Sounds from Cerulean: Eclipse Viewers Gather at SolQuest

WKMS | By Ebony Clark,

Liz Tretter

Published August 20, 2017 at 10:11 PM EDT

Less than two miles from NASA’s flag singling out the point of greatest totality is the SolQuest festival. More than 5,000 people from the United States and some from other countries plan to view the eclipse from this 75-acre family farm.

HR Ministries coordinates the 300 volunteers providing assistance to spectators during the eclipse. The site has a street fair, some outdoor shows and concerts, and a campground for visitors to stargaze. Ebony Clark and Liz Tretter speak with some of the people at the gathering.

Travelers who came all the way from Germany to see the solar eclipse.

Ebony Clark

Ebony Clark is a student at Murray State University majoring in computer science. She was born in Brownsville, Tennessee. Ebony has served as a reporter for 4-H congress in Nashville, TN where she spoke with several state leaders and congressmen. Ebony enjoys writing poetry and spoken work and competed in Tennessee's Poetry Out Loud competition hosted by the arts council in Nashville,TN.

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Liz Tretter

Liz is an undergraduate student at Murray State University, majoring in English Literature. She was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. She is also currently an active member of the Honors College at Murray State, as well as one of its student ambassadors.

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