We have had a hard freeze and several very cold days. All Saints Day was quite cold. Our forecast for the next week features highs in the 60s and 70s. I believe this fits the definition of "Indian Summer." I enjoyed reading the passage from the Omaha World-Herald as I live in Omaha. I had read once that the term was used by the Plimoth settlers who were instructed by the Wampanoag to anticipate a warm period to allow them to gather more winter stores and that was part of the origin of the First Thanksgiving. I am a descendent of Mayflower passengers John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley through those who left Massachusetts Bay to settle in Rhode Island, so the Narragansett reference also piqued my interest.
We have had a hard freeze and several very cold days. All Saints Day was quite cold. Our forecast for the next week features highs in the 60s and 70s. I believe this fits the definition of "Indian Summer." I enjoyed reading the passage from the Omaha World-Herald as I live in Omaha. I had read once that the term was used by the Plimoth settlers who were instructed by the Wampanoag to anticipate a warm period to allow them to gather more winter stores and that was part of the origin of the First Thanksgiving. I am a descendent of Mayflower passengers John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley through those who left Massachusetts Bay to settle in Rhode Island, so the Narragansett reference also piqued my interest.