Full Strawberry Moon
Lowest Moon in 37 years -- "Major Lunar Standstill"
3 public river trips this week! 1) Full Strawberry Moon Trip Tonight, Tuesday, June 10th, 5pm to 10pm, from Montezuma Landing. 2) Full Strawberry Moon Trip Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 11th, 5pm to 10pm from downtown Clarksdale, MS. 3) Community Canoe Saturday, June 14th 1-6pm from downtown Clarksdale, MS. Advance reservations required. Keep reading below for details!
Lower Mississippi River Dispatch No. 983 "Voice of the Lower Mississippi River"
Reverse Course: Individual action to combat climate change Episode 28. Canoeing the 'mighty queen' Mississippi River "Few people see the Mississippi River the way John Ruskey does. To him, the Mississippi is “a creative force” that sculpts the landscape and rejuvenates the people who experience it up close. But climate change is making the river even more capricious. Scientists have documented increased rainfall in the Mississippi River Basin, as well as extreme droughts." https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2025/06/09/canoeing-mississippi-river
Full Strawberry Moon
Full Strawberry Moon Trip Tonight, Tuesday, June 10th, 5pm to 10pm, from Montezuma Landing. Tomorrow night, Wednesday, June 11th, 5pm to 10pm from downtown Clarksdale, MS. Pack head lamp, bug protection, and water bottle. Pack long sleeve clothing, and change of clothes. Potluck supper: bring something to share! Advance reservations required. 165 each. Potluck supper. Respond to this email, or call/text. We are on the river all day, sorry for any delay in responding! Lowest moon in 37 years! You will need clear view across southern horizon to experience. Moon grazing the horizon with vivid coloring. Full Strawberry Moon Trip Tonight, Tuesday, June 10th, 5pm to 10pm, from Montezuma Landing. Tomorrow night Wednesday, June 11th, 5pm to 10pm from downtown Clarksdale, MS. Pack head lamp, bug protection, and water bottle. Pack long sleeve clothing, towel, and change of clothes. Advance reservations required. Potluck supper. Respond to this email, or call/text. We are on the river all day today. Sorry for any delay in responding!
Why is it called the “Full Strawberry Moon?”
A full moon occurs each month when the moon is positioned opposite the sun in Earth's sky, which allows the lunar disk to be fully lit from our perspective. June's full moon is commonly referred to as the "Strawberry Moon" in America, but the nickname isn't a reference to its color (though there's a decent chance it will take on a yellow-orange hue when near the horizon due to our atmosphere's habit of scattering certain wavelengths of light). Rather, the evocative name is thought to have been coined by the Native American Algonquian tribes in reference to the short strawberry harvesting season that falls around this time of year, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. Other cultures have dubbed the event the Blooming Moon, Green Corn Moon, Birth Moon and Hatching moon, to name a few. (from Space.com) Lunar Standstill. Lowest Moon in 37 years! While the Strawberry Moon is usually the lowest full moon of the year, it hasn't appeared so low in the sky since 2006, and won't be again until 2043. This is because of an event that occurs once every 18.6 years, known as the 'major lunar standstill'. Major and minor lunar standstills occur when the moon rises and sets at its most extreme points on the horizon, appearing unusually low or high in the sky. During the Strawberry Moon, Earth will be approaching its farthest distance from the Sun in its orbit. The moon will also be as far from the Sun as it can possibly be in its orbit around Earth, in one of the furthest full moons from the sun of the year. While the moon is officially full on June Wednesday, June 11, it will be visible close to Antares, meaning Mars' rival, which is the brightest star in the Scorpio constellation in the nights leading up to the full moon. On Monday, June 9, the moon will be visible to the right of the ultra-bright star, at around 10pm, according to BBC Sky at Night. On 10 June, the moon will appear to the left of Antares, but remember, it'll be low in the sky, so to see it will require a clear horizon. By 11 June, the moon will be in the constellation Sagittarius, even further left of Mars' rival. (from Daily Record)
Quapaw Canoe Company ~ Celebrating 27 Years of Service Custom Guiding & Outfitting on the Lower Mississippi River Winner of the SBA 2024 Small Business of the Year Award
Stay tuned this week: WBUR’s “Here & Now” Mississippi River Series:
Tune in this week to WBUR's Here & Now week-long series featuring the Mississippi River. Go online to WBUR.org, or check local programming. Should be around 12:40pm and/or 2:40pm CST.
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