Friday, April 5, 2013
Dutch Springs in Lower Nazareth Township will open for the 2013 season on Saturday, but only to scuba divers.
Dutch Springs in Lower Nazareth Township will open for the 2013 season on Saturday, but only to scuba divers. Those looking forward to the AquaPark and Sky Challenge will have to wait for Memorial Day weekend. According to www.dutchsprings.com, the park will be open for scuba diving every Saturday and Sunday in April from 8 a.m to 6 p.m. Click here for the full 2013 schedule. Dutch Springs has been known for years to scuba enthusiasts as a prime diving spot. The 50-acre lake was once a limestone quarry for the former National Portland Cement plant. Scuba divers can explore a submerged Cessna plane, school bus, helicopter, firetruck, boats and other sunken treasures, all while watching perch, bass and koi swim by. Dutch Springs sells season…
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Dutch Springs in Lower Nazareth Township will open for the 2013 season on April 6, but only to scuba divers.
Dutch Springs in Lower Nazareth Township will open for the 2013 season on April 6, but only to scuba divers. Those looking forward to the AquaPark and Sky Challenge will have to wait for Memorial Day weekend. According to www.dutchsprings.com, the park will be open for scuba diving every Saturday and Sunday in April from 8 a.m to 6 p.m. Click here for the full 2013 schedule. Dutch Springs has been known for years to scuba enthusiasts as a prime diving spot. The 50-acre lake was once a limestone quarry for the former National Portland Cement plant. Scuba divers can explore a submerged Cessna plane, school bus, helicopter, firetruck, boats and other sunken treasures, all while watching perch, bass and koi swim by. Dutch Springs sells season …
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The Wounded Warrior Project of the Lehigh Valley teamed up with the Handicapped Scuba Association to certify handicapped veterans for scuba.
"When I'm diving I feel like I don't have a handicap." This is the quote that Handicapped Scuba Association founder Jim Gatacre hears the most. Jim says, "The most rewarding part of the program is seeing the apprehension turn into confidence." Wounded warriors learned to scuba dive at Dutch Springs in Lower Nazareth Township last weekend. Gatacre, who founded the organization in 1981, explains that wounded veterans don't see themselves the same way anymore. Gatacre says, "This [diving] is the most powerful tool for changing their self image." He further explained, "Once that image changes, and the apprehension turns to confidence amazing things can happen. I've seen people stop using drugs, get married, and succeed." Jim calls diving a …
Monday, July 25, 2011
The Aqua Park and Sky Challenge ropes course are for those who prefer action to long lines.
Call it comedy in motion. Patrons of the Dutch Springs Aqua Park in Lower Nazareth Township would take a daring leap from the Aqua Tower. If they landed just right on the giant inflatable “Blob” below, they could launch the person at the other end six feet in the air. With arms and legs flailing in true slapstick fashion, the launchee would splash down into the cool water before bobbing up with a look of astonished joy. It’s as if Wile E. Coyote created a water ride. Unfortunately, the aging Aqua Tower and Blob launched their last swimmer about a week ago but the park has replaced it with a large inflatable water slide, according to Dutch Springs owner Stu Schooley. The park is also adding a new water adventure course, which will join …
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Royersford teen was scuba diving with his father at the Lower Nazareth water adventure park.
A 16-year-old boy died Saturday at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg following an incident at Dutch Springs scuba diving and aqua park in Lower Nazareth Township. An autopsy was performed this morning on Kyle Kulp of Royersford. Kulp was diving with his father and a group, according to Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim. Grim said determination of the cause and manner of death is pending an investigation and toxicology test results. Dozens of friends are posting messages of condolence about Kyle on a Facebook page created in his memory. Funeral services for the teen are planned for Friday. This is the third death in five years stemming from a diving accident at Dutch Springs. Divers can descend as deep as 100 feet in the spring-fed quarry …
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Coroner expected to release information on death that happened Saturday.
The Lehigh County Coroner's office is expected to release details today of a fatality stemming from an accident Saturday at Dutch Springs scuba diving and aqua park in Lower Nazareth Township. The 100-foot-deep quarry attracts about 30,000 divers a year. The spring-fed water park is located on Hanoverville Road. The Northampton County Control Center confirmed that emergency responders from Bethlehem Township and Hecktown, along with Colonial Regional Police, were called to the park on Saturday. Dutch Springs officials did not return a call for comment on Sunday. Fatalities connected to accidents at the park include a 50-year-old New Jersey man who died in 2007 and a 47-year-old Luzerne County woman who died in 2009. Two men were …
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Susan
6:09 pm on Saturday, October 29, 2011
Hca...any possibility this was on purpose? Many things going on here contact me. Susansherry0123@yahoo.com more ›