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FULL MOON FLOAT TRIPWEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2025
MOTHER NATURE’S RIVERFRONT RETREAT
878 Gardens Road
Macks Creek, MO
573-363-5408
FLOAT AT : 9:30 pm
BONFIRE AT : 6:00 pm
TICKETS : $15 - includes optional camping
TICKETS & RESERVATIONS :
https://bit.ly/3Xhyb9J
We are coming together for an evening float trip on the full moon of Wednesday, June 11. It will be a 3 mile float starting at 9:30 pm and will last around 3 hours. We will start on the beach at Mother Nature’s Riverfront Retreat and then float to the other side of the property. The float trip is on the Big Niangua River. You are also welcome to bring your own boats to join the float for the $15 per person admission fee which includes optional camping. You can also reserve and rent kayaks or canoes from the venue. Bring glow sticks to decorate your boat for the nighttime float. There will be a bonfire prior to the float starting on the main beach starting at 6 pm. There will also be a bonfire at the end of the float trip on the other side of the property where your cars will be parked. Everyone is welcome to come early and camp overnight or you can just pop in for the float trip. Tent camping space is first come first serve so there is no need to reserve ahead of time. Full RV sites and Electric sites are available and can be reserved ahead of time on the ticket link or by calling the office at 573-363-5408.
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June’s full Moon—typically the last full Moon of spring or the first of summer—has traditionally been called the Strawberry Moon. While strawberries certainly are a reddish-pink color and are roundish in shape, the origin of the name “Strawberry Moon” has nothing to do with the Moon’s hue or appearance, despite the evocative imagery (shown in the artist rendering below). A Moon usually appears reddish when it’s close to the horizon because the light rays must pass through the densest layers of the atmosphere.
This “Strawberry Moon” name has been used by Native American Algonquian tribes that live in the northeastern United States as well as the Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota peoples to mark the ripening of “June-bearing” strawberries that are ready to be gathered. The Haida term Berries Ripen Moon reflects this as well. As flowers bloom and early fruit ripens, June is a time of great abundance for many.
Alternative European names for this Moon include the Honey Moon and the Mead Moon. June was traditionally the month of marriage and is even named after the Roman goddess of marriage, Juno. Following marriage comes the “honeymoon,” which may be tied to this alternative Moon name!
Over time, many cultures have used different names for the 12 full moons experienced each year. Usually, they’re not based on color but on a common activity that takes place that time of year.
Blooming Moon (Anishinaabe) is indicative of the flowering season, while Green Corn Moon (Cherokee) and Hoer Moon (Western Abenaki) suggest that it’s time to tend to young crops.
Other names highlight that this is a time of new life: The Tlingit have used the term Birth Moon, referring to the time when certain animals are born in their region (the Pacific Northwest). Egg Laying Moon and Hatching Moon are Cree terms that also hint at a time when many animal babies were born.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
878 Gardens Rd , Macks Creek, MO, United States, Missouri 65786
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