Erie Wrecks East [Paperback]

Michael Wachter (Author), Georgann Wachter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2000

Richly illustrated and filled with incredible stories of lost ships and breathtaking survival on Lake Erie, this title allows readers to know the exhilaration of discovering 93 central and eastern Lake Erie shipwrecks.

Visit each wreck through: survivors tales of the loss, essential facts about the ship, the history of the vessel and story of its loss, a picture of the ship before it sank, description of the wreck today, underwater photographs, sidescan sonar images, drawings of the wreck, and the LORAN and GPS coordinates of the wreck.

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About the Author

Georgann and Mike Wachter have been diving around the world since the early 1970’s. They discovered diving while snorkeling in the Mediterranean Sea in 1972 during a backpacking trip through Europe. Since that time, they have visited many sites in the Caribbean, Atlantic, Pacific, and Great Lakes. 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.

Living near Lake Erie led to the fascination with Lake Erie shipwrecks that drove the extensive research effort that is exhibited in Erie Wrecks East and Erie Wrecks West. Early on, guests diving aboard the Wachter’s boat would ask about the details of a shipwreck while en route to the site. In order to answer these questions, Mike and Georgann began keeping a notebook on board that contained photos and information on many of the shipwrecks they were diving. This kept Mike from making up false stories to answer the many questions. As the notebook grew, many friends suggested that the book should be published. Once the decision was made to publish a book on Lake Erie shipwrecks, the real work began. What was once a part time hobby has become a full time investigation of the myths and realities behind the thousands of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. The Wachters have published three books, and several magazine articles, but their work is only beginning. With over 2,000 ships known to have sunk in Lake Erie alone, we can look forward to many more articles, books, and shipwreck materials from this husband and wife team.

Georgann is an accomplished researcher who is sought after as a speaker on sport diving, Great Lakes shipwrecks, and aquatic life. 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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 213 pages
• Publisher: Corporate Impact (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966131215
• ISBN-13: 978-0966131215
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,438,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST BOOK FOR DIVING, June 14, 2002

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"eriediver" (CLEVELAND, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Erie Wrecks East (Paperback)

IF YOU LOVE TO DIVE, AND WOULD LIKE TO DIVE LAKE ERIE, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU. THIS BOOK GIVES YOU EVERY DETAIL YOU WOULD WANT TO KNOW, WITH NUMBERS THAT WILL HAVE YOU SITTING ON THE WRECK. I WOULD AND WILL RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO EVERYONE THAT WOULD WANT TO DIVE LAKE ERIE

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST have for divers, February 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Erie Wrecks East (Paperback)

A well organized reference of shipwrecks in Lake Erie, Erie Wrecks East provides vivid discriptions of Lake Erie's underwater treasures. The authors' 20 years of SCUBA diving in the Great Lake provide an insight that is unavailable in most other works about the wrecks in Lake Erie.