Shipwrecks: Treasures of the Great Lakes

Join the Villa Park Public Library for an evening with internationally acclaimed and award-winning shipwreck photographer Cal Kothrade. Cal has spent the last ten years traveling North America to dive and capture haunting images of some of the most incredible and historically significant shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. In this 45 minute presentation, Cal takes us on a visual tour of ten of the most photogenic and commonly dived shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. Breathtaking images and a brief story of each tragedy help to tell the tale of life, and loss on the tempestuous Great Lakes.

Cal Kothrade is an award winning underwater photographer and maritime artist, as well as a published dive travel writer, specializing in the shipwrecks of the Great Lakes. His hauntingly beautiful photos have appeared in magazines, books, and on TV. Through his art, photos, and public presentations he introduces others to the wondrous submerged cultural resources of North America and the Great Lakes. Cal is a board trustee of Wisconsin Marine Historical Society, as well as being active in various other societies, clubs and groups devoted to diving, underwater photography, and shipwrecks. He is a life long resident of Wisconsin, who has recently relocated to South Carolina. His art and photos are available for purchase and licensing at his website: www.calsworld.net