 Some Swedish Americans celebrated the longest day of the year with the annual Midsomer Festival. The Bemidji Chapter of the American Swedish Institute invited the community to join them in Library Park to observe the summer solstice. The event is observed all over Sweden with children creating flower crowns and dancing around a maypole. During the solstice, some northern parts of Sweden will see daylight for a full 24 hours. Sweden's winters are long and dark. And this is like the longest, brightest day. So people are out everywhere celebrating. Daylight hours will start to become shorter here in northern Minnesota beginning already next Monday. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.