Eclipse excitement escalates as visitors personalize solar eclipse glasses at Potato Creek

NORTH LIBERTY, Ind. – As the great American eclipse draws near, excitement escalates.

At the Potato Creek Nature Center, people are gearing up for this rare celestial spectacle by designing their own solar eclipse glasses.

More than just fun to design, these glasses will enable safe viewing during the eclipse, protecting the retina from the sun’s bright rays. 

In addition to giving away special glasses to personalize, the nature center hosted an educational event where guests learned more about how the moon passing between the earth and sun makes the solar eclipse possible.

Jessica Filer, Lead Naturalist at Potato Creek State Park, stated, “A solar eclipse only happens once in 400 years in the same location, so this truly is a once in a lifetime event. An annual eclipse happens somewhere on the earth every few, ten years or so, so make sure you come out and see it because it might be your only chance to.”

The Potato Creek State Park’s solar eclipse programming continues Monday at the nature center. 

At 10 a.m., park visitors can create a total eclipse bandana using a reverse dying method. From 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., people can make solar bead bracelets with special UV beads.

The true magic will unfold during the actual eclipse watch from 1:52 p.m. to 4:23 p.m.