Total solar eclipse anticipation draws travelers from many states to Lakeside OH

Jessica Denton
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LAKESIDE ― Families from all across the country flocked to the area starting this past weekend to experience the total solar eclipse.

Thousands of people booked cottages and hotel rooms, camped out and enjoyed the area in an early offseason spectacle to view this natural phenomenon.

Thousands of people flocked to Lakeside from across the country to experience the total solar eclipse. Visitors found activities in the community to stay busy over the weekend.
Thousands of people flocked to Lakeside from across the country to experience the total solar eclipse. Visitors found activities in the community to stay busy over the weekend.

Kathryn Fischer and her family traveled from Morehead, Kentucky, about a 5½-hour drive, to Lakeside to view the eclipse.

Families meet at Lakeside to watch eclipse

More than a dozen family members from Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, and Pennsylvania journeyed to their relatives' cottage within the gates of Lakeside.

Gary and Alice Young, originally from Pittsburgh, own the cottage and welcomed their family for this once-in-a-lifetime event.

Shuffleboard was among the activities visitors tried this past weekend while visiting the area to wait for Monday's eclipse.
Shuffleboard was among the activities visitors tried this past weekend while visiting the area to wait for Monday's eclipse.

"They were gracious enough to let us all stay with them," Fischer said.

The family walked the paths around Lakeside on Sunday, stopping to take pictures at the dock along the lake.

Bittinger Park was full of people playing shuffleboard, basketball and mini-golf, taking advantage of sunny skies and a cool breeze.

This article originally appeared on Fremont News-Messenger: Solar eclipse anticipation draws visitors to Lakeside OH