New England weather

[rhu]

Yesterday was over 80 degrees. Soon it will be frigid and snowy. How fast can you turn SUMMER into WINTER? Here's my best:

S U M M E R
_ _ _ _ _ _  Fort where the Civil War started
_ _ _ _ _ _  American pioneer John Augustus, at whose mill the Gold Rush started
_ _ _ _ _ _  Wisconsin product
_ _ _ _ _ _  Participant in America's pastime, at times
_ _ _ _ _ _  Lighthearted exchange, as between news anchors
_ _ _ _ _ _  One who desires
W I N T E R