(La Porte County, IN) - The excitement is building for the solar eclipse this afternoon.

 

Viewing glasses are among the things being made at Creek Ridge County Park in Coolspring Township and Luhr Park Nature Center near Kingsbury.

 

La Porte County Parks Superintendent Jeremy Sobecki said he’s hoping for a large turnout at both parks for the eclipse related happenings, which are open to the public.

 

“We’re just kind of getting set up and getting things ready. Making sure we’re ready for hopefully a bunch of people to come out,” he said.

 

Sobecki said people are excited about what’s going to occur.

 

"We’re going to have such good coverage by the moon. They’re coming here to make the glasses so they can look at it.   I think people are just excited because it’s something different. Something that doesn’t happen very often,” he said.

 

The partial eclipse here is expected to begin at 12:50 p.m. and peak with 96 percent of the sun covered at 2:06 p.m.   The events at both parks will run until 4 p.m.