IV-213 



Value of Tourism and Recreation 



A great deal of the economic value of clean water in Apalachicola 

 Bay derives from its attraction to tourists. Salt and fresh water 

 fishing, swimming, water skiing, surf boarding, boating, sunbathing, 

 and gathering oysters along the shore are among the water-related 

 tourist activities. Tourists from Alabama, Georgia, and North Florida 

 are usually interested in water-related activities while residents 

 of the South and other regions are more likely only to be passing 

 through Franklin County. In order to estimate the proportion of 

 water-related tourist stops on the mainland side of Apalachicola Bay, 

 the Economics Department of Florida State University asked owners of 

 the three largest motels in Apalachicola and Eastpoint to have all 

 guests during July 1968 fill out a questionnaire. A total of 173 

 "families" comprising 480 persons filled out the questionnaire. A 

 summary of results is shown in Table IV. 3. 19. 



TABLE IV. 3. 19 

 Reasons Given for Tourist Interest in Franklin County, July 1968 



