A World War II landing craft — the same type famous for its use on D-Day in 1944 — is the latest object to emerge from the declining waters of Lake Mead near Las Vegas. Scientists say the lake’s level is at a record low, largely because of a long-term drought across the American Southwest […]
Etiket: lake
‘Extraordinarily rare’: intact 1,200-year-old canoe recovered from Wisconsin lake | Wisconsin
A 1,200-year-old, 15-foot (4.5-metre) dugout canoe has been taken from Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin, after two divers stumbled upon it while riding underwater scooters. The vessel was recovered from roughly 27ft of water and brought to shore this week. “This is the first time this thing has been out of the water in 1,200 […]