Ninth Annual Legends of Diving Festival August 10, 2013
The 9th Annual Legends of Diving Event was held at Portage Quarry in Bowling Green, Ohio on Saturday August 10, 2013. Returning Legend, Alec Peirce, of Scuba 2000 (Toronto, Canada) was on hand to inform and entertain our visiting divers with a lively presentation on Sea Hunt.
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Sixth Annual Legends of Diving Festival August 12-14, 2011
The Sixth Annual Legends of Diving Festival was held August 12-14, 2011 at Portage Quarry in
Bowling Green, Ohio. Dr Jose Jones, Marine Biologist & Featured Guest Speaker, joined returning
Legends Alec Peirce and Victor Worst for 3 days of Diving, Raffles, and Presentations.
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Legends Gather for Fifth Year to Celebrate DACOR August 12-15, 2010
Not just a dive trip...it's a dive event!
The fifth annual Legends of Diving festival series continues at Portage Quarry near Bowling Green the weekend of August 13-15. The legends who crafted the sport and profession are honored each year the second weekend of August.
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Legends Returns to Portage with Both Number 1s August 7-9, 2009
Fourth Annual
Legends of Diving brings together Both Number One Dive
Instructors with Croft and Peirce: Bob
Meistrell, Robert Croft, Alec Peirce, and Dottie Frazier comment
on each other's photos August 8 at the International Legends of
Diving Festival, Portage Quarry, August 7-9, 2009.
Meistrell was male dive instructor number one and Frazier was
the first female dive instructor. (More)
Legends is International on Grand
Bahama Island April 2-6, 2009
Fourth Legends
Event Memorable: Honored with awards were Dr. John Clement, Ollie
Ferguson, Dave Woodward, Ben Rose, Dr. Jose Jones, Nick Icorn,
Neal Watson, Dottie Frazier, Alec Peirce, John Englander, Karen
Rolle accepting for her husband Nick Rolle, and Robert Croft
each received awards for their contributions to recreational and
sport diving. (More)
Third Annual International Legends of
Diving August 8-11, 2008
Legends
Gather for Third Year: Honored this year were legends Nick
Icorn, "Keeper of the Flame" and Robert Croft, legendary breath
holder (freediver). A new spirit also was in attendance as Keith
Cooper of UNEXSO promoted the next Legends of
Diving episode on Grand Bahama Island in April. Read the
personal account by Tom Briggle. (More)
Second Annual International Legends of Diving August 10-12, 2007
Plenty of Smiles - Zale Parry finds new friends at the
quarry including the Creature from the Black Lagoon.(More)
Diving With Zale Parry: The highlight of the weekend was the dive with Zale Parry, star of
movies and Sea Hunt with Lloyd Bridges. Divers came from afar for the
second annual event held at Portage Quarry. (More)
First International Legends of
Diving August 11-13, 2006
Flags of Our Fathers: One of the attractions for the
weekend was the Landing Vehicle, Tracked (LVT) in this series of
photos as it enters the quarry from the swimming beach. This LVT was used in the
filming of a fall release movie with Clint Eastwood called the
Flags of Our Fathers, a story of Iwo Jima. This is one of six
known LVTs in operation. (More)
You Had to be There: Samuel
and Debborah Lecocq (center) met with guests in the
meet-and-greet Friday evening. Also pictured are quarry regulars
Tom and Linda Briggle.
Rob Studmicka was presented the grand prize by featured guests Sam Lecocq
and Dr. Sam Miller following the drawing of his ticket for the trip to
Belize, a $3,500 value. (More)
Diver Above - Diver Below: Divers from 17 different states gathered at the edge of Portage
Quarry. Maybe the long distance driving award goes to Fred
Morrison, Somt Familir Due Momont, Quebec, which is 400 miles
north of Montreal and 23 hours from the quarry. Tom and Cindy
Madere of LaPlace, LA might have the award for driving
the furthest from within the U.S. (More)