Welcome to Portage Quarry!
Open Daily 10am-8pm
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Regular Season Hours: May 24th-Sept 15, 2013
Monday-Friday 10am-8pm, Sat & Sun 8am-8pm
Daily Regular Admission: $5, Diving $15/day
Camping on Fri & Sat Nights Only
$15/person Fri-Sat or Sat-Sun,
$25/person Fri-Sun
$10/night/site extra for electric/water
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Make Your Weekend Camping Reservations...
Call or Text Monica at 419-494-6218
to make a reservation or to schedule a
Scuba Diving class for this summer.
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********************** Portage Quarry is no longer holding musical events, however we will still be hosting the Dan BBQ in July and our annual Legends of Diving Event in August...come on out and join us!***********************
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Gracie Cane
Many have inquired as to
how our 4 yr old lab,
Gracie Cane is doing after
suffering a stroke Sept 27th of this past year.
We appreciate all the prayers and support offered in her behalf.
Gracie, initially partially
paralyzed on her left side, has made incredible progress with the help of daily physical therapy, including the use of a state-of-the art hydro-treadmill at Specialists in Veterinary Surgery in Estero, Florida.
After several months of intensive therapy with her trainer, Valerie Webb, we are happy to say that Gracie has not only survived her stroke...she's thrived!
She can walk, run, and play with her pack, albeit with a limp at times...but she's her happy energetic old self again!
Gracie has an indomitable spirit and looks forward to greeting you all at the front gate come Memorial Day, .with her tail a waggin!
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2013 Events
DAN
Barbeque
Saturday, July 20
Treasure Hunt
DAN President, Dan Orr,
to speak Saturday Night
Sunday, July 21
Barbeque
Legends Festival
August 10th & 11th
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International Legends of Diving Presents
Legends Reunion 2013
August 10 & 11, 2013
Please join us this summer for the 8th annual Legends Reunion when we will welcome back three popular diving legends.
Bob Croft
Father of American Free diving & Researcher
Victor Worst
Underwater Demolition Team & Early East Coast Dive Shop Owner. Expert & Collector of Early Helmet Diving Equipment.
Alec Peirce
Renowned Canadian Dive Historian & Sea Hunt expert
Saturday's program will include Bob Croft sharing highlights from his new book, Helmet Diving
with Victor Worst, and Alec Peirce's always entertaining Sea Hunt presentation. Join us for
a fun weekend of diving and rubbing shoulders with these Legends of Diving!
Watch our website for more details about our 8th Annual Legends of Diving Event:
www.portagequarry.com
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D.A.N. Barbeque 2013
PQ is honored to once again host the Annual D.A.N. BBQ, sponsored by the T.A. Club of Reynoldsburg Ohio. The event will be held on July 20th & 21st of this year here at Portage Quarry.
We are pleased to announce that Dan Orr, the exiting President of D.A.N., will be our guest speaker Saturday night at 8 pm. Although Dan has announced his retirement from the organization, it is very clear that this is not the end of his very active involvement in the world of diving, but rather a new beginning. He will continue to advocate diving safety through his work as a dive instructor, as well as his writing. Please join us in wishing him well as he ends one chapter of his life and begins the next with the same passion he has always brought to his work.
Following Dan Orr's presentation will be that of Rich Lauer, longtime member of the T.A. Club and OCSSDI (Ohio Council of Skin and Scuba Divers, Inc). Rich will be sharing highlights of his 40 years as a dive instructor in West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, as well as central and eastern Ohio. In addition to being an experienced instructor, Lauer is also a gifted and accomplished photographer. This should be a real treat for all of us who appreciate his considerable contributions to the dive industry.
DAN president, Dan Orr, presenting Jeff Rice with 1st DAN President's Award. Dan will be our guest speaker Saturday night at 8 pm.
Rich Lauer (OCSSDI & TA Club), who is the dive instructor, is also giving a presentation at this year's event, following Dan's presentation.
Christopher Guglielmo
Featured in PQ's Dive Log
 
The work of Christopher Guglielmo, world-renowned underwater photographer, will now be featured in the Portage Quarry Dive Log section of our website. As many of you know, Christopher visited PQ in 2009 to teach an Underwater Photography Workshop and featured us on his website, www.gugunderwater.com. Guglielmo's photography has been recognized internationally as exemplified by these recent awards: 1st Place 2010 Cairns Underwater Photo Competition; 2009 Photographer of the Year by South Florida Underwater Photographic Society; 2009 Wildlife Photographer of the Year; 1st Place 2009 Scuba Diving Magazine Underwater Photo Competition.
Hansa HFB 320 Jet Information
This Hamburger Flugzeugbau GmbH manufactured HANSA jet will be at the heart of a training program for local rescue agencies including the Toledo Water Rescue team. Last in service with Grand Aire, with headquarters at Toledo (OH) Express airport, this HANSA jet was transported from the airport to Portage Quarry on August 24, 2006. Plans are to place the jet in 50 feet of water with the tail assembly starting at the 30-foot level. Look for more announcements on the sinking of this training jet in an area between Mike's rock and the bus. Click here for more information on this jet as it heads to its final resting place, 16 feet off Mike's Rock in 45 feet of water. Click here for more information on this jet as similar Hansa HFB 320s were manufactured in Germany. Click here for the September 25, 2006 press release. Click here for photos as the Hansa Jet is sunk in its final rest on September 30 and October 1. (photo by Rich Lauer)
Scuba Diving |
History of Diving Museum |
Marine Biologist |
Vintage Equipment |
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PQ Voted Dive Shop of the Year 2010 by the Scuba Museum
Jeff Rice received D.A.N.'s first President's Award 2010
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Jeff Rice Member of
Platinum Pro 5000
since 2006
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Jeff and Gracie Cane
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Current Conditions
Scuba Radio Interviews at Legends in the Bahamas
The History of Portage Quarry as written by
owner Jeff Rice.
Download the New Vintage Diver Liability Release
New Map of the quarry including emergency numbers and legends for location of dive sites
IMPORTANT 2012 NOTICE FOR INSTRUCTORS
New insurance information requirement for Portage Quarry Dive Instructors, Assistant Instructors and Dive Masters. Remember, Instructors dive for free if they are with students and teaching a class. More Info
Sea Hunt: Diving had a big boost through the experiences and heroics of Mike Nelson. Click here for more information.
Zale Parry: Zale Parry is arguably the most famous female scuba diver in the world today. More Info.
Dive Log: Click here for PQ Video Footage shot by Christopher Guglielmo.
Images from past events  
       
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