Sawmill Creek Resort & Lodge, 400 Sawmill Creek Drive West, Huron, OH 44839
November 19, 2011
Shipwrecks & Scuba
Featuring Black Beard the Pirate's Flagship, Queen Ann's Revenge
Shipwrecks & Scuba
Featuring Black Beard the Pirate's Flagship, Queen Ann's Revenge
The Pirate and the Wheelsman
Sea stories, shipwrecks, and more!
Sea stories, shipwrecks, and more!
Chris Southerly is the Queen Ann's Revenge Project Archaeologist/Divemaster, Digital Information Supervisor. Chris was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. He did undergraduate work in biochemistry at Virginia Tech before earning his BS (1990) in anthropology/Archaeology from James Madison University. Chris also did graduate work in historical archaeology at the College of William and Mary before focusing on underwater archaeology and completing his MA (2003) in Maritime History and Underwater Archaeology from East Carolina University.
Over the last decade and a half Chris has had experience working on terrestrial and underwater sites from prehistoric to modern times, primarily in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Bermuda. He joined the Underwater Archaeology Branch as a staff archaeologist in 2000, concentrating on the environmental review program for the state's terrestrial and submerged cultural resources. As an archaeologist and divemaster he has participated in numerous surveys and research projects across the state. Chris turned his focus to the Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck Project full-time in 2002 supervising fieldwork and diving, coordinating data management/analysis, inter-office networking, and GIS development.
Over the last decade and a half Chris has had experience working on terrestrial and underwater sites from prehistoric to modern times, primarily in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Bermuda. He joined the Underwater Archaeology Branch as a staff archaeologist in 2000, concentrating on the environmental review program for the state's terrestrial and submerged cultural resources. As an archaeologist and divemaster he has participated in numerous surveys and research projects across the state. Chris turned his focus to the Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck Project full-time in 2002 supervising fieldwork and diving, coordinating data management/analysis, inter-office networking, and GIS development.
Chris Southerly
Ric Mixter
Its been said that more people learn about Great Lakes history from Ric Mixter than any other source. Millions have watched his programs on PBS, the Outdoor Channel and Vision Network. He has appeared as a shipwreck expert on the History Channel and Discovery Channel and was honored for 20 years of maritime interpretation by the Association of Great Lakes Maritime History in 2009. Ric is a published author, with articles in Michigan History magazine and Chronicle, and recently released his first book, The Wheelsmen. With twelve documentaries airing on PBS, Ric leads the pack when it comes to sharing local history. He's dove over 100 shipwrecks, including the Edmund Fitzgerald and he served as underwater cameraman on the first dives to the Carl D. Bradley. Ric has been in broadcasting since age 16, and today owns a video production company in Saginaw.
Jack Papes
Roger Roth
Roger Roth is a former science teacher and has been diving and filming underwater since 1988. He’s earned nine international gold medals for underwater video production and has authored dozens of educational videos for schools and educational outreach programs around the world.
A partial client list for Roger includes the Discovery Channel, the U.S. Navy, the Nature Conservancy, Save the Manatee Club, Aggressor Fleet, Ltd., MV FeBrina and Walindi Plantation in PNG, Loloata and Tufi Dive Resorts in PNG, Peter Hughes’ Star Dancer, Kasawari-Lembeh and Cocotinos Dive Resort in N. Sulawesi, Indonesia, Jean-Michel Cousteau and the Ocean Futures Foundation.
A partial client list for Roger includes the Discovery Channel, the U.S. Navy, the Nature Conservancy, Save the Manatee Club, Aggressor Fleet, Ltd., MV FeBrina and Walindi Plantation in PNG, Loloata and Tufi Dive Resorts in PNG, Peter Hughes’ Star Dancer, Kasawari-Lembeh and Cocotinos Dive Resort in N. Sulawesi, Indonesia, Jean-Michel Cousteau and the Ocean Futures Foundation.
Roger Roth
Georgann & Mike Wachter
Mike and Georgann Wachter are well known as the authors of Erie Wrecks and Lights, Erie Wrecks East, and Erie Wrecks West.
They have been diving around the world since the mid 1970’s. However, nowhere else in the world have they discovered the kind of pristine and perfectly preserved shipwrecks that lie in the fresh waters of the Great Lakes. As their passion for shipwrecks grew, they began the extensive research exhibited in the Erie Wrecks books. This has resulted in the discovery or rediscovery of over 25 wreck sites. What was once a part time hobby became a full time investigation of the myths and realities behind the thousands of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. In addition to their books, Mike and Georgann have published numerous magazine articles, and are actively involved in creating diver access to and preserving Great Lakes maritime history. Both have been active in the Maritime Archaeological Survey Team (MAST) where Mike is past president and Georgann has been treasurer. Under Mike’s tenure 6 shipwrecks in Ohio waters were moored for divers. They serve actively in several dive clubs, including the Bay Area Divers (BAD) and Lake Erie Wreck Divers.
