But Minnesota defines a lake as a body of water with an area of 10 or more acres. Wisconsin has no such minimum. In like-to-like comparisons based on sizes, Minnesota has more lakes.

Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan is one of the most popular fishing destinations in Wisconsin, offering anglers the chance to catch a variety of fish, including salmon, trout, and walleye.

In an out-of-the-way corner of Vilas Park, above Henry Vilas Zoo, an effigy bird with angled wings soars along a ridge next to Lake Wingra. The bird, with an original Ten Views of Lake Wingra ...

Wisconsin Historical Society maritime archaeologists recovered a 3,000-year-old dugout canoe from Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin, on Sept. 22, 2022. Photograph By Dean Witter, Wisconsin ...

Experts who study waterways say one Madison lake is cleaner than it has been in many years. Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say Lake Wingra is so clear because more than half its ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It’s 48 degrees, and Ed Hopkins is looking for ice. There’s no shortage of it here along the shore of Maple Bluff, but a pair of eagles perched several hundre… ...

“If we can figure out how to do it in Green Lake, we can make strides in Wisconsin’s other 15,000 ... some humor last week when her canoe began to rock as she was boating on Lake Wingra, ...

MADISON (WKOW) – Hundreds of athletes made waves at the Youth Regatta on Lake Wingra Saturday. It was hosted by Camp Randall’s Rowing Club. Head Coach of the Rowing Club, Kari Cole, said the sport is ...

In an effort to repopulate Madison’s waters with muskies, the Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources Wednesday released 1,200 of the state fish into the waters of Lake Monona and Lake Wingra. The ...

The Dugan Lab is part of the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Limnology led by assistant professor and limnologist Hilary Dugan. The lab started in 2017 and studies freshwater lakes. According to ...

According to custom, the lake is considered frozen until you can row a boat the […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 60°F. Wednesday, April 24th 2024 Daily e-Edition.

On a recent Thursday afternoon, Hopkins pulled onto Vilas Park Drive and looked out over Lake Wingra, which two days earlier had been 70% ice. “I’m calling it open today,” he says.