MADISON, Wis. The Dane County Medical Examiner s Office identified Wisconsin State Archaeologist Dr. James Skibo as the man who was found unresponsive in Lake Mendota Friday and later died.
The Friends of Pope Farm Conservancy is excited to welcome Dr. Amy Rosebrough, archeologist at the Wisconsin State Historical Society, for a special VIRTUAL talk on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. about the recent discoveries of two ancient canoes in Lake Mendota. Thousands of years ago, dugout canoes fashioned by Native American craft workers vanished under the waters of Lake Mendota. In 2021 and 2022, they were raised to the light of day again by divers and volunteers with the Wisconsin Historical Society, in partnership with Wisconsin’s Native Nations.