For us Northern Hemisphere folks, the summer solstice arrives on Saturday, June 21, at 6:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (that'll be 5:51 a.m. Central and 3:51 a.m. Pacific). While there's nothing quite like Stonehenge on the Eastern Seaboard, the
Also known as Midsummer, Litha, or even St. John's Eve (though technically that would be Monday night). From what I can google, the Stonehenge site is supposed to have nice weather for once, so there should be some nice
For us Northern Hemisphere folks, the summer solstice arrives on Saturday, June 21, at 6:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (that'll be 5:51 a.m. Central and 3:51 a.m. Pacific). While there's nothing quite like Stonehenge on the Eastern Seaboard, the
Performers participate in a pre-hispanic dance to celebrate the beginning of the Summer Solstice during the inauguration of a museum at the archaeological site of Tak'Alik A'Baj in Retalhuleu, some 124 miles from Guatemala City on June 21, 2012. Reuters.
When it's still dusk at 9 or 10 p.m. and gets light again around 5 o'clock the next morning, we know the longest day of the year is upon us. This Saturday is the June solstice, marking the longest day of the year and the astronomical start to summer in