From the Times-News:

Jim Thorpe’s tourist-based economy saw a significant upswing in July as a series of factors came together to produce a perfect storm of positive coincidences.

One of the beneficiaries is Mike Guy of the Rainbow’s End Ice Cream shop in Jim Thorpe.

“We had our second biggest July in our 12 years,” Guy said. “Sales were up about 10 percent over last year.”

Paul Fogal of Pocono Whitewater also had a good July with whitewater release Saturdays filled, Sundays at 75 percent of capacity, and a float trip on nearly every weekday. He guesses that sales are up 5 to 10 percent over last year?

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