{"id":90,"date":"2022-04-19T20:43:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T20:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:15:03","slug":"about-sea-side-dive-shop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/about-sea-side-dive-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"About Sea-Side Dive Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;We Are Your Deep Sea Connection&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have equipment to meet the needs of everyone in your family \u2013 from the young to the young at heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sea-Side Dive Shop has been servicing the Detroit Metro Area for over 50 years under the ownership of Paul Skoglund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"146\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64 img-fluid \"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Skoglund began diving in 1965 and instructing in 1967, first with the Michigan Divers Association and then with the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) in 1971.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He logged 1000\u2019s of dives here in the Great Lakes and around the world. His love of the sport has been shared with so many students that he frequently met them during his travels. He also had the pleasure of teaching his first student\u2019s children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paulie1-1-1024x696.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-331 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paulie1-1-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paulie1-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paulie1-1-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paulie1-1-1536x1043.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paulie1-1.jpg 1684w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The beginning of Sea-Side in Detroit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We Are Your Deep Sea Connection&#8221; We have equipment to meet the needs of everyone in your family \u2013 from the young to the young at heart. Sea-Side Dive Shop has been servicing the Detroit Metro Area for over 50 years under the ownership of Paul Skoglund. Paul Skoglund began diving in 1965 and instructing &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more mt-4 d-table\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/about-sea-side-dive-shop\/\" class=\"more-link py-3 px-4 text-uppercase\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About Sea-Side Dive Shop&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":334,"href":"https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions\/334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divessds.com\/scubadive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}