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Let's face it: Summer in Milwaukee doesn't really get going until July. |
| By Andy Tarnoff Publisher E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Andy Tarnoff |
| Published June 9, 2009 at 4:19 p.m. |
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I can't take credit for the idea behind this blog, but it's a good one. Just as the idea of year-round Daylight Savings Time is the issue I preach from atop my soap box, my wife espouses the notion of starting Wisconsin's summer a month later.
It makes sense, really. Even though many of us think summer runs from June through August, that's not particularly accurate here in the upper Midwest (technically, it runs from around June 21 through around Sept. 22). With temperatures hovering in the low 60s this week -- and it's already June 9 -- it doesn't really feel very summery, does it?
On the other hand, the month of September in Wisconsin tends to be a lot hotter than what one would expect for fall. Crisp days and cool nights -- that sounds more like October around here than the first few weeks of Packers season.
Maybe seasonality is just semantics, but the tourism industry could thrive if Wisconsin jogged its summer back by a month. Think about it: let kids out of school a month later (and bring them back a month later) and capitalize on outdoor destinations when they are really weather appropriate -- in early September not early June. Because frankly, the idea of freezing my butt off at a water park doesn't sound so appealing when I still have the heat on at night.
Summer in Milwaukee doesn't start around Memorial Day, it starts around Summerfest. And it doesn't end on Labor Day, it ends around Octoberfest.
Who is with me on redefining the great Wisconsin summer?
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Posted by Caetano on June 12, 2009 at 8:16 a.m. (report)
It's called global warming.
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Posted by nonebunnies on June 11, 2009 at 11:33 a.m. (report)
I was told that September is the new June, as far as wedding season is concerned.
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Posted by dinty_mo on June 9, 2009 at 5:48 p.m. (report)
A G R E E D. I have been wondering for years why the outdoor summer music events (and everything else summer related) cut themselves off at the end of August as if they all have to return to school. The school year that defines summer doesn't really need to apply here. So let's not push summer back. Let's extend it. More fun equals, well, more fun. Now where's my sweater....
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Posted by PacoMunsin on June 9, 2009 at 5:43 p.m. (report)
That's unnatural. Don't mess with Mother Nature homie!
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