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SAGINAW UNDERWATER EXPLORERS
Established March 1, 1959

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Club members conduct an Ice Dive in February, 2010

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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