Full Moon Serenade (Hunter’s Moon) – October 25, 2026 @ 7:00 PM

WHO: Everybody is welcome

WHAT: Singing at the benches by the pond.

WHERE: Meet at the main entrance to Scarlett Mitchell Woods (the kiosk west of Scarlett Middle School and south of the bus turnaround loop).

WHEN: 7:00 PM Sunday October 25, 2026

WHY: Get a different view of the woods in the dark. See and hear the woods anew. We will sing some moon songs (if you feel like it).

On Sunday, October 25, 2025, the sunset in Ann Arbor will be at 6:39 PM. We’ll be walking in the dark so grab your flashlight and join me for a walk to Manfred’s Pond (hopefully in the moonlight). Where we will serenade the moon at the benches. At 8:00 PM, you can continue the walk around the loop (about 15 minutes) or walk back to where we started. The trail is uneven so bring your flashlight, gloves, hat and something to sit on.

The October 2026 full moon, known as the Hunter’s Moon, peaks on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 12:11 a.m. Eastern Time in Ann Arbor. For optimal viewing, look toward the eastern horizon during moonrise on the evenings of October 25 and October 26. Since the full moon is only 11 minutes into October 26, I chose to schedule this event for the 25th.

Sunset in Ann Arbor on Sunday, October 25, 2026, will be at 6:39 PM EDT.

A little Hunter’s Moon history:

Jonathan Carver in his book Travels through the interior parts of North-America in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768 he writes some Native Americans:

… nations among them reckon their years by moons, and make them consist of twelve synodical or lunar months, observing, when thirty moons have waned, to add a supernumerary one, which they term the lost moon; and then begin to count as before.

…
October, the Traveling Moon; as they leave at this time their villages and travel towards the places where they intend to hunt during the winter.

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December, the Hunting Moon, because they employ this month in pursuit of their game.

Songs we might sing: