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A new spin on tourism, Can windmills attract travelers? Some say yes, others no.
August 31, 2007 in Star Gazette News
August 31, 2007 in Star Gazette News
Gordon Yancey of Martinsburg, N.Y., (about 55 miles northeast of Syracuse) ...owns Flat Rock Inn on Tug Hill, where 195 nearby windmills spin in the breeze, make noise, throw ice from the blades in winter and drive away the snowmobile and ATV riders who are his main customers.
The 400-foot-high towers don't attract tourists, but instead lure rubberneckers, Yancey says.
"They drive up the road, look at that these things, get out of their cars and take some pictures and then drive away." Yancey says. "They don't stay and spend their money here."
Curious people may find the windmills interesting the first time they see them, Yancey says.
"But by the second and third time, they realize how truly ugly and distasteful they are...
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The decision to drastically alter our landscape will affect our quality of life, our wallets, and our grandchildren.
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