Georgann is an accomplished researcher who is sought after as a speaker on sport diving, Great Lakes shipwrecks, and aquatic life. Her marine artwork has been exhibited around the Great Lakes. Mike makes his living as a management consultant and public speaker. For both Georgann and Mike, their first love is shipwreck diving. The collaboration of Georgann’s love of research and Mike’s love of story telling provides the fuel for the Erie Wrecks series. More information is available on their web site; Lake Erie Shipwrecks
They have been diving around the world since the mid 1970’s. However, nowhere else in the world have they discovered the kind of pristine and perfectly preserved shipwrecks that lie in the fresh waters of the Great Lakes. As their passion for shipwrecks grew, they began the extensive research exhibited in the Erie Wrecks books. This has resulted in the discovery or rediscovery of over 25 wreck sites. What was once a part time hobby became a full time investigation of the myths and realities behind the thousands of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. In addition to their books, Mike and Georgann have published numerous magazine articles, and are actively involved in creating diver access to and preserving Great Lakes maritime history. Both have been active in the Maritime Archaeological Survey Team (MAST) where Mike is past president and Georgann has been treasurer. Under Mike’s tenure 6 shipwrecks in Ohio waters were moored for divers. They serve actively in several dive clubs, including the Bay Area Divers (BAD) and Lake Erie Wreck Divers.
Georgann is an accomplished researcher who is sought after as a speaker on sport diving, Great Lakes shipwrecks, and aquatic life. Her marine artwork has been exhibited around the Great Lakes. Mike makes his living as a management consultant and public speaker. For both Georgann and Mike, their first love is shipwreck diving. The collaboration of Georgann’s love of research and Mike’s love of story telling provides the fuel for the Erie Wrecks series. More information is available on their web site; Lake Erie Shipwrecks
Wes Oleszewski
Wes Great Lakes Maritime Author and Research Historian. Author W. Wes Oleszewski was born and raised in mid-Michigan and spent most of his life with an eye turned toward the Great Lakes. Since 1991 he has authored 14 books on the subject of Great Lakes maritime history and lighthouses.
Noted for his meticulous research, Oleszewski has a knack for weeding out the greatest of details from the most obscure events and then weaving those facts into the historical narratives which are his stories. His tales of actual events are real enough to thrill any reader while every story is technically correct and highly educational. Oleszewski feels that the only way to teach history in this age of computer and video games is through “narrative.” The final product of his efforts are captivating books that can be comfortably read and enjoyed by everyone from the eldest grandmother to the grade-school kid and future historian.
Noted for his meticulous research, Oleszewski has a knack for weeding out the greatest of details from the most obscure events and then weaving those facts into the historical narratives which are his stories. His tales of actual events are real enough to thrill any reader while every story is technically correct and highly educational. Oleszewski feels that the only way to teach history in this age of computer and video games is through “narrative.” The final product of his efforts are captivating books that can be comfortably read and enjoyed by everyone from the eldest grandmother to the grade-school kid and future historian.
Jack Papes: In addition to his real job as Chief Engineer at Kobelco Stewart Bolling, Inc -- a global machinery manufacturer located in Hudson, Ohio, Jack holds over a dozen advanced and technical diving certifications from NAUI and TDI. He has had active involvement in the Maritime Archeology Survey Team (MAST) since 2004, and has participated in over seven Lake Erie shipwreck surveys, including leading efforts on several non-intrusive shipwreck surveys.
Jack has completed over 400 hundred dives on over 130 Great Lakes' shipwrecks, lying in water depths ranging from 20 feet to 240 feet. He has been photographing shipwrecks worldwide for over ten years. His photographs have been published in roughly a dozen newspapers and periodicals, and his work was featured on the "Ohio Archeology Month" poster in October 2008.
Jack is the founder, webmaster, and sole contributor of www.n2junkie.com, a website dedicated to underwater photography, which he launched in February 2005.
Sacrificing his love of Ohio State football, he has religious attendance of the Bay Area Divers' "Shipwrecks and Scuba" proceedings in excess of 10 years despite the frequent conflicts with The Ohio State vs Michigan Football Game.
Jack has completed over 400 hundred dives on over 130 Great Lakes' shipwrecks, lying in water depths ranging from 20 feet to 240 feet. He has been photographing shipwrecks worldwide for over ten years. His photographs have been published in roughly a dozen newspapers and periodicals, and his work was featured on the "Ohio Archeology Month" poster in October 2008.
Jack is the founder, webmaster, and sole contributor of www.n2junkie.com, a website dedicated to underwater photography, which he launched in February 2005.
Sacrificing his love of Ohio State football, he has religious attendance of the Bay Area Divers' "Shipwrecks and Scuba" proceedings in excess of 10 years despite the frequent conflicts with The Ohio State vs Michigan Football Game.