Event Information
Mermaid Entertainment & Event
2200 Mounds View Blvd.Mounds View, MN 55112
About
The Great Lakes
Shipwreck Preservation Society Presents Its 23rd Annual
Fundraiser:
“Upper Midwest Scuba and Adventure Travel Show” (UMSAT) combines
professional divers, shipwreck hunters, educators, and underwater
photographers, videographers, and archaeologists in a fascinating day of
unbelievable history and grand storytelling about shipwrecks in the Upper Great
Lakes.
Scuba Exhibits like diving
a shipwreck without getting wet! At the 3D Shipwrecks
booth, you can wear VR (virtual reality) or Oculus
glasses to explore one of ninety different shipwrecks, including some wrecks
inaccessible to most because of their depth or remote location. This virtual
experience immerses you, allowing you to explore the whole shipwreck from bow
to stern. Plus, EXCITING speaker topics on diving, “Shipwrecks of the
Keweenaw Waterway” by Brendon Baillod, “Cave Diving in Minnesota” by Michael
Raymond, “Photogrammetry” by Andrew Goodman, “The Ghost Ports of Lake Michigan” by Amy Rosebrough, “Liveaboard Life & Diving in the Maldives”
by Jeff LeMoine, and
more.
9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 25, $65 online, $70 at
the door, includes lunch with admission. This opportunity combines technology and history into
one unforgettable experience.
The event will
have experts available to answer questions about diving, classes on the latest
technology, and a silent auction.
For more
information and tickets, visit www.umsatshow.org.