27 days left until Canoecopia!     March 13 - 15
Location
Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Way
Madison, Wisconsin

Show Hours
Friday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM

Tickets
1-Day: $17.00
3-Day: $35.00
Ages 17 and under are FREE
Cash or check only for tickets purchased at the event

Parking Fees
1-Day: $10.00
Credit only, fees collected by Alliant Energy Center
Advanced passes may be purchased HERE.
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2026 Presentations by Category
History

Carla Anderson, Missy McDonald, Carolyn Klein, Crystal Schaldenbrand, Crystal Schaldenbrand
 Isle Royale's Historic Cultural Resources and the Community that Pre-Dates the Park
   Caribou - upstairs Sat 1:30pm-2:15pm 
Isle Royale is an island archipelago where communities formed around protected harbors. Lake Superior was the highway; canoes and rowboats were historically the primary means of transportation.

Most visitors to Isle Royale have no idea that it is home to a rare surviving example of a recreational enclave in the North Woods region of Minnesota, Wisconsin & Michigan. Nothing like it exists elsewhere in the U.S. With the establishment of the Park, not only were wilderness qualities
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Myles Carter
 Outfitter Assisted Self-guided Far North Canoe Tripping
   Bear - upstairs Sun 11:30am-12:15pm 

Kendra Kennedy
 Ghostbusters: The Wisconsin Historical Society's Search for Lake Michigan’s Vanished Ghost Ports
   Sylvania - main floor Sat 9:30am-10:15am 
   Sylvania - main floor Sat 1:30pm-2:15pm 

Martin Koch
 Paddling the Yellowstone & Grand Teton Area
   Algonquin - main floor Sat 10:30am-11:15am 
   Algonquin - main floor Sun 1:30pm-2:15pm 

Tamara Thomsen, Sissel Schroeder
 Navigating Wisconsin's Dugout Canoe Landscapes
   Bear - upstairs Sun 12:30pm-1:15pm 
More than 120 dugout canoes reported from Wisconsin range in age from 81 to over 5,200 years old. Three-quarters of these canoes have been found in or near water, including a number of dugouts in Lake Mendota in Madison. The Madison area has been a significant dwelling place for Indigenous people for more than 12,500 years in archaeological terms, and since time immemorial for the Ho-Chunk and Menominee people. Watercraft played a principal role in the area's transportation network. The Lake ... Read More



Marcy West
 Water Lovers Role in Protecting Landscapes
   Killarney (Spark by Hilton) - Hilton Fri 4:30pm-5:15pm 
   Killarney (Spark by Hilton) - Hilton Sat 12:30pm-1:15pm 
 
Location
Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Way
Madison, Wisconsin

Show Hours
Friday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM

  Tickets
1-Day: $17.00
3-Day: $35.00
Ages 17 and under are FREE
Cash or check only for tickets purchased at the event

  Parking Fees
1-Day: $8.00
Credit only, fees collected by Alliant Energy Center
Advanced passes may be purchased HERE.
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