CHICAGO—A 3-year-old boy who was allegedly pushed into Lake Michigan in Chicago by his aunt last week has died, officials said. Josiah Brown, who had been in grave condition and was not expected to survive since he was pulled from the lake last Monday, was pronounced dead shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday, according to the…

Go back millions of years to the dinosaur age with Caspar Caveman and his pet dino, Fido. Caspar spots Daffy in a lake and hunts him, but Daffy just keeps outsmarting him. Credit: Public Domain Movies – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “EpochTV” for 20% off. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch…

Charlie and another man compete in trying to help a young lady cross a muddy street. The rival finds a wooden plank, which Charlie takes from him. They fight over an umbrella belonging to the rival. A policeman settles the dispute, ultimately arresting the rival. An innocent tramp is pushed into the lake. Credit: Public…

In the midst of Silicon Valley lies a manmade oasis. Shoreline Park in Mountain View, California, provides recreational opportunities for people as well as habitats for wildlife. Within its 750 acres is an 18-hole championship golf course, a historic house, a 50-acre lake, a boathouse, a children’s playground, two restaurants, a dog park, a kite-flying…

By Doug Hansen Wisconsinites would be justified in protesting Minnesota’s marketing itself as the champion of lake states because, as it turns out, Wisconsin has many more lakes than its neighbor. Among them I discovered a real gem of a resort town in central Wisconsin — Elkhart Lake. With a population of only 1,000, the…

A wheelchair-bound 81-year-old who fell into a lake while walking his dog was in danger of drowning until his dog became his guardian angel. Barking loudly, she alerted passersby, who helped get the elderly man out from the lake in the nick of time. Florida resident Harry Smith was walking his 9-year-old beagle-hound mix, Sarah…

State Archaeologists on Nov. 2 dredged up the oldest water vessel in Wisconsin history from the bottom of Lake Mendota. A dugout canoe carved from a single tree was found remarkably well preserved under 30 feet of water. The boat was first located in June 2021, and this month, archaeologists from the Wisconsin Historical Society…

California yoga instructor and hiking enthusiast Jolly Bose had planned with two hiking friends to summit Mt. Givens in the Sierras on an 8-mile trip that should have taken just four hours to complete. But when the ambitious hiker on Oct. 17 became separated from her companions, the trip turned into an over-48-hour struggle to…

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.—Connor Jones sunbathed with his dog on the otherwise empty beach at Ski Run Marina on Monday, as residents trickling back into town filled up their cars at a gas station behind him and employees of a water sports rental company docked jet skis and boats they had anchored away from the…

RENO, Nev.—A 14-year-old California boy has become the youngest person to swim the entire 21.3-mile (34-kilometer) length of Lake Tahoe and complete the alpine lake’s coveted Triple Crown. James Savage of Los Banos completed the trip across the scenic lake, which straddles the California-Nevada line, in 12 hours on Aug. 1. He earlier swam the…