In Fairbanks, Alaska, residents usually mark the longest ... from horizon to horizon between the winter solstice and the summer solstice, it climbs a little bit higher in the sky.

The summer solstice—also called midsummer—has long ... the general manager of the Alaska Goldpanners baseball team, which has been hosting the game since 1960. Every year, a different team ...

Smithsonian Magazine reports that the summer solstice is celebrated in Sweden by dancing around a maypole. In Fairbanks, Alaska, people watch a baseball game under the midnight sun. In Iceland ...

Alaska's astounding beauty and vast wilderness ... "midnight sun," plan to cruise a few weeks before or after the summer solstice – the longest day of the year – which falls on June 20 in ...

The summer solstice happens when the angle of tilt towards ... the sun can clearly still be seen and the evenings remain bright, like here in Alaska! “What’s fun about Alaskan summers is ...

The summer solstice is the 'longest' day of the year ... including sections of Alaska and Northern Norway. The phenomena, known as the Midnight Sun, gives the appearance of an endless sunset ...

Summer is the most popular ... arriving between May and September. Alaska's famous "midnight sun" brings long, lingering daylight and short nights (solstice is celebrated on June 21 each year ...

Holland America Line has unveiled five new Legendary Voyages sailing roundtrip from the United States. The five cruises, which range from 27 to 45 days, include the Mediterranean, the South Pacific, ...