Giethoorn, a village in the Netherlands, is renowned for its absence of roads, resembling a scene from a fairytale. Residents and visitors navigate the village via canals and footpaths.

Giethoorn, a village in the Netherlands, is renowned for its absence of roads, resembling a scene from a fairytale. Residents and visitors navigate the village via canals and footpaths.

Nicknamed “Venice of the Netherlands”, this small town is littered with hundreds of canals and century old houses. The only difference between Venice and this quaint community is that you will not find a single gasoline engine here. There are no roads …
In a remarkable event, scientists and fishermen have made an extraordinary catch: a 125-year-old lake sturgeon, believed to be the largest ever caught in the United States and the oldest freshwater fish ever documented in the world.

In a remarkable event, scientists and fishermen have made an extraordinary catch: a 125-year-old lake sturgeon, believed to be the largest ever caught in the United States and the oldest freshwater fish ever documented in the world.

This fish breaks all sorts of records. DNR fisheries crew tagging the record-breaking sturgeon at the Shawano dam. The fish was then released to allow it to finish its spawning cycle. Image credit: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wisconsin Department …