Faster than a speeding starfish, able to leap (onto) lobster boats in a single bound, members of The League of Underwater Superheroes stand ready to explore the depths of Frenchman Bay, clean up the underwater landscape and have a whole lot of fun.  The “league” is actually a scuba diving club, the brainchild of  Eddie “Diver Ed” Monat. Yes, that’s scuba diving. In Maine.

Diver Ed, well known to residents of Mount Desert Island for the “dive-in theater” he operates in the summer with his partner Edna Martin, is a commercial and recreational diver, and a diving instructor.   Most of the dozen or so inaugural league members are his students.   “It’s just an excuse to pull people together who want to dive,” he says. Unlike many scuba clubs, there’s no fee to join the league.   Volunteer work is standard operating procedure for a member of the League of Underwater Superheroes.   Ever year the League performs a  harbor cleanup and this year they are helping with an Eel Grass Project that is sponsored by the MDI Biolab. 

The group takes trips for pure fun, too. Various locations included Salt Cay, Curacao, Barbados, Florida and the latest trip will be to Fiji in 2012.