A 20-year-old archive of water samples from Lake Mendota in Madison contributed to a “game-changing” study at The University ...

Lady Liberty was inflated on Lake Mendota Friday as part of the Wisconsin Union's Winter Carnival, which includes a variety ...

The University of Wisconsin’s annual Winter Carnival is returning Feb. 6-9 after last year’s cancellation due to unfavorable ...

Badgers of all ages celebrated winter and warmed up inside UW-Madison Alumni Park’s visitor center during the Wisconsin Union ...

One of the star attractions of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus ... Open since Oct. 5, 1928, and perched on the shores of Lake Mendota, the union is perhaps best known for its terrace ...

“The racing iceboats owned by the wealthy were full-on yachts. Along with being huge — John Roosevelt’s Icycle spanned 70 ...

you'll be able to take advantage of some uniquely Midwestern activities like ice fishing on Lake Mendota. Winter hiking at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum and ice skating at The ...

December of 2023 through February of 2024 brought Wisconsin’s warmest meteorological winter and highest winter temperature — 77 degrees on Feb. 27 — since records began in 1895. The mild temperatures ...

The Statue of Liberty can be seen peeking out of the ice on Lake Mendota. Her annual appearance on Friday marks the start of ...

The annual UW Winter Carnival will begin on Thursday, February 6 with events going through Sunday, February 9. Last year, ...

Hundreds of Wisconsinites traded concrete and sidewalks for snowshoes and ice, sliding onto Lake Mendota at the 2025 Frozen Assets Festival this weekend. For more than a decade, the Madison-based ...