Bonne Terre Mine: Deep Earth Diving

Massive underground caverns and mammoth architecture. The sunken remains of a working mineral mine, complete with equipment, rail tracks, ore carts, elevator shafts and even intact buildings. A billion gallon underground lake with crystal clear water and constant temperatures year round. And miles of underwater trails to explore.

Bonne Terre Mine is an adventure for all divers and its right here in our own backyard. Located just 40 minutes south of St. Louis in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, Bonne Terre Mine is a unique diving experience that will capture your imagination and beckon you back for more. It is truly like a "Dive to the Center of the Earth." Join Eco-photo Explorers as they journey below ground to explore the underwater treasure that is Bonne Terre Mine.

Running time: 90 minutes
Audience: Families
Program Number: DP35

Frozen Fins: The Art and Science of Ice Diving

When the weather turns cold and the local waters turn to ice, many divers pack up their dive gear and wait for the return of summer. Some hasten its arrival with a trip to warmer climates while winter maintains its grip on the north. But the arrival of winter does not need to mean the end of local diving.

In this program, you will learn the techniques, equipment requirements and reasons for safely venturing below the ice in one of diving’s most challenging, and rewarding, activities: Ice Diving.

Join Eco-Photo Explorers as they explain the “hows” and “whys” of ice diving and introduce you to some of the best places to dive beneath the ice.

Running time: 90 minutes
Audience: Families
Program Number: DP36

Pushing the Envelope: Long Island Diving Alternatives

Sure we have some good shore diving. Certainly we have some of the very best shipwreck diving in the world.

But what else is there for Long Island Divers?

For divers new to the sport as well as jaded veterans, there are plenty of interesting ways to keep active in the sport we love.

Join Eco-Photo Explorers as they examine some exciting and adventurous diving alternatives available to all of us. You may be surprised at what's possible right here in our own backyard!

Running time: 90 minutes
Audience: Families
Program Number: DP37

Beneath the White Sea: Ice Diving in the Russian High Arctic

The pristine wilderness of Russia’s High Arctic presents unique and demanding challenges to SCUBA divers wishing to explore the frozen White Sea. In order to witness the silent beauty of the only inland sea to completely freeze in winter, divers must endure arduous travel logistics, harsh weather and bone-chilling cold. But beneath the ice lies a world of sublime beauty, filled with unearthly ice formations and unique wildlife.

Journey with Eco-Photo Explorers as they dog sled across the fabled Lapland region of Finland and then venture out onto the ice in Russia for a unique and spellbinding experience.

Running time: 90 minutes
Audience: Families
Program Number: DP38