Eugene Silverstreuse, 23, from West Virginia, puts his hat out on Congress Street, Portland, while he strums his banjo. Sun had gone down on the longest day of the year. 9:39 p.m. @michelemcdonaldpph #solstice #portlandmaine #summersolstice2017 #igersmaine

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Danielle Hannagan and Richard Dean enjoyed the last light of the summer solstice at the Western Prom. 8:45 pm. Photo by Brianna Soukup (@bribeezi) #summersolstice2017 #igermaine #portlandmaine

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Walter Reiter rides his bike to a lookout on Peaks Island at 8:33 p.m. Wednesday to catch the last light of the sunset on the summer solstice. Photo by staff photographer @ben.mccanna. #summersolstice2017 #portlandmaine #peaksisland #maine #04108

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3:14 p.m. Jillian Howerton-Lynch, 11, underwater at center and other girls, including Alison Hilton, 10, at left, play Marco Polo in the Kiwanis Pool in Portland on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Photo by @gregoryrecpph #portlandmaine #summersolstice2017 #igermaine #kiwanispool

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Morgan McLaskey, 10, dances on the causeway in Naples while cousin Tati Harmon, 12, queues up music on her cellphone aboard a Bluetooth-and-speaker-equipped hoverboard at 3:35 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, on the summer solstice. Photo by staff photographer @ben.mccanna. #summersolstice2017 #summer #longlake #naples #maine

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2:43pm. Recent Portland graduates Dante Hamilton (Portland High School), left, and Armon Bryant (Deering High School) play basketball at the Fox Street courts on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Photo by @derekeldavis #igermaine #portlandmaine #summersolstice2017 #basketball #maine

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1:05pm. Saleh Ridha, 5, of Portland cools off at Deering Oaks Ravine on Wednesday. His family moved from Iraq a month ago to get better care for Saleh, who is autistic. Photo by @derekeldavis #solstice #igermaine #portlandmaine #summersolstice2017 #pool #swim #maine #summer

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Kayla Brennick, bottom of the frame, has a mid afternoon picnic in Tommy's Park with her 4-month-old daughter, Leah, her friend Brittany Gagnon and the little boy she nannies, Zion. 2:36 pm. Photo by Brianna Soukup (@bribeezi) #summersolstice2017 #portlandmaine #igermaine #maine

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12:55 p.m. Silhouetted by clouds, American Airlines Flight 621 takes off from the Portland International Jetport on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Photo by @gregoryrecpph #summersolstice2017 #igermaine #portlandmaine #maine

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4:40 am The sky begins to light up with colors shortly before sunrise in Old Orchard Beach on the summer solstice Wednesday June 21, 2017. Photo by @shawnpatrickouellette #oldorchardbeach #solstice #maine #summersolstice

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4:21 a.m. Waves are blurred in this 30-second exposure made at Long Sands Beach in York on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Photo by @gregoryrecpph #yorkmaine #igermaine #summersolstice2017 #maine #summersolstice #solstice

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5:25 a.m. A woman rides her bicycle along Long Beach Avenue in York on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Photo by @gregoryrecpph #igermaine #yorkmaine #summersolstice2017 #maine #solstice #summersolstice

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5:01 a.m. The sun rises behind Nubble Light in York on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Photo by @gregoryrecpph #igermaine #yorkmaine #summersolstice2017 #nubblelight #maine #summersolstice #yorkmaine

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Martin and Jimmy McShane of Rhode Island watch the sunrise at Old Orchard Beach on the summer solstice Wednesday June 21. Photo by @shawnpatrickouellette #solstice #summer #summersolstice #maine #oldorchardbeach

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