Houlton, the last U.S. stop along the path of totality, has been preparing for this event for nearly three years, and whether it gets 5,000 or the predicted 40,000 visitors, the town is ready with traffic plans, food trucks, porta potties, shuttle buses and six star parks.
Just an hour after opening, nearly 400 people had already entered a brewfest on Saturday and by 4 p.m., the line to enter the John A. Millar Civic Center was trailing outside the doors.
The idea for a Houlton-based feature-length documentary, “A Moment in the Sun,” got started a bit by chance.
With names like Toadally Dahk and Shiretown Blackout, brewers and winemakers in the Aroostook County region focused on specialty eclipse sips.
NASA scientists had arrived by Friday and were setting up their equipment in the Temple Theater in Market Square.
The three-day celebration, also known as Summerfest, will begin on Friday, July 12 and go until July 14.
The sculpture, created by New York-based artist Abigail DeVille, combines the history of the 1969 Apollo 11 first manned lunar landing with the stories of those who choose to sit inside it and record their thoughts.
The auditorium has served as an event and performance hub for the campus and wider community for more than 60 years.
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Artisans created a guitar in the shape of Aroostook County that has a combination of unique traits and sounds.
