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The Changing Apostle Islands Visitor

The Changing Apostle Islands Visitor. Walter Kuentzel – University of Vermont Tom Heberlein – University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Apostle Islands and Leisure Research. Longitudinal Study of Change. 1975 – Boaters 1982 – Cruise Boat Passengers 1985 – Boaters 1985 – 1975 Boater Follow-Up

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The Changing Apostle Islands Visitor

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  1. The Changing Apostle Islands Visitor Walter Kuentzel – University of Vermont Tom Heberlein – University of Wisconsin-Madison

  2. The Apostle Islands and Leisure Research

  3. Longitudinal Study of Change 1975 – Boaters 1982 – Cruise Boat Passengers 1985 – Boaters 1985 – 1975 Boater Follow-Up 1997 – Boaters 1997 – 1975 Boater Follow-Up 1997 – 1985 Boater Follow-up 1997 - Kayakers 2000 – Retirement Study 2009 – The Next Wave On-Going Community Indicators

  4. Five Changes The Crowded Visitor The Aging Visitor The Charter Boat Visitor The Specialized Visitor The Retiring Visitor

  5. High High Feeling Crowded Satisfaction High Low Density High Low Density “Loving Our Parks To Death”

  6. More Visitors, Less Crowding

  7. Encounters & Perceived Crowding

  8. Not Density Dependent

  9. Perceived Crowding: Interaction of Expected/Preferred Encounters With Actual Encounters

  10. “How Crowded Did You Feel?”

  11. Expected and Preferred Encounters

  12. The Aging Visitor Average Age 1975 - 37 1985 - 36 1997 - 44 2009 - 53 % With Kids 1975 – 35.6 1985 – 24.5 1997 – 19.3 2009 – 17.5

  13. The Charter Boat Visitor

  14. The Specialized Visitor Experience Frequency Equipment Skill Commitment Lifestyle Social Networks

  15. From Novice to Expert?

  16. Specialization was the exception, rather than the rule. Over time, more boaters are casual or losing interest.

  17. What keeps boaters from specializing? Life Course Changes: Marital Change Child Birth Job Change Residential Change Illness Financial Change Change in Interest Develop Other Interests Retirement Empty Nest Marriage Other Leisure Interests Financial Change Illness (nostalgia)

  18. Amenity Retirement Migration

  19. Retiring to the South Shore

  20. Why Didn’t Boaters Retire to the South Shore?

  21. “Finally got our town back!”

  22. Future Directions? Changing Visitors Changing Communities

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