Summer Solstice

Solstice revelers, druids and pagans celebrated the arrival of the midsummer sunrise today at the megalithic monument of Stonehenge near Salisbury, England. Thousands gather annually at the 5000 years old stone circle to see the sunrise on the Summer Solstice...

Spend the longest day of the year walking in the woods at Seven Ponds Nature Center in a Summer Solstice Saunter this Sunday (6/21) at 2 PM. Ferns are beautiful plants with fascinating natural histories. They’re a common sight in woodlands and wetlands but most of us would find it hard to differentiate one type of fern from another. Spend a morning amongst the ferns at Seven Ponds on Fern Day Read

You may think you love summer, but you probably don’t love it as much as these people. About 14,500 revelers, a lot of who were decked out in total ‘Lord of the Rings’ attire, showed up at the famed and mystical Stonehenge in Wiltshire to celebrate the 2012 Summer Solstice.

The summer solstice happens today at 7:09 pm EDT, the time the sun is at the highest point possible in the sky. In the Northern Hemisphere, June 20 is the longest day of the year and marks the official beginning of summer.