The 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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The 2024 Solar Eclipse: What’s All the Fuss About?
I feel fortunate to have witnessed two total solar eclipses in my lifetime. The first was at Center Hill Lake in central Tennessee in 2017, then this year’s (April 8) eclipse from Paducah, Kentucky. Given my age (68), I doubt I will see another. For those who have not witnessed one, many look at the […]
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We hiked into the eclipse’s Path of Totality
"I devised a plan to avoid much of the traffic, but driving from Bingham to West Forks on Route 201 was unavoidable."