Rain and cooler temps don’t stop Alaskans from enjoying Summer Solstice

We’ve been gaining daylight for 181 days– all building up to today, the Summer Solstice.
Many Alaskans look forward to this day for months, eager to soak up the 19 hours and 21 minutes of daylight, but this year’s Solstice is more soggy than sunny.
The rain didn’t stop the Willis family from heading to the park though like they do every Tuesday, rain or shine.
Kim Willis had new rain suits sitting in the car just waiting on a wet day for her 3-year-old twins, Karisa and K