Web Sites

Scuba Board - a diver discussion site that I find very interesting.  You have to register to read the posts but it is FREE.

Underwater Images Photo Competition - this is an international photo competition run from Ohio.  The prizes include fantastic dive trips and equipment.  Well worth checking out.

DivePhotoGuide - This web site  offers photo tips and tips, news of events world-wide and information about other underwater photo competitions.

Dive Sites

Portage Quarry - a great dive site in Ohio.   The folks who run/own it have been good friends for years and they will treat you right.  Check out the Hansa HFB 320 Jet that was just placed in the quarry for dive training.

Circleville Twin Quarries - I have dove this site for as long as I have been in Ohio - first as a guest of the Pickaway Search and Rescue team and now that they have it open to the public.   John Sanders (one of the owners) feeds their giant catfish and these guys are "big".   Usually they know when divers are near and either take off or remain hidden.   I surprised one once while on a Rebreather and I am not sure who was more startled the catfish or me.

Mt. Storm West Virginia - this is a 11,000 acre lake created as a cooling source for a coal powered electric plant on the site.   Parts of the site are open to diving but a lot of the information on this web site is no longer current.   For example there is no dive store there anymore.   If you want to dive it please contact me and I will give you the latest information.

Sites I like to dive which do not have web sites include:

Lakeview Park, Lancaster Ohio - this is a campground with great facilities for camping and diving.   As with Circleville - I have dove here since I moved to Ohio in 1968.   For details send me an email.

White Star Park - this is a county park in the city of Gibsonburg.   One of the few dive sites in the state that offers deeper water for training dives.  This link is to a map of the dive site.