Didn't it turn out exciting - the clouds were there all morning and just at the right moment, they parted and we could view the total eclipse. SO a double miracle occurred here in Niagara. Our own viewing, with the neighbours across the street, included 4 PhD students. That seems like a distinction of the day.
It is time for the post-Eclipse stats:
How many people were in Niagara Falls? The CBC headline says over 200,000. The CTV video headline says 1 million, but I wouldn't stick with a headline on a video - they aren't as reliable as news articles. Closer to home the Welland Tribune says "Not a million visitors..."
There were plenty, though - there was an express train into Niagara Falls and then special buses to the viewing areas. The stories said there were lots of people gathered - in a partying sort of way.
The CBC coverage followed the day as it progressed. The pictures show reasonable numbers along the falls - it is always busy there so I'd expected to not be able to see the sidewalk, but that wasn't the case in the pictures. The mayor says that the projected number of people scared people and they started cancelling rooms and reservations.
"This made headlines around the world and it’s really unfortunate, but you can’t get the toothpaste back in the tube. I get the rationale, but unfortunately we can’t change what happened.”
You could even be on one of the boats that tours the Niagara River. I don't think that's the best view at all. But they were there to break the Guinness World record for the largest gathering of people dressed as the sun. It succeeded.
And when the total eclipse was receding, one article said that band played "Here Comes the Sun"
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