Monday brought a historic event to the White Lake area, as a partial solar eclipse briefly blocked most of the sun from view. At the eclipse’s peak at about 3:10 p.m., about 92 percent of the sun was not visible as the orbit of the moon around the Earth passed over the contintental United States.
The path of totality passed through the Midwest, especially Indiana and Ohio, and many around the country traveled long distances to see the total eclipse. Here in the White Lake area, the White Lake Community Library hosted a viewing party with free protective glasses, free popcorn and a livestream of news coverage of the event.
No solar eclipse will pass over the contiguous U.S. again until 2044, and none passes over Michigan again until 2099.
