Wisconsin's scores of legends of "something" in the water have long fascinated Eau Claire native Chad Lewis; he credits his interest in all things "Wisconsin weird" with growing up near Elmwood, one ...

Archaeologists have discovered 16 ancient canoes left behind by Indigenous people along the shore of a Wisconsin lake, in what they described as the prehistoric version of a modern-day docking station ...

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 ...

Wisconsin historians recently announced the discovery of at least 11 ancient canoes in a Badger State lake, including one boat that dates to 2500 B.C. The findings were announced in a press release by ...

Sixteen dugout canoes, some older than Egypt’s pyramids, have been identified beneath a Wisconsin lake, turning a quiet Midwestern shoreline into one of North America’s most remarkable archaeological ...

Wisconsin is famous for its lakes. Lists that detail these statistics don't always agree on what constitutes a lake, but Wisconsin routinely ranks near the top with around 15,000. The state abounds ...