Lake Michigan is cold and murky. It scares me just thinking about it. Brrrr. 

I do have some good pics though. If only I could find them. (and then scan them) 

The "dive boat"  Diving from a sailboat takes a certain amount of rigid procedure. A place for everything (and every body) in it's place.

I actually have had bunches (maybe 70) really nice dives on the lake. In the late summer the water can get into the 70's and the vis has been as high as 50 ft. I remember one dive on the wreck the David Dows, I was laying on the bottom in about 30 feet watching my boat bob gently above through a clear blue liquid medium. I thought to myself "how strange" . Of course that was before I got hooked on the miracle of tropical vacations and warm water. Now only an insane persons would look forward to diving in those conditions. (I can hardly wait to dive the Wells Burt Again)

The ferocious king crayfish.  We called this guy the great white. It was almost 3" long. 

Gobies are an invasive species. There are about 5 per sq. ft. on any structure you can find. The upside is they don't always dart away. And will do a sort of cleaner station type behavior if you hold your ungloved hand out. (Sometimes!)

If you are geographically challenged and like diving in the Chicago area, here are some links for more info.

http://http://www.chicagosite.org/uasc.htm

http://home.xnet.com/~acpinc/divesite.html

July 2002,

So far the diving this year has been extraordinary. Occasionally we see a fish or three. So far this season I have been surrounded by schools of fish on 3 occasions. hundreds or thousand or little squirmy guys. Also it seems the perch are making a comeback. The water clarity has also been outstanding. I may even consider shooting a few pics. (usually vis is so bad it is not worth the effort).