Today, professional divers will venture not quite 20,000 leagues under the sea to show off special underwater equipment. The annual Dive Rally will be held at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum to ...

In 1898, Horace Thompson geared up with 200 pounds of diving equipment including weighted boots and a metal helmet, and dove into Lake Superior for the first time. The rest, as they say, is history.

In 1898 Horace Thompson first dived into Lake Superior with his metallic helmet and heavy diving gear. Five generations later Thompson's great great grandsons are dipping into the business with modern ...