Stay or go: Making plans for the apoc-eclipse

Steve Goldstein, Contributor

With the Great Total Eclipse fast approaching on April 8, most Vermonters have made a decision: Embrace this singular event, go whole hog and party like it’s 1932. Or, rent the house, room, yard, or tool shed and get the heck out of the Path of Totality.

The Charlotte News did the person-in-the-street thing to discover how folks living literally on the 50-yard line of the Solar Super Bowl were planning to greet the sun — or not.

Katie Troutman — I work at Horsford Nursery and we usually don’t take days off at this time of year. But the nursery provided eclipse glasses for all of us so we can look at the sky.

Tom Kenyon — I run Aurora Farm and the Nitty-Gritty Grain Company. I’ll probably watch the eclipse from my home.

Linda Furiya — I’m going to stay at home and watch there. I want to see how my horse, Tree, reacts to the eclipse.

Katie Berdan — I work for The Nature Conservancy. I’m sure I will be watching with my friends.

Dr. Andrea Fossati — I’m taking the day off. My daughter is going to come up from Massachusetts, and we’re going to celebrate, either in my backyard or at the town square.

Bud Lawrence — I’ve got six family members traveling here from Washington, D.C. On the day, we will probably go to Kingsland Bay State Park to watch the eclipse.

Margaret Woodruff — The Charlotte Library will be just having a very casual get together on the Town Green for about 90 minutes and there will be activities for kids.
Margaret Woodruff — The Charlotte Library will be just having a very casual get together on the Town Green for about 90 minutes and there will be activities for kids.
Margaret Woodruff — The Charlotte Library will be just having a very casual get together on the Town Green for about 90 minutes and there will be activities for kids.
Margaret Woodruff — The Charlotte Library will be just having a very casual get together on the Town Green for about 90 minutes and there will be activities for kids.
Margaret Woodruff — The Charlotte Library will be just having a very casual get together on the Town Green for about 90 minutes and there will be activities for kids.
Margaret Woodruff — The Charlotte Library will be just having a very casual get together on the Town Green for about 90 minutes and there will be activities for kids.
Trina Bianchi — I’m going to watch from home because I want to see what happens with my horses and my dogs. I just got my official glasses here at the library.
Trina Bianchi — I’m going to watch from home because I want to see what happens with my horses and my dogs. I just got my official glasses here at the library.
Lynn Fox — I’m going to be watching from The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, N.Y. They’re having a weekend of cool activities leading up to the eclipse itself.
Lynn Fox — I’m going to be watching from The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, N.Y. They’re having a weekend of cool activities leading up to the eclipse itself.
Carol Conard — I was planning to visit my son in Seattle, but he persuaded me to come after the eclipse. So, I’m going to a friend’s house. She’s having some people over and she’s got big fields so we’ll sit on her porch and watch it.
Carol Conard — I was planning to visit my son in Seattle, but he persuaded me to come after the eclipse. So, I’m going to a friend’s house. She’s having some people over and she’s got big fields so we’ll sit on her porch and watch it.
Dr. Alex Graham — I arranged to take the day off months ago. If it’s a clear day, I’ll head for the water, perhaps Thompson’s Point, and get away from the crowds. I have a bunch of old X-rays that I can use in place of glasses to view the event.
Dr. Alex Graham — I arranged to take the day off months ago. If it’s a clear day, I’ll head for the water, perhaps Thompson’s Point, and get away from the crowds. I have a bunch of old X-rays that I can use in place of glasses to view the event.
Lewis Mudge — I don’t have anything planned beyond taking my family to the library event at the town green. My brother is bringing 30 people up from Cambridge, Mass., and they are going to the viewing event at the Shelburne Museum.
Lewis Mudge — I don’t have anything planned beyond taking my family to the library event at the town green. My brother is bringing 30 people up from Cambridge, Mass., and they are going to the viewing event at the Shelburne Museum.

Jean Henry — My daughter lives on Mutton Hill and has a great view. A lot of open space. So, we’ll probably go there and have a party.

Marcia Bristow — We are having a family-friend gathering, and we live out on Harbor Road. Our friends live on the lakeside, so we will sit on their front porch feeling very fortunate to have such a good venue.

Dulce — I’m originally from Brazil, but I’ve been living in New York for more than 20 years. My fiancé lives here in Charlotte, and I’ll be watching with him.

(All interviews have been condensed and certified for accuracy. Conducted at the Old Brick Store and the Charlotte Library.)