Hank,

We worked with a local SCUBA diving outfitter that I’ve used before.  Because it was for the Boy Scouts, he gave us a tremendous package deal on the lessons, personal gear, and dive charter.  We were able to offer 4 days of shipwreck diving in the Straits of Mackinac (tip of the “mitten” where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet) for ~1/4 the cost of a trip to the BSA’s Florida Seabase.  Plus, no waiting list!  I’ve been to Philmont, the Northern Tier, and the Florida Seabase (although it was for sailing, not SCUBA).  I find the BSA High Adventure Bases to be expensive for what they offer and you often have to make reservations 2 years in advance.

I got my original SCUBA certification in the Virgin Islands, MUCH warmer water!

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium 

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> On Jun 28, 2020, at 3:09 PM, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Very nice!  My son did Philmont and then we both did Seabase in Florida.  I
> got my open water certification in the Philippines so slightly warmer temps
> that what you were dealing with, lol!
> 
> Hank
> 
>> On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 2:36 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
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>> Hi All,
>> 
>> With Sanford Lake reduced to a small trickle of its former self, I have to
>> find my on-the water fun elsewhere.  In August, I’m leading my Boy Scout
>> Troop on a High Adventure Shipwreck SCUBA Diving Trip to the Straits of
>> Mackinac Shipwreck Preserve.  We’ve been working all Winter/Spring to get
>> our SCUBA certification.  The final step was to do 4 open water
>> certification dives as a sort of hands-on final exam.  We did our 4 open
>> water certification dives at Higgins Lake last week Thursday & Friday.  The
>> attachments are some photos of the event.  Higgins Lake is very deep and
>> cold, hence the full wetsuits, gloves, and hoods.
>> 
>> Roger Pihlaja
>> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>> 
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