Find out more about Pennyroyal: www.pennyroyalscuba.com

The quarry ranges from 5'-130'. Their Web site says Pennyroyal has more than 40 underwater features, including a 1941 Dodge fire truck.

The site is the old Christian Co. Quarry, a 22-acre former limestone quarry shut down in 1986 after workers struck two springs.

Marine life includes catfish, largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, and koi.

Underwater attractions include a UH-1 helicopter, 1941 Dodge fire truck, motorcycles, four-wheeler frames that serve as an "iron reef" for fish, a school bus, seven runabout boats, two cabin cruisers and a navigational course.

Onsite amenities include a concession stand, restrooms, "primitive" camping facilities, picnic tables, changing room, one submerged platform at 23 feet, two floating docks, four open-water training platforms and two advanced training platforms.

Explore Midwest Diving:

• Standard Safe Diving Practices
• Special Event Voluntary Liability Release

As part of the Explore Midwest Diving program, we will be visiting Pennyroyal Blue Springs Scuba Resort on Saturday, June 13, 2009.

Here are the directions from St. Louis.

 • 64 East to Mt. Vernon (57 South)
 • 57 South
 • 24 East to exit 65 (Hopinksville/Highway 68)
 • 68 East
 • Once on 68 East, you'll travel past Autozone. Shortly thereafter, you'll take the fork in the road to the left.
 • Cross over Pennyroyal* Expressway and make a right into the quarry.
* There seems to be some confusion about whether you turn on Pennyroyal or Pennyrile Expressway. Watch for either!

After you check in with the Pennyroyal staff, check in with the Midwest Scuba staff. We will have an EZ-Up setup with a large Midwest Scuba banner. The EZ-Up should be setup by 9:00 a.m.

Site briefing information will be provided at the Midwest Scuba EZ-Up.

Each buddy team will be responsible for planning their own diving. Anyone without a buddy will have plenty of time and opportunity to find a buddy for the day's diving.

For those interested, Pennyroyal is open for night diving. Night diving at Pennyroyal can be a real treat because of the visibility. If people are interested in night dives we will leave the EZ-Up in place. There will also be lanterns in the EZ-up to help setup/break down equipment.

Those interested will need to provide their own lights - one primary, one backup and a marker light or lightstick.

If you are interested in visiting Pennyroyal as part of the Explore Midwest Diving program, please visit the EMD page and RSVP to our Staff.