The Rangeley Lakes Region is planning the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. The week of April 2-8, Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust will sponsor daily events celebrating International Dark Sky Week, encouraging the community to enjoy the night sky.
The week will culminate with the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s Shadow of the Sun Festival April 5-8, celebrating the total solar eclipse.
Hidden in Maine’s Western Mountains, Rangeley is surrounded by 200,000 acres of conserved land. Huge swaths of uninhabited forest stretch from Madrid Township to Lac Megantic, north of the Canadian border, making the region one of the darkest places left on the East Coast, according to a news release from Amanda Laliberte, Program Director for RLHT.
“Maine’s night skies are the darkest east of the Mississippi River. Our night sky is celebrated as a shared heritage that benefits all living things internationally. The Total Solar Eclipse will draw thousands of people to Rangeley, and we will be here making people aware of the issues and how they can act locally,” said Laliberte.
Learn more about RLHT activities during International Dark Sky Week at rlht.org.
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