summer

The sidewalks are clear. The ice is gone. It’s light until late. After a long North Dakota winter, getting outside finally feels straightforward again.

And yet summer is when we see a particular cluster of foot injuries — burns, cuts, blisters and wounds that went unnoticed for days.

Not because summer is dangerous in the way winter is. Because the hazards are quieter, and because people relax exactly the habits that were protecting them from November through April.

Here’s what to watch for, and how to have a good summer anyway.