Partial eclipse articles
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Eclipse Tourism in the North Country
Tens of thousands of visitors came to the Adirondacks & North Country to watch the spectacular Solar Eclipse. And it turns out, they spent millions of dollars, while they were here. Some preliminary numbers out this week show the economic impact of the eclipse last week. According to New York’s Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism or ROOST, an estimated $2.7 million was spent in Essex County for overnight tourism for the eclipse. That’s at least 500-thousand more compared to last […]
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Doctor has good news about eclipse eye issues
The solar eclipse was a once-in-a-lifetime event. It could’ve caused permanent damage to anyone who looked at the sun without proper eye protection. Eye doctors are glad you took it seriously
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A cosmic coincidence: What eclipses tell us about Earth
It was a long shot to trust the northern New England weather in early April, especially after a strange winter of warm spells followed by massive snowstorms. But hundreds of thousands of people gambled, or trusted their weather apps, and, as the atmospheric gods would have it, we were all in for a spectacular celestial treat. Clear blue skies, low humidity, great visibility. I drove for about 2.5 hours from Hanover to the north of New Hampshire with my two sons to an iconic mountain outcrop...