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Perfectly preserved 100-year-old rifle found in ‘lake of grisly secrets’ after anonymous tip off

Working on an anonymous tip, members of the Stowarzyszenia Odkrywców Ziemi Włodawskiej organisation descended on Lake Białe after being informed that a weapon had been seen by a member of the public. Stowarzyszenie Odkrywców Ziemi Włodawskiej

The 103-year-old Mauser gun from 1920 was discovered by history enthusiasts in a lake famed for being home to ‘dead bodies’ and a suspected crocodile.

‘Architecture is playing with form, creating something unexpected and unobvious’: ‘Thrilling’ Mazury house design wins plaudits for its ‘boundary-breaking philosophy’

Located in the Mazury region, the architect worked with a simple brief: to design a property that would maximise the lakeside views whilst also referencing the local architecture typical of the area.

Internet comes to aid of hero who saved woman’s life before being struck down by rare disease

Karol Wesołowski from the village of Skąpe near Poznań, was dubbed a hero by police after jumping in to a lake to save a woman whose car had spun out of control. After being diagnosed with Buerger's disease, a rare disease of veins and arteries, internet users quickly responded to his family’s plea for help.

Water trail will take boat lovers through 150 km of Mazury Lakes

Polish Waters (Wody Polskie), a state water management authority, has begun marking a water trail that will take boating enthusiasts through 150 kilometres of the Great Mazury Lakes.

Who’s that man? Extraordinary moment local hero strips naked and plunges into icy lake to rescue drowning deer

Wearing only black underwear and a woollen hat, the mystery man was captured on camera by a local passerby wading through the subzero waters in Poznań where he then plucked the baby deer out of the water before ploughing his way through the ice to safety.

With the pandemic rampant, Webber finds comfort in the wilds of Poland’s Suwałki region

Nestled against the Lithuanian border, Suwalszczyzna (for the sake of simplicity, let’s refer to it from now on as the Suwałki region), is more than a complex mass of randomized letters.

From Poźrzadło to Łagów: Webber explores the abundant pleasures of rustic life

From an affably eccentric farmhouse in the village of Poźrzadło to the spectacular greenery and glittering lakes of Łagów ten minutes away, life here is something to be savoured and remembered.

We LAKE this a lot!

A beautiful heart-shaped lake has been spotted hidden deep in the forest in Międzyrzecz County.

Water hero Krzysztof is! Extreme athlete smashes Guinness record after swimming 48 hours NON-STOP!

Krzysztof Gajewski covered about 130 kilometres in his swim in a lake near Wrocław that began at 5 o’clock in the afternoon on Friday and finished at the same hour two days later.

Falling water levels reveal tragic wartime history of Poznań lake

Jewish tombstones were used to line the banks and bottom of the lake.

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