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For 100 years, Summer Solstice has meant midnight baseball in Alaska [audio 6min @19:33]

For many, the summer solstice signals the start of warm weather and daytime fun. In Alaska, the solstice brings nighttime fun in cold weather. For one hundred years, our national past-time has been played at midnight in Fairbanks, Alaska. But only in Alaska is this possible. Libby Casey of KUAC tells us why.
Read entire article at WBUR "Only a Game"