Murphys, CA…We have a few favorite days covering our area and Irish Day is always one of those. We look at it as not only an entertainment event but also a barometer on how our local tourism economy is doing and how it might do for this year. One of the things that all of us need to be thankful for is that we live in an area that people want to visit. Tourism generates over a billion dollars a year for our coverage area. Many of our local businesses would not exist without the revenue our guests and second home owners bring. Some business owners have told us that over 50% of their revenue is from visitors.

Many locals have valid concerns about trash left behind, traffic, parking and more. In the end though without them we would not have the bulk of the restaurants, service business, entertainment options or the opportunities for local entrepreneurs.

About 20-30 minutes after the Irish Day Parade we took our Sky Cam from the north end of Main Street all the way to the other end. After our Sky Cam adventure we walked took a few shots of of the street, people and booths.

The event organizers have done a great job as the event has matured to keep activities, booths and the crowd spread along Main Street. If you would like to take a birds eye view of the festivities come along for the walk…