By Zhaoyan Zhang
The 2018 Lake Monona 20km Run and 5km Run/Walk, which will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, provides a beautiful running course around one of Madison’s area lakes bordering the isthmus.
Continue reading ““Almost” half a marathon, a full view of Lake Monona”
By Alec Schmitz
Picnic Point has been a staple on the UW-Madison’s campus since the 1920’s when the nature preserve was privately owned. Picnic Point is a mile long peninsula spotted with fire pits and lake views students and community members can enjoy.
Continue reading “Pagans dance, celebrate and sing at Picnic Point on May Day Morning”
By Flora Deng
You might think that lake activies only include sailing and boating on the lakes during the summer. In fact, people walk on the lakes in winter. There are marathon, swimming, walking by the lake and many other!
By Jenna Webster
Breathe in. Exhale out. Deep breath in. And let it out.
The world is a bright orange behind my closed eyelids, swells of water trickle past me on their own journeys.
Continue reading “As more people try water workouts, yoga takes Madison by storm”
By Kynala Phillips
A short guide to Madison’s summer festivals that celebrate the isthmus and the sun.
By Parker Schorr
All it takes is a pair of binoculars, patience and some luck to see some of the 400 or so species of birds that live in Wisconsin. Many of these birds – both residents of Wisconsin and migratory birds – live in harmony with Lake Mendota and Lake Monona.
By Kynala Phillips
One of Madison’s staple events each summer is Shake the Lake. A day long event that stretches the length of John Nolen Drive with food carts, vendors and musicians galore. Each year people walk up and down the blocked off boulevard that lines Lake Monona while patiently waiting on the evening’s fireworks. As night falls, the street becomes more crowded and the smell of brats and beer become more alluring. Bikers and skateboarders smoothly navigate their way through the large clusters of people–young and old. By 8 p.m., all the families have marked their territories with blankets and baskets, while young children dare to run off far enough to test the boundaries of their freedom.
By Will Kenneally and Erica Gelman
Many Festivals occur annually in Madison. Some of these festivals occur on the waterfront. Will Kenneally and Erica Gelman of Between Two Lakes looked into one such festival, the Marquette Waterfront Festival off of Lake Monona.
By Kristin Washagan
Student reporters at UW-Madison explore how living near lakes means something different for everyone.
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.
Continue reading “Broomball: Making the most of a frozen Lake Mendota”
