(Arnolds Park)– The numbers are in and tourism officials in the Iowa Great Lakes say there was a drop in visitors to the area over the 4th of July. Kiley Zankowski of Vacation Okoboji says high water levels were a major factor…
Zankowski estimates the decrease at between 40 and 60 percent…
Reports indicated hotel occupancy was about half what it normally is for the 4th.
Tourism officials haven’t put a dollar estimate on the loss, but they say local governments will likely see a significant decrease in hotel-motel tax revenue.
