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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 ...
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UPDATED: MPD opens death investigation after MFD retrieves individual from Lake Mendota Friday morning
The Madison Police Department opened a death investigation after the Madison Fire Department retrieved a female from Lake Mendota around 4:30 a.m. Friday. MPD detectives are investigating how the ...
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Lake Mendota’s waterfowl return, improve local ecosystem
Recently thawed Lake Mendota has become home to migrating swans, ducks and geese. Their yearly return marks the beginning of the nesting season and provides cultivation benefits to the lake ecosystem, ...
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Bacteria in Lake Mendota evolve with changing seasons
In Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, bacteria undergo an extraordinary cycle of evolution, changing their evolutionary process based on the weather. According to IFLScience, bacteria in Lake Mendota ...
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Archaeologists Are Finding Dugout Canoes in the American Midwest as Old as the Great Pyramids of Egypt
Maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen discovered this 1,200-year-old dugout canoe in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, in June 2021. Tamara Thomsen / Wisconsin Historical Society Tamara Thomsen was 24 feet ...
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Madison’s lakes bring in $220 million a year in spending, new study finds
A study by the Clean Lakes Alliance determined, for the first time, the economic impact of the five lakes on the Madison chain.