Patience Rawnsley and Will Miller were two of several residents who headed to Mast Landing Brewing Co. in Freeport to view the eclipse on Monday. "We love Mast Landing and we frequent here often," Rawnsley said. The two drank the pink-colored sour ale from the bar's menu while they viewed the eclipse.

A crowd of families, couples and singles alike gathered on the back patio of Mast Landing Brewing Co.'s location in Freeport. "[We're] using this as an excuse to get the community together," said President and Founder Ian Dorsey, referring to the eclipse. He described the occasion as "therapeutic" after three years of navigating a bounce back from COVID restrictions, and said he was excited to view the event with his family at the bar on April 8.

"I got my glasses two months ago," Freeport resident La-Qiana Perez-Saxon said. "I wanted to make sure I could have the certified ones." She and her husband, Stephen Saxon, watched the eclipse from one of the many L.L. Bean parking lots in downtown Freeport.

Some residents found more remote locations to set up for an eclipse viewing. "I come here to run and bike all the time," said Kelley Higgens, who is pictured in the far right. "So it seemed like a no brainer to come here."

At the farm near Wolfe's Neck State Park, a lively band of friends gathered with cookies, drinks and a charcuterie board along the water to view the eclipse. The event, which was described as a "group effort" by one of the organizers, Linda Bail, took a week to plan.

Debby Olken, who is recovering from knee surgery, sits on a tractor that drove her to meet her friends near the water at Wolfe's Neck State Park.