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OntMont · 09-01-2010, 05:02 PM

Friends who live in Foley AL (near Gulf Shores) sent us a message that included the following part about how the area is suffering from lack of tourists since the BP oil spill. From what we have read, Gulf Shores is pretty much back to normal, except that there are no tourists. Here is the message as we recieved it:

"Our general area looks good except that we do not have tourists. This has put a big hurt on our businesses and some are going under. PLEASE HAVE YOUR FRIENDS THINK ABOUT SPENDING THE WINTER HERE, we need our winter people this year more than ever.

We checked out the State Park a week ago and it was almost empty, so sad. There were a few campers along the lake and that was about it. Looks like the swimming pool could be operational, there was a fountain spouting water that looked good."

(Gulf State Park has about 500 fully service sites)

If your travel plans permit, how about spending a little time along the Gulf Coast this fall and winter to help out the good folk who live there and depend on tourism and fishing.

09-01-2010, 05:02 PM	#1
OntMont Montana Master Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Haldimand County Posts: 2,413 M.O.C. #122	Gulf Shores after the oil spill Friends who live in Foley AL (near Gulf Shores) sent us a message that included the following part about how the area is suffering from lack of tourists since the BP oil spill. From what we have read, Gulf Shores is pretty much back to normal, except that there are no tourists. Here is the message as we recieved it: "Our general area looks good except that we do not have tourists. This has put a big hurt on our businesses and some are going under. PLEASE HAVE YOUR FRIENDS THINK ABOUT SPENDING THE WINTER HERE, we need our winter people this year more than ever. We checked out the State Park a week ago and it was almost empty, so sad. There were a few campers along the lake and that was about it. Looks like the swimming pool could be operational, there was a fountain spouting water that looked good." (Gulf State Park has about 500 fully service sites) If your travel plans permit, how about spending a little time along the Gulf Coast this fall and winter to help out the good folk who live there and depend on tourism and fishing.