BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 23, 2021
For nearly 20 years, thousands of people have traveled to Aroostook County for the sole purpose of seeing the largest 3D model of the solar system in the western hemisphere. Now the Maine Office of Tourism and the University of Maine at Presque Isle are taking steps to draw even more visitors to the Maine Solar System Model, which stretches 100 miles from the Sun on the UMPI campus to the Eris dwarf planet in Topsfield. The university used a $7,500 grant from the Maine Office of Tourism’s enterprise marketing program to create a new website, promotional video and brochure.