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Visitors may spot meteor showers, comets, and even the northern lights, which are most visible from late August to early April.
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Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
In Finnish folklore, the northern lights are created when a mythical fox races across the Arctic tundra, its tail sweeping snow into the sky and setting it ablaze.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Where will the northern lights be visible?
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Chase the Northern Lights In recent years, the Midwest has been treated to impressive northern lights shows.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
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Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
In Finnish folklore, the northern lights are created when a mythical fox races across the Arctic tundra, its tail sweeping snow into the sky and setting it ablaze.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Where will the northern lights be visible?
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Chase the Northern Lights In recent years, the Midwest has been treated to impressive northern lights shows.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Northern lights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20lights. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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