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Madison lakes bring in $220 million a year in spending, new study finds
A study commissioned by the Clean Lakes Alliance determined, for the first time, the economic impact of the five lakes on the ...
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Up To 11 Ancient Canoes Found At The Bottom Of A Wisconsin Lake — Including One That’s 4,500 Years Old
"What we thought at first was an isolated discovery in Lake Mendota has evolved into a significant archaeological site with much to tell us about the people who lived and thrived in this area over ...
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Wisconsin experts share how they discovered historic underwater canoe in Lake Mendota
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 ...
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Madison researchers discover 4,500-year-old canoe in Lake Mendota
the state archaeologist for the Wisconsin Historical Society, told our sister station WKOW in Madison. The Lake Mendota canoes are concentrated along roughly 800 feet of what researchers say was ...
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Forgotten castle on shore of Lake Mendota stands out in Madison’s weird history
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 ...
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University of Wisconsin – Madison Memorial Union
One of the star attractions of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus ... Open since Oct. 5, 1928, and perched on the shores of Lake Mendota, the union is perhaps best known for its terrace ...