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Quick! Guess the Brightest and Darkest Times of Year in Minnesota (You’ll be Surprised)

Summer & Winter Solstices? Nope You might guess that the most brilliantly sunny time of year in Minnesota is the Summer solstice in late June, when the sun is at its highest and the days are longest (the sun actually sets at 9:03 p.m. on June 21, but dusk lingers till almost 10 p.m.). Similarly,...
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Quick! Guess the Brightest and Darkest Times of Year in Minnesota (You’ll be Surprised)

“Summer & Winter Solstices?” Nope You might guess that the most brilliantly sunny time of year in Minnesota is the Summer solstice in late June, when the sun is at its highest and the days are longest (the sun actually sets at 9:03 p.m. on June 21, but dusk lingers till almost 10 p.m.). Similarly,...
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Counting Down to Daylight Savings (This Sat.)

It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn Daylight Savings You could make a case — and I would — that this is the darkest week of the year in the Twin Cities. That’s because, if you get up at 6:30 a.m. or so with a couple school age kids, it’s not light for another hour and a...
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