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Originally Posted by birchhaven
Wow, I would love to hear where the author got that number. It is just really hard to believe, am I the only one that thinks it kinda just sounds made up?
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They said it was estimated at 250,000 people so that is about $800 per person which is not an outrageous number because I am sure most hotels alone are over $200 a night. That being 200 million still seems high because how many of the 250,000 were only there for a day and only dropped $50-$100. Another question is how many people might have trailered their boat up there for a day or how many families might have gone there for a couple of days or the whole week and did not because of bike week. It seems they only ever mention the income gained and not the income that was lost. I am sure it is more income gained but not as much as people might realize.