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Data resouces

A global database of domestic and international tourist numbers at national and subnational level. Working Paper FNU-54.
Bigano, A., Hamilton, J. M., Lau, M., Tol, R. S. J., & Zhou, Y. (2004).
Hamburg: Research Unit Sustainability and Global Change, Hamburg University and Centre for Marine and Atmospheric Science. PDF Link: http://www.fnu.zmaw.de/fileadmin/fnu-files/publication/working-papers/tourismdata.pdf
We present a new, global data base on tourist destinations. The data base differs from other data bases in that it includes both domestic and international tourists; and it contains data, for the most important destinations, data at national level as well as at lower administrative levels. Missing observations are interpolated using statistical models. The data are freely accessible on the internet.
WorldBank - Tourism - Data
If the link fails, go to: http://www.worldbank.org/, search tourism, the select 'Data' in the left column.
Recreational Boating Literature Inventory - Dataset
Review of available information on Great Lakes recreational boating, tourism and cruise ship interests and the impacts of water levels and flows. Used in developing surveys, data collection, and performance indicators for evaluating regulation plans.

Michigan Recreational Boating Information System This link opens in a new window
There are over 1,300 public boating access sites throughout the State of Michigan administered by State, county, and local units of government. This website gives you the ability to locate and map a boating access site for your next boating adventure. Once you find a boating access site, an array of information about the site and the associated lake or river will be available to you. There will also be information on: the number of available ramps, fees, parking, restrooms, handicap accessibility, local watercraft controls, and lake depth. You may search by County, by Waterbody Name, or by distance from a town.

Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
Nicholls, S., 2012:
In: U.S. National Climate Assessment Midwest Technical Input Report. J. Winkler, J. Andresen, J. Hatfield, D. Bidwell, and D. Brown, coordinators. Available from the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments (GLISA) Center
The state of climate change adaptation in the Great Lakes region.
Gregg, R. M., Feifel, K. M., Kershner, J. M., & Hitt, J. L. (2012).
EcoAdapt, Bainbridge Island, WA. 246 pg.
Socioeconomic Impacts Of Fluctuating Water Levels On Recreational Boating In The Great Lakes
Ulrike Bergmann-Baker , Janet Brotton & Geoffrey Wall (1995). Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources
hydriques, 20:3, 185-194, DOI: 10.4296/cwrj2003185