August 2025: The Sturgeon Moon
August 9, 2025, the Sturgeon Moon, because the lake sturgeon, a large freshwater fish, was once abundant and easily caught in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain during this time of year, making it a key food source for Native American tribes and settlers
Sunflowers in August
Celebration
August 1, 2025, Lughnasadh. This site offers a lot of content about Lughnasadh traditions and celebration and this site discusses Lughnasadh history and traditions. Lughnasadh is a harvest festival. Celebrate your garden or anything else you “harvest,” whatever the fruits of your labor. Not many of us are farmers any more, so take a moment to honor those who supply our food.
Writing Down the Moon 