Lake Mendota's Archaeological Canoes (Panel Discussion)

Join the museum for a lively discussion with Bill “Nąąwącekǧize” Quackenbush , former Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Ho-Chunk Nation, and Dr. Amy Rosebrough , Wisconsin’s State Archaeologist, about the archaeological dugout canoes found in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin. Dugout canoes are hollowed out logs, and the world's oldest type of boat found to date. For an understanding of scale, so