Flooding harms local business, too

Editor, the Gazette:

The Monday, July 21, front-page headline reads "A drain of tourism." I was interested to learn about Rock County's devastating loss of tourism dollars from this year's record flood. Instead, I was informed about the devastating loss to the Wisconsin Dells area.

I believe it would be of interest to your readers to report about the extent of local tourism losses, extending along Rock River/Lake Koshkonong.

I can think of restaurants, bars, marinas, hotels, bait shops, real estate companies, boat rentals, vacation rentals, grocery stores, campgrounds and gas stations, just to name some.

There are tremendous losses to these local businesses, and we need help in order to survive.

A story would be beneficial.

CHICO & DAWN POPE
Owners
Buckhorn Supper Club
Lake Koshkonong