Just after the new moon those of us who still have calendars on the wall flipped the pages from July to August. The past few weeks have had a lot of weather that’s great for haymaking. Warm dry breezes cure hay beautifully. But that same weather that’s good for haymaking, when enjoyed in excess, is not good for hay-growing. Many folks on Wisconsin’s Lake Superior shore are saying variations of the same thing – “Boy, we sure need some rain!” and “How did it get to be August already?!?”
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Jason Maloney from Washburn in northern Wisconsin lives between Lake Superior and the orchards and farms of Bayfield County. The retired soldier and educator grew up on a family farm in Marinette County.





