° 34.149′ W 93° 26.356′ The fiberglass I-O runabout is sitting on the side of a submerged island with the lower unit sitting about 10 away from it. I found a wallet with ID’s and some money near the boat and after I turned it in to the sheriffs department, I found out that this boat sank on accident and the 5 people in it did make it to shore.

N 45° 34.482′ W 93° 24.602′ The Submerged Island is a hump that is 6′ deep at the top and goes to 52′ deep on the South side of the hump. This 52′ deep hole is where a small plane crashed in 1962. The plane was recovered but there is still a hole in the 6′ deep silt where it was.

N 45° 34.341′ W 93° 24.457′ The Point is at the end of a big peninsula in Spectacle Lake, it is a hard sand bottom and visibility here is about 15′ in the summer and up to 30′ in the winter.

N 45° 34.230′ W 93° 24.257′ This small wood sailboat is only about 12′ long. It is sitting in about 20′ deep water about 20′ off the end of a dock on the South end of Spectacle lake. Visibility here is about 15′ in the summer and 30′ in the winter.

N 45° 34.246′ W 93° 24.697′ This underwater theme park is on the West side of Spectacle Lake. There are a couple boats and a lifeguard tower that we found in the lake and moved them to this central location in 15′ to 25′ deep water. The visibility here is 15′ in the summer and up to 30′ in the winter.

N 45° 34.052′ W 93° 26.010′ This is a small log fish crib on the South side of Green Lake. It is about 20′ deep and about 10′ of visibility in the winter.

N 45° 34.573′ W 93° 26.063′ This boat is at about 30′ deep off the big hill on the point. The visibility in green lake is terrible in the summer and only OK in the winter at 10′ to 15′ max.

N 46° 10.761′ W 93° 42.561′ This is the East end of the submerged rocky reef that extends off Indian Point. There is a lot of exploring to be done here.

N 46° 10.799′ W 93° 42.855′ The submerged rocky ridge is East of Indian Point and it is more like diving on a reef except for the cold water. The visibility here is about 35′ in the winter.

N 46° 9.046′ W 93° 38.739′ At the South side of Spirit Island, there is a submerged ridge of rocks. Some of these rocks are substantial, but most are basketball sized. The visibility here is about 25′-30′.

N 46° 9.135′ W 93° 38.651′ On the North side of Spirit Island, There are massive boulders at the base of the island. There wasn’t much fishing gear here, but it is a fun place to dive.

N 46° 7.593′ W 93° 37.888′ This area is just outside of Cove Bay off the end of a big peninsula. The water was about 36 degrees and the visibility was about 20′ max.

N 46° 9.071′ W 93° 28.755′ This is a rocky point off the West end of Malone Island. The bottom is sand and rock mix in some areas and the sand seems to swallow up any of the lost fishing gear. The visibility here is not that great even in the winter time at 25′ because of a near by river that dumps into the lake near here.

N 46° 9.993′ W 93° 30.982′ Graveyard Reef is a pile of basketball sized rocks that a lot of fishermen use and therefore it collects a lot of fishing gear. The visibility is not as bad as this video on a crappy camera makes it seem.

N 46° 10.764 W 93° 31.833′ Hennepin Island has 1300 Zebra Mussels per square foot and it has the most Zebra Mussels per square foot per the Minnesota DNR. This is why the visibility is better here than anywhere else on the lake. In the winter the visibility here is about 50′.

N 46° 12.421′ W 93° 31.902′ Every year there is a pressure ridge in Mille Lacs lake near Fishermans Wharf. The bottom here is football sized rocks and not much to look at, but the pressure ridge is impressive. Visibility here is about 30′ in the winter.

N 46° 11.200′ W 93° 29.950′ This area has large boulders wit lots of Zebra Mussels on them. The visibility in the winter here is between 30′ and 40′.

N 45° 34.344′ W 93° 14.130′ Under the bridge in Cambridge, MN is a neat place to dive if you want to find an occasional bike, scooter, or other stuff. The visibility is about 4′ to 10′.

