As spring approaches in an urban environment, the Madison Fire Department's Lake Rescue Team readies itself for an increase in calls.

Maritime archaeologists have found nearly a dozen canoes at the bottom of Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin. The vessels ...

For Philip Mumm, a late night swim in Lake Mendota turned into a tragedy. Mumm and several friends were on a sailboat early Saturday morning after being in Downtown Madison. Mumm, 24, stripped down to ...

When Robin Rohwer realized she’d been able to generate almost 3,000 genomes from Lake Mendota's myriad ... doctorate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison — and her team completed a ...

Divers and researchers have now identified up to 11 ancient canoes in Lake Mendota, or Tee Waksikhominak, the Wisconsin Historical ... of the effigy mounds in the Madison area were built.

you'll be able to take advantage of some uniquely Midwestern activities like ice fishing on Lake Mendota. Winter hiking at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum and ice skating at The ...

according to Madison experts and officials. With Wisconsin’s cold winter weather and the right conditions — bodies of water like Lake Mendota can freeze over and facilitate many recreational ...

Below, people sit on the shores and take to the waters of Lake Mendota near the University of Wisconsin–Madison, much as they do today. Another postcard — designed by W.G. MacFarlane ...

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 ...

Kayaking Lake Mendota is the way to see the downtown ... Visit the Arboretum on the University of Wisconsin – Madison campus ...