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Isle Royale Wreck Diving - - Lake Superior
This trip is now full

Isle Royale National Park -- "This wilderness archipelago is 45 miles long and nine miles wide at its widest point. Isle Royale National Park encompasses a total area of 850 square miles including submerged lands which extends four and a half miles out into Lake Superior."

On land, Isle Royale National Park is home to diverse plant and animal species. Below the surface, the park includes some of the best wreck diving in the world. If wreck diving is your passion, Isle Royale is the place.

If wreck diving is your passion, Isle Royale is the place.
National Parks Service -- Isle Royale National Park -- This wilderness archipelago is 45 miles long and nine miles wide at its widest point. Isle Royale National Park encompasses a total area of 850 square miles including submerged lands which extends four and a half miles out into Lake Superior. The archipelago is composed of many parallel ridges resulting from ancient lava flows which were tilted and glaciated. Isle Royale has 165 miles of scenic hiking trails and 36 campgrounds for backpackers and recreational boaters. There is excellent fishing, historic lighthouses and shipwrecks, ancient copper mining sites, and plenty of spots to observe wildlife. - - Isle Royale Map: National Parks Service

For more information on Isle Royale,
click on the National Park Service logo...
This trip will require Advanced Certification or higher.  Due to the water temperatures, use of a drysuit is highly recommended.  Dive sites and depths are determined by the experience and wishes of the group (subject to weather and Captain's discretion). The RLT Diver III requires all divers to complete a packet including liability forms and a medical statement. Certain existing medical conditions will require a signed physicians approval before your trip. You can download and review the PADI Medical Statement here. If you answer yes to any of the medical history questions, please print a copy to take to your physician for their approval and signature.

If you are interested in additional training prior to the trip, check out our class information section.

The PADI Wreck Diver Specialty can be completed on Isle Royale trips. Call for details.
Where:  Isle Royale (trip departs from Grand Portage, MN). Divers typically arrive at the boat the evening before and sleep on board. The RLT Diver III departs for Isle Royale early on the first morning of the trip.
When:  August  8-12, 2008  (Friday - Tuesday)
Price:   $859.00

(Includes boat charter, meals, and air fills).

Nitrox and argon fills can be available on request (at an additional price)

If you are interested in diving some of the best fresh water wrecks in the world, call (651) 681-8434 or
email us as soon as possible. Spaces are limited and these Isle Royale trips always fill fast!

You may pick up a trip application at either store or print out our Scuba Center Trip Application.

Recommended Reading
S.S. America: A Diver's View of the Past - - By: Stephen B. Daniel - - Published by the GLSPS - - "The America had a colorful career at the beginning of the twentieth century. The ship had many mishaps including collisions and groundings. The story ends with the sinking at Isle Royale early one June morning in 1928. Several historic photographs from the collection of the Great Lakes Maritime Museum Association are included as well. A cross-section of the shipwreck, a map of its location, and drawings of what lies below the way it is now and the way it was when it sank, inspire the reader to join the author in diving the wreck through the chapters that follow."

SS America:
A Diver's Vision of the Past
(second edition)

Stephen B. Daniel

Published by the GLSPS

 Shipwrecks of Isle Royale National Park - - The Archeological Survey - - Daniel J. Lenihan
Shipwrecks of
Isle Royale National Park

The Archeological Survey

Daniel J. Lenihan