N 45° 34.852′ W 93° 8.560′ This is an old steel “roll in” dock sitting upright and perfectly level on the bottom of Skogman Lake. It is in about 20′ deep water and the visibility was about 6′. It is very rusty and it had a couple anchors snagged on it. The two steel wheels are about half buried in the silty bottom of the lake.

N 46° 6.550′ W 93° 0.349′ This old wood boat is sitting at about 35′ deep in the silt at the South end of Grindstone Lake. It is very dark at 35′ deep because of the stained water and the thick silt around this boat can mess it up pretty quickly.

N 46° 6.731′ W 93° 0.673′ This fish crib is on the South West corner of Grindstone Lake. It is two log structures about 12′ square by 8′ high at about 20′ deep. The water is stained here and the visibility rarely gets over 15′

N 46° 7.064′ W 93° 0.167′ This is one of the 3 fish cribs we know about in Grindstone Lake. This one is 3 log structures about 12′ square by 8′ tall sitting in about 25′ deep water. The water is stained here and the visibility rarely gets over 15′

N 46° 7.593′ W 93° 0.182′ This is an interesting wall dive as there are several caverns that head back into the face of the wall. Though the lake is 200′ deep, this wall starts at 7′ deep and drops to 55′ immediately then tapers off at a 45 degree slope to the depths. The water here is stained with tannins and usually not more than 15′ of visibility.

N 46° 29.232′ W 93° 58.417′ There is an old snowmobile off the boat access at Portsmouth Mine pit at about 30′ deep. I only dove this at night so the visibility was not verified. The snowmobile is near the end of the second video.

N 46° 29.566′ W 93° 59.024′ At the South side of Hopkins Mine pit is a non-formal campsite that has some good shore diving just a few feet away. There are some submerged trees and some train track rails scattered around. We practiced lift bags here on a 40′ long train rail. Visibility here is about 30′.

N 46° 29.028′ W 94° 0.239′ This Beaver lodge is on the East end of Alstead Mine pit. Its in about 20′ of water and extends to the surface.

N 46° 29.088′ W 94° 0.572′ This Dodge Shadow is in shallow water on the North side of Alstead Mine pit. Its not much to see… but its diving.

N 46° 28.753′ W 94° 0.152′ The submerged forest in Huntington Mine Pit primarily runs along the South side. Pulling a diver through the trees on a tow sled at 3 MPH is a trip.

N 46° 28.998′ W 94° 0.645′ The submerged forest at Alstead South Mine pit was created when the Iron Ore ran out and the mining companies quit pumping out the mine, the pit flooded. The visibility here is about 30′.

N 46° 28.522′ W 94° 1.108′ The beaver lodge at the West end of Huntington Mine pit is a fish magnet. It is at 30′ deep and extends all the way to the surface. The visibility here is usually about 30′

N 46° 28.664′ W 94° 0.702′ This dump truck was stolen and launched into the Huntington Mine pit off a steep hill. It tumbled down an underwater wall and stopped on its side at 105′ deep. The visibility here is about 20′ but very dark and cold.

N 46° 28.671′ W 94° 0.697′ This was a ford van that was stolen from the City of Crosby Water Works Department. The City Police wanted us to recover the only map known to exist that showed where the water valves are in Crosby. We looked many different times for the maps and did not find them. We did recover the tools for the City though. It was sitting at 105′ deep but the van has since has been recovered. There is a debris trail up the hill of stuff.

N 46° 28.806′ W 94° 0.251′ Gilligans Plunge is a dive site where someone placed a fiberglass boat at 30′ deep on the North side of Huntington Mine pit. Just over the ledge from here, at about 110′ deep, there is a Ford Ranger with a topper, but I have not dove that one yet.

N 46° 28.449′ W 94° 1.070′ Gettin’ the Shaft is the name of a dive site that is a vertical mine shaft that has a wood structure around the top of the shaft at about 10′ deep. The shaft is lined with wood timbers and extends down very deep. We dropped a camera down it once but it is too fragile to get a diver in there.

N 46° 29.231′ W 94° 0.617′ This is Arco Mine Pit. The trees grew during the time the pit was dry. When the mine closed down, the pumps were turned off and the mine pit flooded leaving the submerged forest around the edges. The visibility is around 30′. The depth of the submerged forest is from 5′ to 40′ deep.

