TRANSCRIPT: You’re listening to Parks and Landmarks, an exploration of the underrated, outdoors. I’m Sean Bull. Every longtime Wisconsinite has at least one childhood memory of the Wisconsin Dells. Maybe […]
Uncovering the History of a 3,000-Year-Old Canoe
For today’s show, guest host Bert Zipperer speaks with two archaeologists about the 3,000-year-old dugout canoe recently recovered from Lake Mendota, the second ancient canoe found in Wisconsin this year. […]
3D Scanning Uncovers the Mysteries of the 1200-Year-Old Canoe
WORT 89.9FM Madison · 3D Scanning Uncovers the Mysteries of the 1,200 Year Old Canoe A twelve hundred -year-old canoe was recently discovered in Lake Mendota. The discovery of such […]
1,200-Year-Old Canoe Reveals Ho-Chunk History in Madison
Last month, a 1,200-year-old dugout canoe was recovered from Lake Mendota in Madison. Today on the show, guest host Bert Zipperer puts this canoe in historical context with Bill Quackenbush, […]
Divers extract 1,200-year-old canoe from Lake Mendota
On Tuesday, a team of divers brought up a 1,200-year-old canoe from the depths of Lake Mendota. The canoe, which belonged to ancestors of the Ho-Chunk nation, has been released […]
River to the Heart
From Lake Itasca, Minnesota all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River passes through the heart of America. There’s a lot of history contained along its […]
