Muskoka lakes bottle dive , found the soda bottle honey hole

[RCO]

its warmer here so finally got around to checking out a location I had found last fall and been doing some research on , basically the dream location . site was busy set of docks used by tourists and boats in one of the smaller towns in muskoka lakes . docks are in original location and do not appear to have been altered from pictures of them in older days . 2 older hotels dating back to early 1900's and a store once stood near the docks where I'm swimming . so finally went in the water last weekend and its unreal there are bottles everywhere , you basically swim down a few feet and grab as many bottles as you can take back up , in 2 swims have removed over 150 bottles I'd estimate . of course at this stage I haven't found anything that old and a lot of what I have been pulling out so far isn't that old like 50's-60's era and some are in really bad shape especially acl bottles . but I suspect older bottles are down there waiting to be found as location is very old and was busy . limited pictures so far as camera having hard time getting them down to size this site use but will try and get some more of the bottles I have found . anyways the tally from the first swim25 - browns beverages - Gravenhurst Ontario10 - coca cola5 - pepsi3 - kist3 - 7 up ( including 1 from Rochester NY )2 - Canada dry2 - Wilson's ginger ale Toronto1 - crush1 - Charles gurd ginger ale1 - stubby1 - double cola2 - older whiskey bottles

 

[RCO]

some more pictures of some of the bottles I found , a lot not in good condition like kist and 7 up but feel like dive is just beginning and that there is a lot more to be found

 

[Sand_pontil]

Thats really cool. Sounds like a real fun spot to dive

 

[RCO]

the tally from the second swim14- browns beverages Gravenhurst Ontario15- coca cola12 - Canada dry3 - pepsi2 - Wilson's ginger ale3 - crush / 1 broken orange crush2 - kist2 - Huntsville beverages1 - tab1 - teem1- frosty beverages1- like diet1- stubby 1 - 7 up1- kik 30 oz1 - mini Welch's1- damaged old whiskey bottleand a whole bunch of green 10 oz? bottles pictures of the most interesting bottles , 1 tab in good condition with acl still on bottle , a frosty beverages of Toronto , book indicates its from 1939-51 era and 2 bottles from a mysterious local company not sure what year it operated but likely late 40's-eraly 50's from Huntsville Beverages but both are missing acl label that show of a scene on a lake on front and map of area on back .

 

[RIBottleguy]

Keep it up! I went to a local salt marsh and found hundreds of ACL sodas, but mixed in and below them was a lot of early stuff too.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

In number, it's better than my Mona Lake. In quality... still an amazing spot I'd love to hit.

 

[hemihampton]

Dig deeper in the mud & the older bottles are probably down there deeper. LEON.

 

[RCO]

I'm almost certain the location contains older bottles due to history of the area , I've looked at some older pictures of the docks and they look very busy and store was located rate near them and sign says they sold soda's so I think the odds are in my favour that I will find better stuff down there once I poke around . a lot of the brown's beverages bottles I found were very common however that company was in business for many years and there are early bottles that are harder to find and likely down there somewhere , it wouldn't make sense for them to be in plain view they'd have to be hidden and under the newer stuff

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Bring a good dive mask and snorkel, a mesh bag and maybe a rake and you're in good condition--a knife in case you get wrapped in line. Trust me, you don't float when you panic snared in line.

 

[TJSJHART]

FANTASTIC FINDS THERE..I LIKE THAT TAB BOTTLE..JUST BECAUSE OF THE AGE AND MOSTLY THE LOCATION . IF YOU ARE WILLIN TO SELL IT AND AN OLDER WHISKEY LET ME KNOW . HAPPY HUNTING AND BE SAFE . TIM