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Show 143 1930 to 1958, Saltair attendance peaked at 5,000 on a single day. With the advent of Sunset Beach and the reopening of Black Rock Beach in 1934, Saltair suffered. On an average Sunday, 2,000- 3,000 people visited these two beaches-- with locals and tourists divided about equally. Since 1962 when Silver Sands beach opened, annual attendance has increased every year. In 1965, approximately 200,000 people paid admittance to the beach. Silver Sands is presently the only beach in operation. Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge has been popular since its creation on April 28, 1928. In 1944, 3,902 hunters and 1,834 nonhunters visited the refuge. In 1966, the number had risen to 24,138 visitors and remained approximately at this level up to 1969. Of the 21,739 visitors in 1969, 16,693 were bird- watchers, 4,039 were hunters, and 807 were fishermen. Forty- two percent of all the visitors in 1969 were organized school groups. Heaviest resident use of the refuge occurs in early spring when organized school groups come to see waterfowl in breeding plumage with their young, and again in early fall when hunters and sightseers some to see the birds in their autumn pre- migration concentrations. Most nonresidents visit the refuge in the summer. As would be expected, the lightest visitor use is during the winter when the birds have migrated to wintering areas to the south. Patterns of tourist use of the refuge are irregular. In 1970, 0.6 percent of Utah's tourists visited the refuge, mostly during the fall. Spring was followed by summer in popularity and no visits were made during winter. ( Hunt and Brown, 1971) In 1971, 0.2 percent of Utah's tourists |