Beekeeping, Gardening and Quilting in Eastern Wake County, North Carolina









Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Full Sturgeon Moon


The fishing tribes are given credit for the naming of this month's moon, since sturgeon, a large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water, were most readily caught during this month.

A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because, as the moon rises, it appears reddish through any sultry haze. It was also called the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon.