Author, Shipwreck Historian, Diver
Millions of television viewers recognize Ric Mixter as a shipwreck researcher, diving over 100 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, including the Edmund Fitzgerald. He has produced over 30 programs for PBS and the Outdoor Channel, and appeared as a shipwreck expert on the History and Discovery Channels. Ric’s stories appear in books, magazines (including Michigan History Magazine) and in radio and TV news programs. He hosts the Shipwreck Podcast, and his YouTube videos have over 3 million views, covering shipwrecks in four of the Great Lakes and adventures in several foreign lands.