Haigh QuarryResort

Haigh Quarry is a PADI 5 Star Dive Resort in Kankakee built around a 13-acre quarry that once did honest industrial work. A sandy walk-in beach splits it in two. The north side reaches 25 feet, while the south side averages about 60 feet and bottoms out at 80.

Leftovers from quarry days and a few deliberate sinkings give you things to find: a rock crusher, a swamp boat, a LARC, a step van, a 33 foot boat, a military dump truck and even a porta potty.

The fish are the real draw. Bass, bluegill, muskie, perch, northern pike and catfish share the water with paddlefish donated by the Shedd Aquarium, and turtles and frogs show up as well. Freediving, mermaid courses and snorkeling are offered too, all in English.