Learn Scuba Chicago - Great Lakes
Learn Scuba Chicago is your gateway to diving the Great Lakes. They focus on local training, preparing divers for the colder waters and unique conditions of Lake Michigan. If you're based in the area and want to explore the region's shipwrecks and freshwater sites, this is a practical choice for getting certified or continuing your education close to home.
- Location
- Great Lakes, United States, North America
- Coordinates
- 41.925090, -87.686790
- Phone
- +1 773-599-3483
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://learnscubachicago.org/
- Courses
- Discover Dive, Open Water Certification, Advanced Open Water Certification, Speciality Certifications, Refresher Course, Dive Master Candidate, Instructor Apprenticeship
- Equipment Rental
- yes
- Air Fills
- Air, Nitrox
- Address
- 2338, West Fullerton Avenue
Dive Sites Near Learn Scuba Chicago
Learn Scuba Chicago provides access to 15 dive sites in Great Lakes.
- Alexander Reef (reef)
- A. R. Colborn and Crane (Wrack) (wreck)
- Bermuda Wreck - 10-30m (wreck)
- Blue Water Lake
- Boulton Reef (reef)
- Car Bodies (wreck)
- Cedarville (Wrack) (wreck)
- Depot beach
- Ebar Ward
- Elmwood Wreck (wreck)
- Glenlyon
- Grand Reef (reef)
- Higgins lake
- Ironsides Reef (reef)
- Ironsides Wreck - 25-40m (wreck)
Other Dive Centres in Great Lakes
Marine Life in Great Lakes
Home to 30 recorded species including 27 reef fish, 2 other, 1 sea snails & nudibranchs.
Notable Marine Life
- Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) - Reef Fish
- Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) - Reef Fish
- Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) - Reef Fish
- Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) - Reef Fish
- Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius) - Reef Fish
- Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) - Reef Fish
- Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) - Reef Fish
- Cisco (Coregonus artedi) - Reef Fish
- White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) - Reef Fish
- Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) - Reef Fish