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properties. These agents, through their knowledge of the availability 

 of and the demand for recreation resources, have fulfilled a specialized 

 function in the transfer process, and have brought summer residents into 

 many areas that probably would not be reached by other methods of 

 contact. 



Choice of Locality 



The proximity of friends, former ties in an area through either having 

 lived, vacationed, or gone to school there, characteristics of the natural 

 and social environment, and proximity to homes in urban centers of 

 Massachusetts or New Hampshire were the principal determinants of the 

 choice of locality. Locality was simply a matter of chance to one summer 

 resident in twenty; for example, a particular property happened to be 

 listed in the paper or was a gift. 



Friends and former ties attracted two-thirds of the owners of open 

 country homes. Scenery, climate, topograph), and rural charm were 

 the principal attractions of environment. In the case of waterfront 

 owners, environment was of greater importance, because of the popularity 



Fig. 1. A Typical Open Country Summer Home 

 The rural setting and proximity of friends attracted a New York college 

 professor to this property. 



of Winnepesaukee and other New Hampshire lakes, and the additional 

 attention given to the quality of boating, fishing, and swimming. 



Lakes and mountains made natural environment nearly twice as 

 influential in attracting summer residents to Tuftonboro as to the other 



