MidWest School of Diving is a Minnesota-licensed private career school offering recreational scuba instruction (Discover Scuba, Open Water through Master Scuba Diver, refreshers and specialties) as well as ERDI Public Safety Diving training for police, fire and other public safety agencies across the U.S. and Canada. It describes itself as the only school in the midwest approved by a state Department of Education as a Career/Vocational School for Public Safety Diving, with 4 ERDI instructors including an instructor trainer. The shop advertises a flat certification price that includes mask, fins, snorkel and other gear at no extra charge, and also hosts the North American Ice Diving Festival at Lake Ore Be Gone in Gilbert, MN.