FACT SHEET 

Ghost Ships Festival is a conference devoted to Great Lakes Scuba Diving and Maritime History. Exhibits, workshops, and presentations cover just about every aspect of maritime history and Great Lakes scuba diving. You can listen to and interact with leading dive industry professionals, extreme explorers, maritime historians, and Great Lakes authors!
 
Venue:Wyndham Milwaukee Airport and Convention Center
Gross Space:14,400 square feet 

Date:
April 13 & 14, 2012  (Friday-Saturday)
Opening Hours:Friday 3:00PM-7:00PM - Exhibit Hall Open - FREE to the Public
Friday 7:00PM-9:30PM - Special Presentation
Saturday 8:00AM-7:00PM - Exhibit Hall Open & Presentations
Organizer:Great Lakes Shipwreck Research Foundation, Inc.
Website:www.ghost-ships.org
Exhibiting Companies:75+
Visitors:600+
Admission:$20 per adult, children 12 and under are free

Exhibit Profile
  • Dive Stores
  • Equipment Manufacturers
  • Dive Clubs
  • Historical & Preservation Organizations
  • Charter Boat Operations
  • Search & Rescue Organizations
  • Books, Artwork, Collectibles & Crafts
  • Travel Opportunities

    • Visitor Profiles

    Trade Visitors

  • Dive Industry Professionals
  • Course Directors / Dive Instructors / Dive Masters
  • Commercial, Military, and Public Safety Divers
  • Dive Equipment Distributors / Importers / Wholesalers / Retailers
  • Boat Owner / Boat Charter Operators
  • Government Organizations / Agencies
  • Dive and Adventure Travel Retailers / Agents
  • Non-profift organization, Historians

    Public Visitors
  • Potential Divers & Newly Certified Divers
  • Recreational & Traveling Divers
  • Extreme Technical Divers & Explorers 
  • Water Sports & Adventure Enthusiasts
  • Maritime Historians
  • Boaters & Members of Marinas and Marine-Based Associations
  • Youth groups, including Scouts and Boys & Girls Clubs

    • Ghost Ships Festival Activities

  • Free Exhibit Hall
  • Free Discover Scuba for those with disabilities
  • Presentations and Seminars
  • Technical Workshops
  • Ghost Ships Annual Award Presentation
  • Raffle & Silent Auction
  • Book Signings by Prominent Great Lakes Authors
  • Friday Evening Social open to the Public