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Jun 4, 2024 · Maritime archaeologists have found nearly a dozen canoes at the bottom of Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin. The vessels vary significantly in age, dating to between 2500 B.C.E. and 1250 C.E.
Jun 14, 2024 · The Great Lakes are cold freshwater lakes, which are the ideal conditions for shipwrecks which largely keeps them from degrading. Here are five shipwrecks that have recently been found in the Great Lakes. SS Arlington. The SS Arlington was a World War II steamship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940.
18 hours ago · Address: 3713 Split Rock Lighthouse Rd, Two Harbors, MN 55616. Contact: 218-226-6372 | [email through their site] Visitor Hours: 8 AM - 10 PM (Daily) Park Staff Availability: 9 AM - 4 PM. When plotting your visit, keep in mind the staff has extended their hours in the summer—more time for you to explore!
6 days ago · The list of Crusades in Europe and to the Holy Land identifies those conflicts in the 11th through 16th centuries that are referred to as Crusades. These include the traditional numbered crusades and others that prominent historians have identified as crusades.
Jun 18, 2024 · From 1200 to 1400 CE, the Americas were quite diverse socially, composed of hundreds of tribes spanning the breadth of this vast region. In South America, these tribes were more uniform, with each culture identifying with at least one of the famed “Three Sisters”: maize (corn), beans, and squash.
6 days ago · Great American Desert The central part of the United States is a great prairie, bounded on the east by the Mississippi River valley, on the west by the Rocky Mountains, on the north by Canada, and on the south by Mexico. This area had been called the Great American Desert by early explorers, but it is in fact better titled the Great Plains.
Jun 19, 2024 · It turns out that around 106 meteotsunamis are observed in the Great Lakes each year, although many are too small to notice. In 1938, a meteotsunami in Lake Michigan caused significant damage, killing five people and endangering many others.
