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A funny thing happened on the road to total devastation.

Years ago Gulf Shores Alabama was a spring break haven for southern and mid-west college students. They flocked there by the tens of thousands. The alcohol flowed and the beaches were one big party scene.

Then the unthinkable happened. Due to numerous accidents and increased crime, the town banned alcohol on the beaches for the spring months. Oh no, cried the critics. Our town will die from the loss of tourism.

Quite the opposite happened. The spring breakers never did buy much locally. They would bring a lot of their own party supplies with them and didn’t frequent many of the local businesses or restaurants either.

The spring breakers went elsewhere to party and Gulf Shores became a popular, family friendly vacation destination. Businesses boomed and the town grew.

So don’t buy into the doom and gloom predictions.