August 2025: The Sturgeon Moon

Full 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 

Homemade bread, walnuts, sunflowers and vintage ceramic kitchenware on an old wooden table. Artistic Still Life in Vintage Style.

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.