Dull cloudy skies over Erie, Pennsylvania, gave technique to sunshine proper because the eclipse started around 2 p.m. — a lot to the pleasure of the loads of revelers that had amassed at Erie, Pa.’s Oliver’s Beer Garden at the banks of Lake Erie.
The eclipse-watcher broke into applause after spending hours looking to drink away their anxious power.
“For Erie, this is the biggest event in the history of the city; nationwide attention because we’re in the path of totality,” stated bar proprietor Nick Scott, 83 — who owns 27 different native bars and eating places.
“This is the most important day we’ll ever revel in in the historical past of the corporate, or in the way forward for the corporate.”
As for the fortuitous trade in the elements, Scott stated he “wasn’t stunned after I noticed it raining this morning, however I used to be stunned when the skies cleared at the very best time, as a result of it’ll most likely get cloudy once more later.
“But I’d rather be lucky than good, so that’s an awesome, an awesome feeling,” he stated, as a DJ blared solar and moon themed tunes.
Bargoers may additionally no longer consider the stunning flip of the elements, as they sipped and stared on the sky with protecting glasses whilst the moon nibbled away on the solar.
“Incredible. We drove up from Pittsburg. The whole day, we were like, ‘of course, this is the time we come up here,’” stated Brian Gayman, 34.
“I think we’re going to get lucky,” he stated quarter-hour sooner than totality.