Dr. Michelle Gacio Harrolle and Dr. Samantha Rozier-Rich of the Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management at NC State University are addressing that question as part of an economic impact study of summer camps in Western North Carolina.
The study is being conducted in partnership with the North Carolina Youth Camp Association and the American Camp Association. A similar study in 1998 showed camps in Buncombe, Jackson, Henderson and Transylvania counties generated nearly 100 million dollars for local communities.
Read more about their study in a story posted by WHKP 1450 AM RADIO