N 51° 14.778′ W 115° 29.780′ The Devils Gorge Dam is actually 3 separate dams. I parked the truck and unloaded my gear from the top of the new dam. The top of the one I was diving on was 45′ below the surface of the lake. This dam was built in 1916 to raise the lake even higher than the original 1800’s dam farther out and even deeper. There is also a submerged town in this lake. The lake is at 5,000′ above sea level.

N 49° 3.375′ W 113° 54.549′ The Gertrude is a 70′ long wood sternwheeler that sank in Upper Waterton Lake just North of Glacier National Park. The stern is at 20′ and the bow is at 60′ The visibility varies but it was about 20′ when I dove it, This lake is at 4,200′ above sea level so you need to be careful to not drive to a higher elevation within 24 hours after diving here.

N 48° 32.843′ W 113° 58.841′ Fish Creek is on the North side of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, Montana. The lake is 3,156′ above sea level so I needed to stay this side of Logan Pass for 24 hours after diving here. The visibility was about 40′ here.

N 48° 31.846′ W 113° 58.788′ At Apgar in Lake McDonald, the bottom is a fine gravel and the water is pretty clear. The glacial lake is 3,156′ above sea level so I needed to stay on this side of Logan pass for 24 hours after diving. I found 4 golf balls, a clear bottle, and 2 broken plates. I only went down to 25′ deep.

N 43° 53.635′ W 103° 28.942′ Horse Thief Lake is about 1 1/2 miles NW of Mount Rushmore. I dove here in 2009 thinking it has probably never been dove. I used High Altitude dive tables as the lake is 5,000′ above sea level. The bottom was silty and the visibility was less than 5′. I found a couple lures and that was it.

N 46° 49.661′ W 93° 56.604′ The pontoon sank in 1969 when a big tornado came across the lake. Bill Mathies (PADI #79) who owns Minnesota School of Diving recovered two of the 11 people that died during the storm.
The visibility was about 10′ and the water was stained. There was a lot of other debris in the water from the cabins that blew into the lake.

N 48° 2.883′ W 90° 30.288′ Poplar Lake is in the boundary Waters Canoe Area, but it is the last lake that you can use a motorized boat in. The water is stained from the tannic acid, but I wanted to dive it anyway. I dropped down to about 50′ and the visibility was only about 5′ to 10′.

N 47° 29.042′ W 92° 27.817′ Scuba Palooza is a two day annual treasure dive event that brings divers from all over Minnesota to find underwater medallions, watch home videos of dives, eat BBQ, camp, and just hang out. It is at the Sherwood Forest Campground at Gilbert, MN.

N 47° 28.736′ W 92° 27.555′ There are 3 lines at this buoy. One leads to a twin engine plane, the next leads to a Huey Chopper, and the 3rd one leads to a 1940’s car. They are between 25′ and 40′ deep. The visibility here varies from 20′ to 40′.

N 47° 28.881′ W 92° 27.794′ The Rail truck is like a pick up truck that would run on the rails to haul small train cars into and out of the mine pit. These were electric and ran of a series of batteries under the bed. The rail truck is sitting in 28′ deep water straight out from where the kids would jump off the cliff. The visibility here is about 20′.

N 47° 28.894′ W 92° 27.745′ Rail Speeder #2 is a gas powered rail car made to transport miners in and out of the open pit mine. There are two of these in Lake Ore-B-Gone but this one is at 21′ deep. The visibility here is about 25′.

N 47° 28.897′ W 92° 27.726′ Rail Speeder #1 is a gas powered rail car made to transport miners in and out of the open pit mine. There are two of these in Lake Ore-B-Gone but this one is at 20′ deep. The visibility here is about 25′.

N 47° 28.895′ W 92° 27.713′ This fiberglass boat is sitting on a rocky slope just off the swimming beach in 40 deep water. Because the mine pit is 433′ deep, the water can be chilly at depth. The visibility here is about 25′.

