The third week of March is Canadian vacation week, and Waterville Valley was filled with english speaking Canadians. The lots were full of cars bearing plates from Prince Edward Island, New Foundland, Ontario, Nova Scotia. During motorcycle week in June, it's attracts French speaking Canadians from Quibec.
While the price of gasoline has been rising as the dollar has been falling, the number of Canadian visitors seems to be increasing. Used to be when the Canadian dollar traded at .70 of the US dollar, some local hotels would accept it at equal value to encourage Canadian visitors during what had been a slow weekNow, the same hotels probably wish they could continue that practice since the Canadian dollar has grown to have more value than the US dollar.
This suggests that the number of summer-time, Canadian vistors to the Lakes Region should be increasing because their dollar gives them a purchasing advantage in the US.
"Aye there mate, got change for a hunred?"
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