Wisconsin Historical Society researchers have uncovered 16 ancient canoes in Lake Mendota, some of which are thousands of ...

A cluster of prehistoric dugout canoes resting beneath Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin, has been dated to as early as around 3000 BC, meaning at least one is older than Egypt’s Great Pyramid of ...

We live most of our lives on dry land. But there are benefits to leaving solid earth behind and paddling some of the lakes and rivers flowing through Lake County. Some perks of paddle sports are ...

A long-neglected American Indian dugout canoe is suddenly the main attraction at a Long Lake museum. New tests show that the old canoe, unearthed from Lake Minnetonka 80 years ago, is more valuable ...

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Historical Society maritime archaeologists, alongside partners from Wisconsin’s Native Nations, recovered on Thursday, Sept. 22 a 3,000-year-old dugout canoe from Lake ...

For an outdoor adventure filled with camping, kayaking, fishing, and just relaxing lakeside, a trip to this North Carolina ...

A dugout canoe used by indigenous people 3,000 years ago recently recovered from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota is the oldest canoe ever found in the Great Lakes region, the Wisconsin Historical Society ...

MADISON, Wis. - An ancient artifact submerged in Lake Mendota for 1,200 years is seeing the light of day, according to NBC15. After nearly five hours of excavation, the Wisconsin Historical Society ...

Tamara Thomsen was giving a scuba diving lesson in Wisconsin's Lake Mendota when she noticed a piece of wood peeking out of the sand. Her student didn't think much of it but Thomsen, who is a maritime ...

The Hogback Lake recreation area in Minnesota's Superior National Forest has a rustic campground with three sites, a 5-mile trail system and five backcountry campsites. (Courtesy of the U.S. Forest ...