Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.
A 1200-year-old canoe was raised from a lake.
After a bit of investigation, it turns out that Thomsen, who is also a maritime archaeologist for the Wisconsin Historical Society, was right in judging that it was more than just a log: It was a dugout canoe. A few weeks later, carbon-14 dating showed that the 15-foot-long vessel was an estimated 1,200 years old, the oldest intact boat ever found in Wisconsin waters.
On a brisk Tuesday, amid a chop of waves and 50-degree water, the canoe was brought to shore by teams of divers who shared fist bumps and hugs to applause from residents of the Spring Harbor neighborhood who had gathered at the beach to witness the canoe’s return to shore...
Here is the link for more about that.
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Looks like Friday will be really rainy all over Florida. A cold front is coming through and the surf looks rougher than what the MagicSeaWeed chart shows. The waves have some angle too.
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| Source: MagicSeaWeed.com |
But it looks like the Treasure Coast will be getting some higher surf in a few days. And the high tides will be pretty big too.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net