In 1861, a wealthy Englishman named Benjamin Walker arrived in Madison with his family in tow and began a new life in Wisconsin’s burgeoning capital ... He purchased a plot of land on the east side of ...

A 1,200-year-old dugout canoe was discovered by Tamara Thomsen and Mallory Dragt one Saturday morning in June when they decided to test underwater scooters under Lake Mendota ... according to the ...