N 47° 28.895′ W 92° 27.695′ The small single engine Army trainer plane is sitting on a rocky slope at 41′ deep. The canopy is open but it is too tight to fit a diver in there. Because the mine pit is 433′ deep, the water can be chilly at depth. Visibility here is about 25′.

N 47° 28.908′ W 92° 27.673′ This fake skeleton is sitting on a pump platform at 52′ deep. Someone in the past dressed it up in scuba gear and sat it on a lawn chair. The visibility here is about 25′ Because the mine pit is 433′ deep, the water is chilly here at depth.

N 47° 29.022′ W 92° 27.684′ I think this Jeep in the water was an accident based on the crumpled condition and the steep hill it rolled down. It is in 15′ of water. The visibility here is about 30′.

N 47° 29.038′ W 92° 27.667′ This is a helicopter that has a replica mini-gun mounted on the nose. It is sitting at 35′ deep but because the mine pit is 433′ deep, the dives here are chilly. Visibility is about 40′.

N 47° 29.073′ W 92° 27.642′ The School bus is silver and maroon and its sitting on a 45 degree slope from back to front. The back is at 54′ deep and the front is at 40′ deep. The back door is open so you can swim through it. Visibility here is about 40′. This is a deep mine pit at 433′ deep so the water temps are usually chilly at depth.

N 47° 32.077′ W 92° 13.799′ The wall is just East of the boat launch in St. James mine pit. Although the mine pit is 381′ deep the wall drops to 220′. I only went down to about 110′ but the visibility was so good, I didn’t need a light at that depth. Visibility was about 50′.

N 47° 32.381′ W 92° 17.141′ Although the mine pit is 465′ deep, these submerged buildings sit at 75′ deep on top of a ledge that drops very deep. The visibility was about 35′

N 46° 51.829′ W 92° 17.928′ A small wood boat probably from the 40’s or 50’s on the south shore of Pike Lake near Hermantown, MN. It is sitting in about 6″ of silt at about 25′ deep. The visibility was only about 10′ max.

N 46° 48.435′ W 90° 49.012′ This is a shore dive just off Bodins Fish Market and the public beach at Halvor Reiten Park in Bayfield Wisconsin. There is a lot of slab wood and a few shipwreck timbers in the water just off this beach. There is supposed to be a submerged Model A just of the Bodins Fish Market Dock as well but I did not find it.

N 46° 47.252′ W 92° 5.404′ This is a submerged 900′ long wood dock that trains used to run on to load and unload ships. Toward the end of its useful life, the railroad would take train cars full of junk train parts and roll them into the water from the dock. Not much is left in the way of train parts but a few pieces remain.

N 47° 0.710′ W 91° 40.661′ There are two breakwalls in Two Harbors. This one is the inside of the Southern one. It consists of wood, rock, steel, and concrete and was built inadvertently on top of part of a shipwreck called the Ely. This is a good place to dive if you get blown out of the main lake.

N 47° 0.700′ W 91° 40.677′ The Ely is a 200′ wood three masted schooner-barge that sank in 1896 in Two Harbors, MN. The tugboat Edna G that is still moored in Two Harbors rescued the 10 crew members from the Ely. The wreck is in 30′ of water and about 30′ of the stern is buried under the breakwall. Visibility here ranges from 2′ to 10′ because of the traffic in the harbor.

N 47° 8.444′ W 91° 27.298′ Gooseberry Falls caverns is a wall dive with several small sea-caves There is a 15′ high cliff that you can use for the giant stride entry and the wall drops about 30 deep before ‘flattening out’ to a 45 degree rocky slope. Exiting the area just North on a rocky beach can be interesting in rough water.

N 47° 12.354′ W 91° 21.458′ The Madeira is a 436′ steel 3 masted schooner-barge that sank in 1905 off Gold Rock Point just north of Split Rock Lighthouse. The bow is between 40 and 50′ deep. The stern is at 65′, & the pilot house was at 75′ but now what’s left of it is at 100′. There is a large debris field just north of the Stern section.

N 47° 16.295′ W 91° 16.232′ The Hesper was a 250′ wooden-hulled, single-screw, triple-masted, cargo ship that sank in Silver Bay, MN in 1905. The ships hull is split open and the sides are laying in a “V” shape. The bow is in 30′ of water and the rudder is at 48′. Visibility here is seldom over 30 because of the proximity of the harbor traffic.

