July 29, 2014

Isle Royale - Day 1

July 29, 2014/ Meghan Oaks

The next stop in our two week vacation was Grand Portage, Minnesota where we were to board a boat for a week-long liveaboard diving the shipwrecks of Isle Royale.

We pulled in on Sunday afternoon, ready for a week of hardcore shipwreck diving on Isle Royale. Grand Portage is an Indian Reservation on the shores of Lake Superior in Northern Minnesota. When the fur trade was in full swing, this was a major hub of activity. Today, it's a quiet town with a National Monument commemorating...

July 20, 2014

Exploring Part 2: The Porcupine Mountains

July 20, 2014/ Meghan Oaks

After we left Houghton, we headed on to the Porcupine Mountains for a couple of days. On our way, we stopped at the Adventure Mining Company in Greenland, MI. They also do mine tours, but there are much more rugged than those offered at the Quincy mine. The mines haven't been electrified at all, so ...

July 19, 2014

Exploring Part 1: The UP

July 19, 2014/ Meghan Oaks

Since Aaron and I had a week of time to kill between finishing up diving in Munising and getting on the boat for Isle Royale in Grand Portage, we decided to spend some time in the UP doing things that we never got around to doing (or had the time to do) while we were attending Michigan Tech. Fair warning...

July 16, 2014

Shipwreck Diving in Munising - 2014

July 16, 2014/ Aaron Oaks

This past weekend was spent in Munising, Michigan, diving the shipwrecks of the Alger Under Water preserve. For those of you that do not know where Munising, Michigan is, click HERE. There are tons of activities to keep you and your family occupied during all four seasons. We dove with the same exact group ....