Southern Minnesota 'Hot Spots'?

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The moderators comment about Wazee puzzles me. Where else would divers do their open water training dives if you live in Rochester. I have lived in the area for 18 years and there has only been one closer body of water that would be safe to do Open water training dives. That was the Osmundson Quarry in Leroy. That Limestone Quarry used to be shut down after May and it would fill up with water. The call for limestone rock is so high they run the quarry all year now.

Square Lake was the training dive location before Lake Wazee came, the drive to Lake Wazee is actually longer and Lake wazee is deeper and more accomodating to divers.

If you have a better place to have Open water training dives where would you suggest it be done. It has to be no more than a 2 hour drive from Rochester and be at least 60' for AOW, and if you are teaching thge Deep Specialty then it has to be 80' or deeper.