Diving the Seaway Trail Pt 2 (Summer 2007)

Dave White on the Small Screen:

On the third Tuesday of every month since April 2006, NYSG's Recreation/Tourism Specialist Dave White has been waking up early to bring Sea Grant's "message" to the morning masses. This continuing series airs on the Morning Show at WWNY TV 7, a Fox affiliate in downtown Watertown, during one of the highest rated TV blocks in the "wake-up hours," the 6:30-7 am stretch.

Sea Grant's 'five minutes of fame' -- which potentially reaches around 10,000 viewers in Jefferson and Northern Oswego Counties - features topics such as boating safety, aquatic invasive species, diving in search of sunken wrecks, the dune and Salmon River stewards program, shoreline land issues, tourism, and marine safety.

"The interviews have exposed a large number of people to the wide variety of programming that New York Sea Grant organizes and participates in," says Morning Show Producer Jack W. Miller.

TODAY'S TOPIC: DIVING THE SEAWAY TRAIL (Part II)

"The Great Lakes have become an emerging mecca for divers," says NYSG's David White. "Many Great Lake states have implemented shipwreck identification and buoying programs to further enable access by divers and historians to these historic and cultural resources."

The next challenge? Make these efforts marketable to the general public. "We need to find ways to bring this history to life," White says. One way he does this is through Great Lakes Underwater, an annual event held in Oswego in the late winter where people can learn more about these great sites and how to access them from the experts. GLU celebrates it's 12th year in 2008.

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