Camping can involve sleeping out under the stars, but the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds is offering up a unique form lodging ahead of another show in the skies.
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced this week that it is offering an Eclipse Weekend package ahead of a total solar eclipse that is set to take place on April 8.
Campers willing to spend $100 where campers can stay for four nights on the fairgrounds from April 5 to April 9, according to officials.
The Du Quoin State Fairgrounds offers campers a 50-foot by 20-foot campsite to stay on for the packaged four nights. The fairgrounds are located within 20 miles of the solar eclipse path of totality, according to officials.
While the entire country will experience a partial solar eclipse, only the narrow path of totality will experience a total solar eclipse when the sky darkens as the moon …