The room tax dollars you see come into Door County will benefit the local parks you get to experience every day. Destination Door County announced at Tuesday’s annual tourism breakfast that it would be investing $800,000 into the area's state, county, and municipal parks. The special one-time investment is made possible by the higher-than-anticipated room tax collections in 2022, which were just under $11.1 million. That is a 52 percent increase over 2021 and more than double its third-highest total in 2019. Destination Door County President and CEO Julie Gilbert says the investment is the latest example of the tourism organization giving back to the community that makes the area a special place to visit.
The $800,000 donation to the Door County parks is separate from its Community Investment Fund efforts, but it will have to follow the same rules as it does deal with tax dollars. The annual breakfast hosted at Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay on Tuesday serves as the kickoff to the season in Door County and coincides with National Travel and Tourism Week. This year, Destination Door County is sponsoring several events to mark the occasion.
You can hear our full interview with Julie Gilbert and Jon Jarosh by clicking this link.
