NewsLocal & State Maine picture diary: Follow along for the 1st day of summer Our photo staff will be working from 4:58 a.m. (if not earlier) to 8:26 p.m. (if not later) to kick off the start of summer. Posted June 21, 2017 Updated June 22, 2017 3 min read Font size + Gift article You are able to gift 5 more articles this month.Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Email Copy Link Email address Send! Article link sent! An error has occurred. Please try again. With a Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month.It looks like you do not have any active subscriptions. To get one, go to the subscriptions page. Subscribe Today With a Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. Subscribe Today Sign In Loading.... Share Facebook Reddit Linkedin Email Copy Link Print 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 A post shared by Portland Press Herald (@portlandpressherald) on Jun 21, 2017 at 8:39pm PDT 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 A post shared by Portland Press Herald (@portlandpressherald) on Jun 21, 2017 at 7:10pm PDT 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 A post shared by Portland Press Herald (@portlandpressherald) on Jun 21, 2017 at 6:22pm PDT 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 A post shared by Portland Press Herald (@portlandpressherald) on Jun 21, 2017 at 3:02pm PDT 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 A post shared by Portland Press Herald (@portlandpressherald) on Jun 21, 2017 at 1:45pm PDT 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 A post shared by Portland Press Herald (@portlandpressherald) on Jun 21, 2017 at 12:42pm PDT 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 A post shared by Portland Press Herald (@portlandpressherald) on Jun 21, 2017 at 10:50am PDT 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 A post shared by Portland Press Herald (@portlandpressherald) on Jun 21, 2017 at 12:29pm PDT 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 A post shared by Portland Press Herald (@portlandpressherald) on Jun 21, 2017 at 11:22am PDT 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 A post shared by Portland Press Herald (@portlandpressherald) on Jun 21, 2017 at 3:11am PDT 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 A post shared by Portland Press Herald (@portlandpressherald) on Jun 21, 2017 at 4:38am PDT 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 A post shared by Portland Press Herald (@portlandpressherald) on Jun 21, 2017 at 4:46am PDT 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 A post shared by Portland Press Herald (@portlandpressherald) on Jun 21, 2017 at 4:42am PDT 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 A post shared by Portland Press Herald (@portlandpressherald) on Jun 21, 2017 at 6:07am PDT Copy the Story Link Invalid username/password. Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page. Enter your email and password to access comments. Email address Password Forgot Password? Don't have a commenting profile? Create one. Hi, to comment on stories you must create a commenting profile. This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login. Already have a commenting profile? Login. Invalid username/password. Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration. Create a commenting profile by providing an email address, password and display name. You will receive an email to complete the registration. Please note the display name will appear on screen when you participate. 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