. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. and how our history has ; But some Dare County merchants are worried that the festival may present problems. The events are scheduled during the peak travel season, when most of the available lodging on the Outer Banks is already filled to capacity and the two-lane road into Manteo is bumper-to-bumper. The merchants felt the celebration should have been scheduled for the off-season. Unfortunately, history didn't cooperate, says John Bone, executive vice president of the Outer Banks Chamber of
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. and how our history has ; But some Dare County merchants are worried that the festival may present problems. The events are scheduled during the peak travel season, when most of the available lodging on the Outer Banks is already filled to capacity and the two-lane road into Manteo is bumper-to-bumper. The merchants felt the celebration should have been scheduled for the off-season. Unfortunately, history didn't cooperate, says John Bone, executive vice president of the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce. How many people does Bone think will converge on Man- teo? That's anybody's guess, he says. But he adds that the merchants will be ready. "It's just another three-day weekend. Crowds in the summer are a fact of life ; The crowd may be an unknown, but there are only a set number of rooms to be had in the county. A market study conducted by the Chamber of Commerce estimates a capacity for between 60,000 and 77,000 overnight visitors. To alleviate some of the pressure for lodging, Rich Novak, Sea Grant's recreation specialist in Manteo, has been working with area residents interested in turning their homes into bed and breakfast lodging. Novak says this alternative offers travelers homey lodging and a light breakfast at reasonable prices. For more information about bed and breakfast businesses, contact Novak at 919/473- 3937. Whether visitors come for the day or spend the week, John Bone and the Chamber of Commerce have one thing in Photo from Renaissance Development Co., Inc. mind. "Our main goal is for people to come to the festival, be attracted to the area and return," says Bone. Charles Heatherly, Director of the Division of Travel and Tourism, says his department has advertised the three-year celebration in Florida, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the suburban Washington, areas. But, the ads are scheduled to encourage
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