Monday, October 1, 2012

Attraction Visits Down


Less than expected attendance to some attractions in Fort Frances this summer.

About 550 people visited the Hallet and Fire Tower in July and August, about 150 less than last year.

Visits to the Museum were about the same, but curator Sherry George says it's only because of separate events in Augusts for the International Bridge's 100th anniversary and Ernest Oberholtzer's northern Manitoba canoe trip that attracted large crowds.

George says the closure of Ontario's Travel Information Centre may have played a factor in attendance.