Gerald Volgenau

Death-Defying Dive to the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1995

Before it was illegal to dive to the infamous ship, two men pulled off the deepest shipwreck scuba dive in Great Lakes history. Here’s the inside story. This article first appeared in Traverse Northern Michigan. Find this story and more when you explore our digital...

Beaver Island’s Deerwood Lodge Vacation Spot

This story first ran in the September 2004 edition of Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine. On Beaver Island’s far shore, the Deerwood Lodge awaits with fine cuisine, relaxed decor and a blessed dose of solitude. When Scott Prinz needs a break from a hyper-speed...