The Year’s Longest Day
The Summer Solstice is the day with the longest period of sunlight. Notice how the Sun appears highest in the sky at the solstice; its rays strike Earth at a more direct angle, causing the efficient warming we call summer.  The June solstice occurs on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at 10:58 A.M. EDT. 
Celebrating the Solstice
1.  Go strawberry picking. Enjoy a big bowl of strawberries and cream on the solstice.
Indulging in some strawberries and cream is the perfect way to celebrate the June solstice, since June’s full Moon is also known as the Strawberry Moon. It typically coincided with the ripening of strawberries, in many states, this is the perfect time to go strawberry picking! 

2.  Have a solstice evening bonfire!
A common way to celebrate is to have a bonfire party! In the Austrian state of Tyrol, torches and bonfires are lit up on mountainsides, which is a stunningly ...

It’s Time to Celebrate!

It’s that time of year again. Call your family and friends — and get ready to fire up the grill one more time for an all-out cookout. Although we’re year-round grillers (and will be cooking outdoors well into the fall and winter months), Labor Day is an opportunity to host an extra special get-together. We’re not saying ‘goodbye’ to summer — we’re celebrating it! 

A Few, Labor Day Facts:

Canada celebrated "Labour Day" before us 



“Labour Day," as it’s spelled by our neighbors to the north, was first celebrated in Canada in 1894 — on the first Monday of September, just like us.



Oregon was the first state to observe Labor Day 



The first one to make it a statewide holiday, a full seven years before it was passed by Congress.



President Grover Cleveland made it a federal holiday



Made Labor Day offi ...