Shoutout to my neighbor's B&B for changing my take on summer visitors

I once saw tourists as a hassle, but now I get they're key to our economy.

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mary_hart7mo ago

Remember that couple who bought the old diner on Elm Street? My friend said they barely stayed afloat until summer visitors started coming through for weekend trips. Those guests are the main reason our small town shops can keep their doors open.

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martinez.diana7mo ago

Yeah it's true but it makes me nervous... like what happens if the summer crowd stops coming one year? My cousin runs a gift shop and she says November through April are just dead, she's barely making rent. We get so packed in July you can't even park downtown but then it's a ghost town again. Kinda feels like we're building everything on sand.

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margaret6927mo ago

Ever wonder if all these summer shops are a bad idea? I used to, but what mary_hart said about the diner shows they do keep things alive. It's just a shaky way to live.

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