A festival celebrating underwater exploration of our Great Lakes maritime history
The Great Lakes has many shipwrecks in remarkable condition, but Great Lakes divers and historians have never seen one of the most unique shipwreck disasters on the Great Lakes. It is the giant working dredge, Hercules, one of the largest work dredges to have been lost. These vessels normally live out their lives working in harbors and close to shore. However, fate does intervene and provides shipwreck divers and historians the opportunity to explore a working vessel, upright, on the floor of Lake Huron.
The views are magnificent of the vessel whose upper works begin relatively shallow, but extend 200' to the floor of Lake Huron. Swimming in and around giant I-beams, cables and pulleys attached to the giant upright dredge is an unprecedented dive and exploration experience. Share the adventure with us!