Underwater Archaeological Society of Chicago

The "Underwater Archaeological Society of Chicago" is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the study and preservation of Lake Michigan shipwrecks and to research topical underwater subjects of historical interest surrounding this great lake.

Disasters on the Lakes were all too common. There are probably no equal areas of commercial waterways that, if drained, would reveal as many lost vessels as would the Great Lakes. So, return with us via these web pages and links to a day when ships moved by white canvas, hemp rope and brute force, evolving to steam fueled by wood and coal, to the ships of today.

The following are just a few pages describing our activities..Enjoy your visit..!

Hot News !!

All the lastest items go here first. See also the links below to ongoing projects, events, etc.

• NEW!!: Twenty Five archival Wreck Checkers have now been posted! Check them out HERE, and let the webmaster / Secretary ( John Bell ) know if you have any others that have not yet been posted. Thanks!
• PICTURES!: Courtesy of Dan Kasberger:
  • UASC January Meeting
  • Harbor Panorama
• NEW!!: Subscribe to the UASC Announcements mailing list to be kept up to date on UASC meetings and other important events:
  

• MEETINGS: The last Wednesday of every month, on the eighth floor of the Helix Photo building, 310 S. Racine at Jackson. ( Free parking in the rear, off of Jackson. ) Doors open at 6:30 PM and meetings begin at 7 PM
• August 25 2010 Meeting:
• The next UASC meeting will be 6:30 P.M.Wednesday August 25th.
• Speaker: This month's speaker will be Josh Ellis of the Metropolitan Planning Council who will be talking to us about Lake Michigan and the Asian carp problem. Since late 2009 Asian carp and the possibility of closing the navigation locks into Lake Michigan have made the news. What has been largely missing from these discussions is a longer-term look at the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) to consider what kind of system overhaul might be necessary to support the region's economic and environmental goals, while also ending the threat of invasive species transfer between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River. Josh Ellis, project manager with the Metropolitan Planning Council, will explore how the Asian carp should serve as a catalyst for rethinking a wide range of CAWS issues. Josh has been with the MPC since 2006. His focus is on advancing MPC's environmental and economic goals through policy research, advocacy and community engagement. He manages MPC's water resources protection initiatives, co-authored "Before the Wells Run Dry" and now works with state, regional and local leaders on strategies to sustainably manage Illinois' finite water resources.
  
• Refreshment coordinator for 2010 is Dan Kasberger. Refreshments for the August meeting will be provided by Pot Luck.

Ongoing Projects and Other Information:

• New UASC Web site under development - Visit the tesing grounds.

( Please pardon us if some of the following pages have not been updated in a while - We'll get to it as soon as we can. )

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