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SAGINAW UNDERWATER EXPLORERS
Established March 1, 1959

HISTORY

Historical articles from The Saginaw News and other sources.
Articles were not published every year.

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History
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In the mid-1990's local historian and SUE member Tom Mudd interviewed three club members about the early days of the club.

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Club members conduct an
Ice Dive in February, 2010

Today is:

 
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Did you know the red-and-white dive flag was invented in the early 1950's by Denzel James "Doc" Dockery from Michigan?

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Can you identify any of thses SUE members from the early 1960's?

If so contact
Mike Fabish or
Dave Sommers with what you know
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3/2/59 SUE Established

 

4/15/59 Divers ready

 

6/22/59 Higgins Lake treasurer hunt

 

7/14/59 Skin divers flag

 

10/29/59 Diving couple

 

1/23/60 Divers to check water plant intake

 

1/25/60 Divers check water plant intake PHOTO

 

2/12/60 New officers elected

 

4/3/60 Film THE SILENT WORLD to be shown

 

4/6/60 General story on the club

 

7/18/60 Diver drowns

 

7/24/60 Diving fun

 

10/14/60 Divers meeting

 

12/9/60 Divers meeting

 

1/29/61 PHOTO Husband and wife diving class

 

2/10/61 New officers elected

 

2/27/61 McLellan Diver of year

 

4/12/61 Dive instruction

 

4/27/61 WATER WORLD by Stan Waterman to be shown

 

1/24/62 Instructors certified

 

2/10/62 New officer elected

 

6/25/62 Divers win top honors at skin diving competition

 

2/21/64 PHOTO of Otter Lake ice dive

 

2/24/64 New officers elected

 

6/28/64 General story on diving with photos

 

10/22/64 Plans made to place plaque in Petoskey

 

11/2/64 PHOTO of plaque placed at underwater crucifix in Petoskey

 

4/1/65 Divers place fish shelter in Island Lake

 

6/25/65 Divers win Purple Tank award

 

7/22/65 Divers prepare for Timbertown Parade

 

1/29/66 Col Craig speaks on Mexicos Golden Beaches

 

3/17/66 Fish shelter placed in Loon Lake

 

1/19/67 Col Craig to narate The Caribbean Sea

 

2/16/67 Officers elected - fish shelter to be placed

 

3/13/67 Fish shelter placed in Crystal Lake

 

7/31/67 Dive tank to be at saginaw County Fair

 

9/14/67 Dive tank at Saginaw County Fair

 

9/25/67 Film scheduled next year

 

11/24/67 Diving class planned

 

1/14/68 Diving class underway

 

1/16/68 Col Craig to speak

 

4/13/68 Dive flag

 

6/13/68 Underwater wedding

 

11/21/68 Stan Waterman to speak

 

1/22/69 Scuba class offered

 

2/23/69 Mysterious Sea to be shown

 

2/17/71 New officers elected

 

7/29/71 YWCA pool cleaned

 

7/8/73 Feature story and photos

 

6/13/76 Big Manistee River cleaned

 

6/2/77 Big Manistee River cleanup planned

 

6/23/77 Big Manistee River cleaned

 

10/20/82 Exploring shipwrecks

 

3/30/86 Paul Crain to speak

 

5/29/86 Alpena dive planned

 

3/1/87 Ice diving

 

3/12/87 Ice diving

 

10/15/87 New meeting location

 

2/2/89 New meeting location

 

5/25/89 Devoe Lake deep water discharge

 

5/8/90 Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival

 

3/19/95 Preparing tugboat for sinking

 

7/29/07 Diving Lake Huron

 

5/28/08 General story on club

 

4/12/09 50th Anniversary

 

8/22/52 Shipwreck located in bay?

 

8/22/55 Underwater fad brings boom

 

2/8/57 Saginaw Valley Aqua Fins practice

 

2/14/57 Aqua Fins organize

 

3/17/57 Skin diving a growing sport

 

12/8/57 Women divers

 

1/6/58 Ice dive in Juniata

 

2/18/58 Otter Lake ice dive

 

4/20/58 YMCA skin diving class

 

5/29/58 General skin diving story

 

6/15/58 Diving class scheduled

 

6/19/58 New divers flag

 

8/2/58 State Police divers

 

8/3/58 Local divers on Kuka

 

9/12/58 Diving class scheduled

 

12/28/58 Diving class scheduled