20-08-2017 23:49 via cbc.ca

Solar eclipse transforms tiny Oregon town into red hot tourist destination

On Monday, the Oregon town of Madras — a two-hour drive from Portland — is expected to swell to about 100,000 people, as visitors jostle their way in to get a glimpse of the first total solar eclipse to sweep across the continental U.S. in 99 years.
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