OREGON, Ohio — Camper after camper, car after car, campsites at Maumee Bay State Park on Lake Erie in Oregon were filling up this weekend with out-of-towners, all waiting to take in what's promising to be a majestic solar eclipse on Monday.
Mississippi, Michigan, Maine, Illinois, Wisconsin, Maryland – all were represented at the campground.
Even locals flocked to the park in order to have a perfect spot for the celestial show, including one group of friends from Ohio and Michigan.
"You look we got the trees wide open, friendship. We've got a wide-open view. So it's perfect to be here."
Other's traveled even further, in some cases over 1400 miles, like Gary Inman who came from Maine.
"I went through a total eclipse in Maine in 1963, but it was the first, and it was like nothing that I remember other than that it was an eclipse,” said Inman.
His friend Nick Rowse experienced a total eclipse in 2017.
"It was in the 90s. It was really hot and it took about an hour or so to get total, and the temperature dropped like 15-20 degrees. It was really cold. The birds got really quiet," said Rowse.
Peter Hustwayte also saw the 2017 eclipse. He came to Ohio from Maryland to see the eclipse on Monday. He described his experience for all the eclipse newbies.
"it's really special. It goes to like a dusk, kind of lighting, maybe a little bit darker than dusk. Birds start getting ready for bed. The insects start making noise," said Hustwayte.
It’s a once in a lifetime experience nobody will want to miss.
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