Labor Day
Labor Day is a US holiday that is always on the first Monday in September. Labor Day was developed to show the public “the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations” in the 1880s.
Most people today celebrate Labor Day as the symbolic end of the summer.
Growing up on a lake we saw Labor Day as the day when the summer crowd took out their docks and left the lake to the towns people. If you were a true “laker” your dock and boat usually did not get out of the water until the leaves on the trees turned colors. We always had our last pontoon ride going around the lake in marvel of all the beautiful trees surrounding our lakes.
In recent years, our school starts the day after Labor Day. We have our traditional parade and then everyone takes in a slow day getting ready for the first day of school.
Being a teacher and not living on a lake anymore Labor Day does mean the end of a nice summer vacation. The kids are bummed and the parents are probably relieved that school is starting back up.
Comment by nancy nelson on 3 September 2008:
how true your article was nice long summer good luck in school teaching