Maritime archaeologist with the Wisconsin Historical Society Tamara Thomsen, recounts a day of scuba diving in Lake Mendota ...

Four years after discovering a 1,200-year-old dugout canoe in Lake Mendota, archaeologists with the Wisconsin Historical Society and regional First Nations continue to uncover new details from one of ...

The University of Wisconsin Police Department is starting an investigation after the discovery of a body in Lake Mendota on Sunday at about 6:10 a.m. UWPD was notified by a passerby who noticed the ...

Wisconsin Historical Society archaeologists have identified 16 ancient canoes in Lake Mendota, including several discovered this year. The oldest canoe dates back around 5,200 years, offering insights ...

"The lake is part of our community, and covering it in trash just shows zero respect for the lake," Hilary Dugan, a UW expert in lake water quality and lake ice, told The Badger Herald. "These are ...

MADISON (WKOW)—Lake Mendota ice freezing records date back to 1850s, showing a trend towards a warming climate. Over the period of these records, the lake has lost about six weeks of ice cover. This ...

When Robin Rohwer realized she’d been able to generate almost 3,000 genomes from Lake Mendota's myriad bacteria species, she took her laptop down the hall to Brett Baker’s office at The University of ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A person was recovering Thursday after falling through the ice on Lake Mendota Wednesday night. Madison Fire Department crews were called to the lake near Picnic Point at around 10:50 ...

MADISON (WKOW) — It's time to get your guesses in! Clean Lakes Alliance kicked off its 14th annual Mendota Freeze Contest on Sunday, which puts Wisconsinites to the test on when they think the lake ...