Longest day of the Year 
The longest day is officially June 21. The sun rises in Anchorage at 4:20 a.m. and sets at 11:42 p.m.
However, to me the more interesting fact is that the sun rises at 4:20 a.m. from June 15th through June 23rd. And the sun sets at 11:42 p.m. from June 21st through June 26th. Therefore, we don't have just one longest day but three---June 21, 22, and 23---three days with the maximum number of daylight hours.
My Solstice Weekend event was the Alaska Botanical Garden's 2009 Garden Fair & Art Show: Solstice in the Garden. It was a picture perfect morning---sunny and warm with a gentle breeze to blow away the bugs.
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