Dive into History

    Submerged Heritage Preserves are historic shipwrecks and other submerged archaeological resources marked by a round mooring buoy, which provides access to the site, and a barrel-shaped navigation aid buoy.

    Lake George's Submerged Heritage Preserves opened to divers in 1993, with two preserves --- the sunken fleet of 1758 and the motor launch Forward. In 1994, a third preserve, Land Tortoise---A 1758 Floating Gun Battery, opened.  In 1997, a 23-foot long colonial bateau replica was sunk at the Sunken Fleet of 1758 preserve to enhance the site for scuba divers. In 1997-1998, the Motor Launch Forward preserve, now sometimes referred to as the Forward Underwater Classroom, was enhanced by the addition of several stations and a small wooden crush allowing divers to learn about the ecology of the lake.