Jerry Frautschi has done it again.
Wisconsin Historical Society board member Angela Bartell joins others in acknowledging benefactors to the future Wisconsin History Center, including philanthropist Jerry Frautschi, left, at a groundbreaking for the project in April.
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The $160.5 million Wisconsin History Center under construction at the top of State Street on Capitol Square has received another major gift from W. Jerome Frautschi. The philanthropist has now donated $37.1 million for the project.
Philanthropist Jerry Frautschi, right, acknowledges applause from the crowd in Overture Hall on the opening night of the Overture Center in 2004. His wife, Pleasant Rowland, and architect Cesar Pelli, who designed the hall, are also pictured.
The planned Wisconsin History Center with its offset upper floors is intended to offer a striking view no matter how visitors approach the museum.
This 1,200-year-old dugout canoe found in June and pulled from Lake Mendota in early November 2021 was temporarily removed in March 2022 from a preservation tank so it could be scanned to make 3-D images of the historic watercraft. The new five-story Wisconsin History Center, scheduled to open in fall 2027, is expected to attract 200,000 visitors a year.
Photos: Dugout canoe recovered from Lake Mendota after 1,200 years
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Randy Wallander, a volunteer diver from Manitowoc, unloads gear for the dive. Wallander specializes in bringing up sunken objects, usually in Lake Michigan.
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Members of the dive team from the Dane County Sheriff's Office were among those who took part in Tuesday's dive near Shorewood Hills.
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Divers prepare to remove a 1,200-year-old dugout canoe from Lake Mendota on Tuesday.
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Dugout canoe
Divers converged on Lake Mendota Tuesday to recover a dugout canoe that hadn't been to the surface in 1,200 years.
Dugout canoe
Tamara Thomsen, a maritime archaeologist who discovered the Native American dugout canoe in June in Lake Mendota, celebrates the recovery Tuesday with Jim Skibo, Wisconsin's state archaeologist. The canoe was placed in an enclosed trailer for its trip from Spring Harbor Beach to the State Archive Preservation Facility on Madison's Near East Side.
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Spectators watch as a 1,200-year-oid dugout canoe makes its way across Lake Mendota to Spring Harbor Beach.
Dugout canoe
A 1,200-year-old dugout canoe was raised from Lake Mendota Tuesday by the Wisconsin Historical Society. The canoe was discovered in June during a recreational dive and is the oldest intact boat ever recovered from Wisconsin waters. The canoe will undergo preservation efforts over the next two years before it can be displayed in a museum.
Dugout canoe
Spectators watch as a 1,200-year-oid dugout canoe crafted by members of the Native American Ho-Chunk tribe from Lake Mendota near Spring Harbor Beach in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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A dugout canoe crafted in A.D. 800 was towed for most of its 1-mile trip to shore but guided by divers in shallow water for the final 100 yards or so to Spring Harbor Beach.
Dugout canoe
Bystanders watch as yellow floats are used to bring a dugout canoe to Spring Harbor Beach. The 1-mile trip took nearly two hours.
Dugout canoe
Tamara Thomsen, a maritime archaeologist who discovered the Native American dugout canoe in June in Lake Mendota, celebrates the recovery Tuesday with Jim Skibo, Wisconsin's state archaeologist. The canoe was placed in an enclosed trailer for its trip from Spring Harbor Beach to the State Archive Preservation Facility on Madison's Near East Side.
Dugout canoe
A 1,200-year-old dugout canoe was raised from Lake Mendota Tuesday by the Wisconsin Historical Society. The canoe was discovered in June during a recreational dive and is the oldest intact boat ever recovered from Wisconsin waters. The canoe will undergo preservation efforts over the next two years before it can be displayed in a museum.
Dugout canoe
A dugout canoe crafted in A.D. 800 was towed for most of its 1-mile trip to shore but guided by divers in shallow water for the final 100 yards or so to Spring Harbor Beach.
