The Ho-Chunk have known the value of the lakes along the Yahara River for thousands of years.
YAHARA RIVER | ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE
Madison lakes bring in $220 million a year in spending, new study finds
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Attendees at a summit for the American Trails and the Professional TrailBuilders Association take in the view Wednesday of Lake Monona from the roof of the Monona Terrace Convention Center. A first-of-its-kind study commissioned by the Clean Lakes Alliance shows that Madison-area lakes get 2.7 million visitors a year and generate $220 million in economic impact.
Troy Hornberger, of Verona, launches his boat named The Office from Tenney Park as he heads out to go fishing on Lake Mendota with his maltipoo, Hope. At 9,700 acres, Lake Mendota is the largest lake in the Yahara River chain of lakes that also includes lakes Monona, Wingra, Waubesa and Kegonsa.
Residential properties share the east shoreline of Lake Monona in Madison. Lakefront real estate and dwellings within 300 feet of Madison-area lakes account for $1.2 billion in additional value due to their locations, according to a study by economists at UW-Madison and UW-Whitewater.
The break wall at Tenney Park provides a picturesque spot to take in the views of Lake Mendota and the Madison skyline.
Morgan Ring, of Mount Horeb, lounges in a hammock along the shoreline of Lake Wingra at Vilas Park during a visit to Madison. Area lakes, according to a recent study, get 2.7 million visitors a year.
Disputes over developments and council policy occupied more than half of the council’s time. Property taxes and homelessness? Not so much.
Disputes over developments and council policy occupied more than half of the council’s time. Property taxes and homelessness? Not so much.
The E Scow Nationals will be held this week on Lake Mendota and bring 130 boats from around the country to Madison.
Kyle Parker of Hayward is about embark on a 5,000-mile paddle from the Pacific Northwest to Miami, Florida.
The 30-foot-long, 15-foot-high mural is being created in sections at Sign Art Studio and will be unveiled on May 10 on the side of the Driftle…
Police say they found Gary Day at a Nebraska truck stop with the girl, now 17, who had been missing for two months and is pregnant.
The fish was caught from shore by an angler whose mother had requested he catch "anything" so she could have steamed fish.
