A beautiful Labor Day

A beautiful Labor Day The sun shines on the Lehigh Valley Workers Memorial on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, inside the Bethlehem Rose Garden in Bethlehem. According to the U.S Department of Labor, observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America's strength, prosperity, and well-being. The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on Sept. 5, 1883. By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday in September of each year a national holiday. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call) Flowers surround the Lehigh Valley Workers Memorial on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, inside the Bethlehem Rose Garden in Bethlehem. According to the U.S Department of Labor, observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America's strength, prosperity, and well-being. The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on Sept. 5, 1883. By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday in September of each year a national holiday. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call) A bee is busy gathering pollen in the sunshine on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, at the Bethlehem Rose Garden in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call) Flowers surround the Lehigh Valley Workers Memorial on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, inside the Bethlehem Rose Garden in Bethlehem. According to the U.S Department of Labor, observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America's strength, prosperity, and well-being. The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on Sept. 5, 1883. By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday in September of each year a national holiday. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call) A Monarch butterfly seems to enjoy the beautiful weather on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, at the Bethlehem Rose Garden in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call) Roses and other flowers are in full bloom on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, at the Bethlehem Rose Garden in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call) Flowers surround the Lehigh Valley Workers Memorial on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, inside the Bethlehem Rose Garden in Bethlehem. According to the U.S Department of Labor, observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America's strength, prosperity, and well-being. The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on Sept. 5, 1883. By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday in September of each year a national holiday. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call) A bee is busy gathering pollen in the sunshine on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, at the Bethlehem Rose Garden in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call) A Monarch butterfly seems to enjoy the beautiful weather on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, at the Bethlehem Rose Garden in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call) A Monarch butterfly seems to enjoy the beautiful weather on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, at the Bethlehem Rose Garden in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call) The sun shines on the Lehigh Valley Workers Memorial on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, inside the Bethlehem Rose Garden in Bethlehem. According to the U.S Department of Labor, observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America's strength, prosperity, and well-being. The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on Sept. 5, 1883. By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday in September of each year a national holiday. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)