A dugout canoe built 3,000 years ago by Ho-Chunk people was found about 300 yards from the spot where archaeologist and diver Tamara Thomsen also found a 1,200-year-old canoe.
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James Skibo, left, Wisconsin's state archaeologist, leads a group that includes other archaeologists from the Wisconsin Historical Society as they float a 3,000-year-old dugout on Lake Mendota to Spring Harbor Beach. The canoe was found in May in 24 feet of water near the Shorewood Hills shoreline.
Casey Brown, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, was among the tribal members Thursday who were able to touch the canoe found in Lake Mendota.
Members of the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Ho-Chunk Nation were among those Thursday who helped carry the canoe from Lake Mendota to a waiting trailer so it could be taken to the State Archive Preservation Facility, where it will undergo two years of preservation before it can be displayed to the public.
Tamara Thomsen, center, found the 3,000-year-old dugout canoe in May and helped bring the historic artifact to shore on Thursday. Thomsen also found a 1,200-year-old dugout canoe in 2021 about 300 yards from where this canoe was found.
Christian Overland, director and CEO of the Wisconsin Historical Society, left, listens as Marlon WhiteEagle, Ho-Chunk Nation president, speaks after the canoe was raised from Lake Mendota.
This series of photographs shows the 3,000-year-old dugout canoe on the bottom of Lake Mendota.
This 1,200-year-old dugout canoe found in June 2021 and pulled from Lake Mendota in early November was temporarily removed in March from a preservation tank so it could be scanned to make 3-D images of the historic watercraft.
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A pontoon boat, left, filled with members of the Ho-Chunk Nation, escorts a Wisconsin Historical Society research vessel towing the canoe after it was raised.
Divers on Thursday prepare to bring a 3,000-year-old dugout canoe to the surface of Lake Mendota.
Bill Quackenbush, tribal historic preservation officer for the Ho-Chunk Nation, gets a closer look.
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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Divers converged on Lake Mendota Tuesday to recover a dugout canoe that hadn't been to the surface in 1,200 years.
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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.
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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.
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Bystanders watch as yellow floats are used to bring a dugout canoe to Spring Harbor Beach. The 1-mile trip took nearly two hours.
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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.
