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Thursday, June 21, 2012

South Shore To Celebrate Summer Solstice At World's End

On Thursday, South Shore residents will get the chance to watch the sunset over the Boston skyline on the longest night of the year from World's End in Hingham.

Milton residents are invited to a picnic and concert on Thursday at World’s End in Hingham to celebrate the longest day of the year, the first day of summer. At Thursday’s Summer Solstice, which will be organized by Trustees of Reservations, South Shore residents will get the chance to watch the sunset over the Boston skyline. Attendees come from all over the South Shore and drink beer, eat sandwiches and socialize while children play tag and run around the grass field. “People will be spread out, and it’s probably the best place to watch the sunset,” said Superintendent of the Trustees of Reservations Ed Pitcavage. The annual celebration will include live music and ice cream. Last year, Nona's Homemade of Hingham served ice cream from its…

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

It's Today ~ What is The Summer Solstice?

Not sure what the big deal about June 20 is? Check this out to learn about the summer solstice.

You may or may not know that June 20 is the 2012 summer solstice. You have probably heard the words summer solstice a few hundred times in your life, but do you actually know what the term means? Let Patch be your dictionary. On the most basic level, the summer solstice is the first day of summer. Yes that's right, spring does span into June, and high school summer vacation technically starts before the season it is named for. The reason it's the first day of summer is where defining the solstice becomes a bit complicated. Many people refer to the summer solstice as the longest day of the year. Of course there are no more than 24 hours that separate June 19 and June 21, 2012. It's the sunlight that counts.  On the day of the summer …

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