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SNAPPED: Full Cold moon rising

Marina Knight
Dec 16, 2024

Photo: Xan Waite

OAKLEY, Utah – The full Cold Moon rises in the sky over Oakley on December 15.

The name “Cold Moon” originates from the Mohawk people and reflects the icy grip of December weather. As the Old Farmer’s Almanac notes, Native Americans, Colonial Americans, and other cultural groups historically named moons to mark time and the changing seasons.

TownLift reader Xan Waite of Oakley submitted the photo. For a chance to for your photo to be featured in SNAPPED send submissions to tips@townlift.com.

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Marina Knight began her career in journalism working for The Stowe Reporter in 2003, where she was a staff writer and later the publication’s Web Editor. She covered the Winter Olympic Games in 2006 and 2010, and has worked as a freelance writer covering outdoor topics as well as art criticism. Most recently, Knight was Editor-in-Chief of SkiRacing.com. She has won multiple awards from the New England Newspaper Association for environmental reporting, feature writing and art criticism. She lives with her family in Park City. In her free time you’ll find her in the mountains

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