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Houlton · HoultonHOULTON, Maine — Cleanup is underway in Houlton after an estimated 20,000 people visited to experience the total solar eclipse on Monday. On Tuesday, the thrill of the event remained as planners shared stories and details about the three-day festival leading up to the spectacular celestial occurrence. “It surpassed expectations. I wouldn’t be surprised if we got close to 40,000 [visitors],” said Nancy Ketch, director of community development. “…See the Story
Houlton cleans up after eclipse event that ‘surpassed expectations’
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Travel · HoultonHOULTON, Maine – Sun and clear skies are on tap for Monday’s total solar eclipse in Maine, and that is prompting eclipse chasers to change their travel plans and head for the parts of the Pine Tree State that are best situated to see it. The weather is why Eric Otterness of St. Paul, Minnesota picked Houlton as the site for his first eclipse experience. “It’s the only place in the path of totality predicted to have good weather,” Otterness said …See the Story
Sunny weather draws eclipse watchers to Maine from all over
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Houlton · HoultonHOULTON, Maine – 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. About half of those attending Houlton’s Blackfly Brewfest: Eclipse Edition were from away, although Jane Torres, executive director of the Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce, said she thought many came to be with family and friends for the total…See the Story
Eclipse party gets started in Houlton as hundreds attend brewfest
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Houlton · HoultonHOULTON, Maine – Filmmakers Tom van Kalken and Mia Weinberger are discovering that Houlton is not a stereotypical, homogenous rural Maine town. “If you just drove through town you would think it was like any small town in America,” van Kalken said. “But if you stop and meet the people and get to know them, there’s a lot of layers to it and that’s what we’re trying to get across.” The idea for a Houlton-based feature-length documentary, “A Mome…See the Story
Filmmakers focus on Houlton for eclipse documentary
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NASA · HoultonHOULTON, Maine – On the eve of the Houlton Eclipse Festival Weekend, downtown Houlton was mostly quiet on Friday afternoon with preparations for a predicted 40,000 visitors just getting started. By mid afternoon traffic was light and there were plenty of parking spaces, although locals were buzzing about the possibility of an influx of visitors to their small Aroostook County town for the Monday, April 8 total solar eclipse. “A couple from Ne…See the Story
Houlton readies for eclipse crowd expected this weekend
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Apollo 11 · HoultonHOULTON, Maine — An interactive lunar capsule created by an artist will be in Houlton this weekend. Visitors can climb inside it to record their stories about Maine, the eclipse or family tales. The roughly 6-foot by 7-foot steel sculpture, created by New York-based artist Abigail DeVille, combines the history of the 1969 Apollo 11 first manned lunar landing with the stories, hopes and dreams of those who choose to sit inside it and record their…See the Story
Houlton visitors can climb into lunar capsule sculpture to record eclipse stories
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Houlton · HoultonHOULTON, Maine — With less than a week until the total solar eclipse, Pennsylvania and Maine are predicted to have the best viewing conditions. Long range forecasts call for clouds, thunder and rain for Western states like Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Houlton, the last U.S. stop along the 115-mile wide path of totality, is slated for sun and clear skies on Monday. Eclipse crowds rivaling the size of a rock concert were already predicted for …See the Story
Predicted sun on Monday has Houlton bracing for surge of eclipse visitors
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