Different people use different events to mark the start of summer, Jennifer Nixon writes in Thursday’s Style section.
But from a scientific perspective, summer starts when the Earth’s axial tilt toward the sun is at its peak and the day is at its longest: the summer solstice.
Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park in Scott honors the occasion every year with its Summer Solstice Celebration.
Read Thursday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.