CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 5 



Forces Underlying" the Recreational Development 8 



Motives and Process of Purchase 8 



Motivation 8 



Establishing Contact 9 



Choice of Locality 10 



Choice of Property 1 1 



Attributes of Summer Residents 12 



Occupation 12 



Place of Residence 13 



Family Characteristics 13 



Effects on the Rural Community 16 



Land Utilization and Occupancy 16 



Year-round Resident Households 16 



Crop and Livestock Production 19 



Summer Home Occupancy 21 



Farming and Conservation on Summer Properties 24 



Purchase and Improvement of Summer Home Properties 26 



Prior Use and Circumstances of Sale 26 



Property Characteristics and Improvement 28 



Expenditures for Acquisition and Improvement 30 



Markets 32 



Products 33 



Labor S7 



Household Income 41 



Town Government 41 



Tax Base 41 



Services „ 43 



Conclusions and Recommendations 46 



Promotion and Control 46 



State and Local Government Policy 48 



Reorientation of Attitudes 50 



Local Labor Employment 51 



Agricultural Production and Marketing 53 



