So Door County, that pastoral paradise, is named after Death's Door? That was unexpected! Great site!
So Door County, that pastoral paradise, is named after Death's Door? That was unexpected! Great site!
It sure is. Portes de Morte, in the French, if remember it correctly. They’re the ones who named it.Originally Posted by Tybee
The canoe made the Daily Mail out of the UK. There’s a neat video compilation that includes some underwater video from Tami’s head mounted GoPro.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...nsin-lake.html
Well, this is a weird thing: A FB post on a "Suggested for you" page: The Country Lady, which read:
In Madison, Wisconsin today (11/2/21)
This dugout canoe was pulled out of Lake Mendota around 1:00 p.m. today. It is the oldest known sunken boat/shipwreck in Wisconsin. It is about 1200 years old and was discovered by a diver recently when it happened to catch their attention. Apparently the diver contacted the State Historical Society and a chain of events happened which led to today. Weights were found in the canoe so apparently it was used by the inhabitants of that time to fish with weighted net. Note how small the canoe looks. They must have had great balance and were obviously smaller. The canoe is undergoing a lengthy preservation process to make sure it survives. I live close to the lake location where it was brought ashore so this information is from conversations with people at the scene. The number of people involved is long. City and state had a lot of archeologists and other key personnel there to direct and help the extraction. The Mayor was there along with other key city department leaders. Divers did the underwater work and brought the canoe to shore including from the Sheriffs Department. Anyone else who knows more details can add to the story in the comments but in summary it was a pretty amazing sight.
There was a picture of the canoe. So either FB is following me around my usual haunts online, or this event has captured the interest of a LOT of people!
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it--every, every minute?" Emily Webb, Our Town
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Yes, it has captured the interest of a lot of people.
What a great discovery and report! Thanks, Tradd.
As Cicero said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”
Tami just posted on FB that CNN called today! The story just keeps spreading.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/us/ca....html?ofs=fbia
That is so cool!!!
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