Recreational Use Of Lake Michigan In Indiana

Details

• Personal Author:
  O'Leary, Joseph T. ; Wallace, Susan J.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
• Sea Grant Program:
  ILIN (Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant)
• Description:
  Public use of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and State Park and six municipal and county parks along Lake Michigan was analyzed from a systematic random sample of 3000 residents of Indiana shoreline counties. The report reveals that most respondents learned about shoreline resources through word of mouth and that the most important site attributes are management-​controlled facilities, not physical resources. The findings suggest that advertising, marketing, and management strategies for park facilities could benefit from revision or expansion. An understanding of the relationship between site attributes and sociodemographi​c variables could be helpful in predicting visitation changes resulting from recreation development and improvement. Top priority attributes in the recreation site choice process were cleanliness, feeling of safety, and ample parking.
• Keywords:
  Recreational use
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  ILIN-T-88-002
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Funding:
  Grant no. COMM-NA85AADSG 0830N
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan, Lake
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:219e419f7e6cf6fcf9d3173bef7a445533df2528974c3693243969a13a4378a8
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/40262/noaa_40262_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 981.35 KB ]