no lower crowds here, don't bother coming up, we're full.
I know that gas is only slightly higher then last year, but thats slightly higher then the year before, and so on and so on, and its keeping me home more. Its also not been the warmest summer. I heard another report on local radio last night that indicated gas and rental prices were effecting tourism up here. I bet the slow Saturday mets3007 saw has more to do with less local kids hanging out here then they used to (gas again?).
But if we look at the big picture, and I like the 5 year trend too, how much disposible cash that people had 5 years ago is going to a morgage? How much has gas gone up? Rental prices? Changes to boating laws?
It looks like a downturn, but I'd bet its also a short lived downturn that we'd better take advantage of while we can.