The Yahara Lakes | Giants among us: Part Two
The lakes are a force of nature woven into an intricate natural architecture extending for miles around and deep underground. And beneath the water's surface, history awaits.
One route travels above ground, the other below.
Lake levels have been rising.
Discover underwater oddities such as cars, boats, equipment and other objects beneath the surface of the Yahara lakes.
Why is the water here? The unhurried Yahara River you see today follows much the same path of a very different watercourse that flowed long before the last glacier came and went.
You'll find cars, boats, ice shanties and much more at the bottom of the Yahara lakes.
Tamara Thomsen is a marine archaeologist with the Wisconsin Historical Society and has documented hundreds of dives in the Yahara lakes. She a…
Lt. Gerald Stull's crash is also remembered.
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The Yahara lakes -- Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, Kegonsa and Wingra -- have dominated our landscape and our lives for thousands of years. The Wisconsin State Journal has sought to explain their lure and legacy in this special project.
