posted on 4/27/2023

The City of Dover will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, May 2, at 6 p.m., to celebrate the installation of the Voyage Mark II Solar System exhibit on the Dover Community Trail. City officials and community leaders will be in attendance for the event, which will be taking place at the Fisher Street Trailhead, and the public is welcome to attend.

The exhibit is an accurate 1 to 10-billion scale model of our solar system, similar to the Voyage Mark I exhibit at the National Mall in Washington D.C., providing visitors a conceptual understanding of Earth’s place in space and the nature of worlds across our solar system.

Dover is one of only 13 communities in the country with this exhibit, which includes informational plaques and models along the Dover Community Trail. The journey begins with the sun at the Fisher Street Trailhead. Moving south along the trail, visitors will see and understand the spacing of the planets and moons. The journey ends at the Rutland Street Trailhead, where the dwarf planet Pluto can be found.

This exhibit is a permanent installation. It is a joint initiative between the Dover School District, Department of Planning and Community Development, and Community Trail Advisory Committee. The exhibit was installed by the Community Services Department.