Just wanted to say hello!

[DiveCaptDean]

Even though you are aprehensive about the big lake, yo may want to make plans to dive it soon.  It will be difficult to find an inland dive that will have comfortable viz for you.  Racine quarry lake park on 38 is a good dive, but viz is probably less than 10ft right now...Lannon quarry up in Menomonee Falls is very often dove but viz is less than that now. Pearl is a hour away..maybe 50 minutes for you but i hear viz right now is the greatest....Lake michigan has alot of shallow dive sites that will give you 20 of viz or better and you will go down on a line and up on a line..you will be around a wreck all the time so will always have a focal point and a point of reference..you should try to gillen tug..one of the willie barges..these are very esy dives and are in 60 to 70 ft of water..the
Willie( prins willem v is a great dive but may be too big a boat for you on your first dive...You cannot beat the Viz..you will want to go on a very calm day..this will help relieve you of an anxiety that you may have....as long as you take it slow you will  be fine...also contact underwater connection in menomonee falls....and ask..they go out wednesday nights for a single dive and can have an instructor on the boat to dive with you...check it out..
good luck and happy diving