Eclipsed by visitors - Fredericksburg Standard

Rick Martin stands next to a stockpile of beverages inside the Pecan Grove Store, owned by his son, Matt Martin. The Martins have been gathering supplies to feed the visitors expected to be in town for the Monday, April 8 eclipse. – Standard-Radio Post/Christine Granados

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By Christine Granados Standard-Radio Post reporter, on March 27, 2024

Eclipsed by visitors

It was two years ago that Rick Martin got a call from a man in California offering him $10,000 to rent the entire campsite he owns next to the Pecan Grove Store during the first week of April 2024.

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