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102 construction and inspection. Since then, he's spent most of his working life either on or in the water. Bates even tried harvesting sea urchins, but he says the spines get stuck in your hands and are difficult to pull out. While the fisherman jokes that "making money" is what drew him to diving, it's clear that he appreciates the unique perspective he gets underwater. His book about shipwrecks, first released in 2000, is well-respect- ed and combines his love of history with his love of diving, chronicling some 30 sunken wrecks off the coast of the North Shore from 1710 to 1978. His second book, Shipwrecks North of Boston Vol. II: Cape Ann, will be available this summer. Respect for personal history also runs deep. His boat, the Laurence H. Constantine, is named for his grandfa- ther, who worked in the Marblehead aviation industry. And he is proud to note another ancestor, George A. Constantine, also worked as a hardhat diver. Sadly, he met an unfortunate end. In 1885, George Constantine was carried over the falls of the Holyoke River while working on the Holyoke Dam. Along with deteriorating hulls of long lost ships, Bates has a special affinity for the marine life, occasion- ally spotting torpedo rays and manta rays. But it was a three-day encounter with a beluga whale that really made an impression a few years back. Bates had heard about "Poco" as the whale came to be known, playing with boats, blowing spray at kids and generally interact- ing with people for a week or so around Boston. Diving Bates harvests only scallops that are of a certain size so they can spawn. in-depth LIVE Yankee Fireplace & Grill City 140 S. Main Street, (rte 114) Middleton, MA 978-774-1621 YankeeFireplace.com We offer products for all seasons & can design, deliver, install and service. Our staff has combined industry experience that exceeds 150 years. North Shore's Premier Outdoor Furniture Showroom 12002_YankeeFireplace.indd 1 3/19/15 4:53 PM Advertise your restaurant in our Dining Guide. Contact us at sales@nshoremag.com or call 978.824.2806 for details restaurant finder north shore cheese menu menu cheese cheese cheese ese chee Lunch Lunc nch Lunch chee chee Lunch Lunch nch Lun Lu Lunch e fast Breakfa menu nu ne wine wine wine wine h wine e bar h bar L wine wine h wine wine wine appet ers bar b ap appet ers appet ers appet ers e appet ers bar b appet ers DINNER NER DINNER rs rs ER DINNER wi wi DINNER wine wine DINNER u DINNER Dining Guide north shore menu menu You can't wow them, if they don't know you exist.