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News Photo by Darby Hinkley
Some of the divers and beach walkers suited up in Santa hats for a group photo before the dive on Tuesday. Pictured from left to right are Samantha Coleman, Paul Coleman, Dan Westergard, Stephanie Gandulla, Anna Brindley and leader dog Baylor, Juan and Mariflor Redondo, Kellie Wasikowski, and Megan Mainville.
Great Lakes Divers and Great Lakes, Great Responsibility hosted an inaugural holiday cleanup dive on Tuesday, called the Santa Splash to Pick Up Trash. Divers and beach walkers met at Rockport State Recreation Area north of Alpena for an afternoon of diving in and cleaning up.