The Hike:
We will walk up to the prairie for a good look at the rising moon. Wear appropriate clothing and shoes for the weather. This walk will be more than a mile one-way, low key, and family friendly. Well behaved, leashed dogs are welcome.
Event details:
Location details:
We will meet at the Trailhead; Watch for the yellow Ice Age Trail Event signs.
Questions? Contact Bill at billpatti@charter.net or 608-843-3926
This month’s full moon is called the Pink Moon, though it actually will not be pink in color. The name came from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring.
Other names for this month’s celestial body include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and among coastal tribes the Full Fish Moon, because this was the time that the shad swam upstream to spawn. Others refer to the reappearance of certain animals, including Moon When the Ducks Come Back (Lakota), Moon When the Geese Lay Eggs (Dakota), and Frog Moon (Cree). Along the same vein, Sucker Moon (Anishinaabe) notes the time to harvest sucker fish, which return to streams or lake shallows to spawn. According to legend, now is the time when this fish comes back from the spirit world to purify bodies of water and the creatures living in them. (This name may also be applied to the February Moon, to honor the sacrifice of the sucker fish in order to feed the Anishinaabe peoples, traditionally helping them to survive the winter.)
Pencil in these upcoming Full Moon Hikes:
May 21
June 19
July 18
August 17 …the untraditional birthday hike!
