8/24/26 - The Sturgeon Moon

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Aug 24, 202600:02:00Science & Medicine

To the Algonquin People, the August Full Moon was called the Sturgeon Moon, because the sturgeon of the Great Lakes were best harvested during this time. Support this podcast:

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