LIMESTONE, Maine – Greg Moakley drove all the way up from Peabody, MA to see the eclipse at the former Loring Air Force Base. He said he had been reading in the newspaper about the work that Green4Maine was doing to redevelop the area, and that the eclipse gave him a great opportunity to see this work while also experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime event.
“For me, it was the air force base, but [the eclipse] is a good reason to get up here,” he said Monday. “It drew me up. I said let’s go, because it’s the eclipse; it was a twofer.”
Moakley said he made the six-hour ride up to see what was happening at Loring, and arrived the day before. He said he has been having a great time at the former base.
“I’ll probably head back tonight, but it’s great seeing this massive property,” he said. “It’s amazing just to be able to walk in these hangars that used to be classified, and to see how it’s turning out with the new development.”
Coming from Massachusetts, Moakley said he was expecting the worst in terms of weather, but was pleasantly surprised that it turned out to be a warm day.
“I was expecting six feet of snow,” he said. “I was surprised it’s so warm. I thought it was gonna be 20 degrees. I even brought a shovel with me.”
He said he would consider making the trip up to Limestone again in the future, especially if there were more events on the former Air Force base.
“It’s beautiful up here,” he said. “Maybe on the way home I’ll grab some potatoes.”
