The name Sturgeon Moon comes from the giant
lake sturgeon of the Great Lakes and Lake
Champlain, this native freshwater fish was
readily caught during this part of the summer
and an important food staple for Native
Americans who lived in the region. At one
time, the lake sturgeon was quite abundant
in late summer, though they are rarer today
The Assiniboine people named this period
Black Cherries Moon, referring to when
chokecherries become ripe
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