N 47° 20.851′ W 91° 11.028′ This natural cave is at a location where Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing (3M) had a dock in Ilgen, MN (town is no longer there). The cave entry is right next to the rocky beach and after a 75′ swim-thru, the exit is on the lake side of the cliff. The cave itself is open to the air all the way through. There are remains of the 3M dock here to explore as well.

N 47° 44.809′ W 90° 20.084′ This is a shallow shore dive in Grand Marais Harbor. There wasn’t much to see except logs, rocks, Things lost of Moored sailboats, and the occasional shipwreck timber.

N 48° 5.118′ W 88° 46.000′ The Kamloops is a 250′ steel canaler that sank in 1927 near Isle Royale. It’s resting on the bottom at 270′ deep, but the top of the stern is at 180′ deep The top of the bow is at 240′ deep. This is a deep wreck well beyond recreational limits, and it is a wreck to be respected.

N 47° 54.725′ W 89° 9.511′ There are many places to dock for the night around Isle Royale. Windigo at one end and Rock Harbor at the other… both offer fuel and showers. There are several other smaller docks around the island in sheltered bays. Most of these areas have 8′ by 16′ shelters that anyone can stay in free for up to 3 days at a time on a first come-first serve basis.

N 47° 51.450′ W 89° 19.796′ The Henry Chisholm was a wooden bulk freighter that sank in 1898 near Rock of Ages Lighthouse at Isle Royale. The 30′ tall engine sits in 115′ deep water and the 12′ diameter prop is at 155′ deep. The visibility here is between 30′ to 40′ and the water is usually around 40 degrees.

N 47° 51.462′ W 89° 19.385′ The George M. Cox shipwreck (also called ‘Cox on the Rocks’) is a 233′ steel passenger ship that sank in 1933 near Isle Royale. The bow is in 10′ of water and the stern is 100′ deep. The visibility here is about 40′ mostly and the water temps are generally in the 40’s.

N 48° 11.334′ W 88° 25.957′ The Monarch Shipwreck is a 259′ wood packet ship that sank in 1906 near Isle Royale. It is broken up between 10′ deep to 80′ deep. There is nothing left to penetrate on this wood wreck as the hull is layed open and artifacts are scattered across the site. Visibility is 25′ to 40′ and the water temp is around 45 degrees.

N 48° 11.559′ W 88° 30.815′ The Chester A. Congdon Bow Shipwreck is the bow section of a 526′ long 56′ wide bulk freighter that sank in 1918 near Isle Royale. The site is from 60′ to 120′ deep and has 4 levels to explore. The bow sits at a 45 degree angle and some call it ‘the fun house’ because of this. Visibility here is usually 30′ with bottom temps about 40 degrees.

N 48° 12.003′ W 88° 29.525′ The Emperor was 525 feet long, 56 feet in beam. It was hauling 10,000 tons of iron ore when it sank in 1947 just North of Isle Royale. 12 sailors died in this wreck. The sand at the Bow is at 60′. The ‘swim through’ at the turning point for this bow dive is at 93′ deep. At this ‘swim through’ you cross under the 56′ wide hull of the ship. The water is usually about 45 degrees. The visibility is about 40′.

N 48° 12.018′ W 88° 29.606′ The Emperor was 525 feet long, 56 feet in beam. It was hauling 10,000 tons of iron ore when it sank in 1947 just North of Isle Royale. 12 sailors died in this wreck. The sand at the stern is at 180′. The Engine room is at 150′, and the fantail is at 135′ deep. This is one of the best wrecks in the Great Lakes in my opinion. The water is usually about 45 degrees. The visibility is about 40′.

N 47° 53.631′ W 89° 13.341′ The America wreck is 180′ long and sank in 1928. The bow is 2′ below the surface and the stern is 80′ below the surface. This is a shallow wreck in fairly cold water. Average water temperatures here in the summer are between 40 and 50 degrees. Visibility varies, but 30′ to 50′ is common.