Lake Waconia Nautical Archaeology 1
Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.
MHM has concluded that the ten anomalies investigated during the LMNA-1 Project consisted of vegetation and lake bottom contours. MHM's project targets were achieved in that the 10 anomalies investigated during were identified but unfortunately, they were not identified as submerged cultural resources. MHM achieved these results because we are knowledgable and qualified to dive on anomalies and determine their nature. The fact that we only came up with negative results is due to the nature of the bottom of Lake Waconia and how the sonar unit records inconsistencies on the bottom. Fortunately, there are still 36 anomalies located during the LWS Project that require investigation and identification. However, the negative results of the LWNA-1 Project have brought into question the probable significance of most, if not all, of these anomalies