By Baylee Wellhausen
Many UW-Madison students and community members walk, run and bike along the Lakeshore Path, aware of its beauty, yet unaware of its rich history.
More than just a pretty view
Between Two Lakes: Spirituality at the lakes
By Logan Garcia and Alec Schmitz
Madison’s waterways are a hotbed for inspiration, both artistic and spiritually. Listen to three people’s connections with Madison’s waters, including:
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Broomball: Making the most of a frozen Lake Mendota
By Scott Reichel
Broomball, an intramural sport offered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, allows students to use Lake Mendota during the winter months despite it being completely frozen.
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UW’s Center for Limnology applies research to the communities of Wisconsin
By Isaac Alter
Dating back to 1875, the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin Madison has played a key role in the scientific understanding of lakes and has had an impact on both the scientific community and the communities of Wisconsin.
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Terrace planning heats up before summer begins
By Montana Leggett
The Terrace at Memorial Union offers nearly everything to help people make wonderful summer memories — brats fresh off the grill paired with a hearty beer or cold soda, a movie with friends to cap off a great weekend. and summer concerts shared with friends new and old as the sun sets on beautiful Lake Mendota. You can even grab classic Babcock Hall ice cream at the Terrace to cool down any summer day.
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Hobbies and traditions, fishing in the Madison community
By Cal Larsen and Owen Desai
For members of the UW-Madison Fishing Team and the Yahara Fishing Club, the sport has been in their lives since childhood. Now that they’ve grown older, the passion remains, but the reasons for why it does so have changed.
More than a team
Fraternities love Lake Mendota
By Isaac Alter and Avery Aurand
Lucky University of Wisconsin-Madison fraternities have secured locations on the shore of Lake Mendota. Listen to how these groups utilize all the lake has to offer.
Madison farmers explore relationships to the lakes
By Avery Aurand
The five lakes nuzzled against Madison are hosts to beautiful scenic walks, boating activities and gorgeous sunsets, but it’s what’s happening beneath the surface of these grandiose bodies of water that interest local farmers.
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Native American history lives in plain sight on UW-Madison campus
By Montana Leggett
This marker commemorates the retreat of Chief Black Hawk near present-day University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Sewell Social Science Hall.
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