GLSPS Underwater Projects

Our 2010 Summer Project Schedule includes activities for both diving and non-diving members to participate in. We encourage non-diving members to assist with surface support and project documentation, whether keeping written notes or photographing the project work.

Opening the season is a joint project between Superior Public Museums, LSMMA, and the GLSPS. It involves a weekend of restoring the SS Meteor Whaleback on Barkers Island in Superior, WI.
After Memorial Day, we begin preparing our project boat, the R/V Preservation, for summer projects on Lake Superior.
Our Underwater Tools & Techniques class is held in June to provide training for use on underwater preservation work.
July through September is when our underwater projects occur. As most of these projects occur in or near Lake Superior, a common launch point is the R/V Preservation, moored at Spirit Lake Marina in Duluth, MN.
Group size is limited on most projects so call the Project Leader to discuss opportunities. They can provide a detailed description of the project and what your time commitment will be, as well as any requirements for participation.
If there is underwater work, you will need to bring cold-water diving gear.
These are work projects, so project supplies and fuel are provided by the GLSPS, but food expenses will be shared by the participating members..
Further contact information can be found on the "Who We Are" web-page of www.glsps.org

Divers must have Advanced Open Water Diver certification or comparable experience.
In addition some projects will require training in underwater tools and techniques, which
you can obtain by attending the "Underwater Tools and Techniques Class" offered in June every year.

Please, If you sign up for a project and find you are unable to attend for whatever reason,
we would appreciate it if you would notify the project leader
as soon as possible so they can plan accordingly.

Date	Project	Status Link	Project Leader & Captain(s)	PL Telephone
January 23 –24	Ice Diving Documentation Project / Class		Pete McConnell - Leader Phil Kerber - Equipment	763-545-1738
January / Every Saturday until done	EssexMast Restoration Project		Paul Imsland - Leader Bob Olson – Co Leader	612-822-7642
April 13	First Aid, CPR, O2 & AED Training		Phil Kerber – Leader Scott Wymess - Instructor	763-420-2059
April 24 - 25	S.S.Meteor Project		Phil Kerber - Leader	763-420-2059
May 19	First Aid, CPR, O2 & AED Training(Second Class)		Phil Kerber ~V Leader Scott Wymess - Instructor	763-420-2059
June 5 - 6	R/V Preservation Launch & Shakedown		Ken Knutson - Leader Phil Kerber - Captain	763-420-2059
June 12 - 13	UWPTT Construction Class Cliff Schmidt / Instructor		Phil Kerber - Leader Bob Nelson – Captain	763-420-2059
July 24 - 25	Mayflower Documentation		Pete McConnel- Leader TBD - Captain	612-208-8302
August 14 - 15	CharlieAnchor video retake, Just For Fun Monitoring/MadeiraPilot House, Monitoring Project.		Phil Kerber - Leader Bob Olson - Captain	763-420-2059
August 21 – 22	Grand Marais Harbor Documentation Project		Steve Daniel – Leader Steve Daniel - Captain	651-470-5389
August 28 –29	S.P.ElyStabilization Project		Bob Nelson - Leader Phil Kerber - Captain	651-426-1159
September 10 - 13	S.S.AmericaProject		Ken Merryman - Leader Phil Kerber	763-785-9516
September 17 - 20	MayflowerDocumentation / Site Map Project		Pete McConnell - Leader Keith Meverden–Co Leader Bob N - Captain	763-545-1738
September 25 - 26	WilsonZebra Mussel Project		Tim Pranke - Leader Phil Kerber - Captain	952-381-4669