Ken Ham Pleased With 1.1 Million Ark Encounter Visitors, but Says Attendance Limited by Hotel Space
Leading Young Earth Creationist and Answers in Genesis President Ken Ham says the 510-feet Noah's Ark replica and theme park, Ark Encounter, would have greater attendance and economic impact on the surrounding area of Grant County, Kentucky, if more tourist-related businesses were to open nearby.
In an op-ed published by Cincinnati.com on Sunday, the 65-year-old Ham laid out reasons why attendance at the Ark Encounter, which opened a year ago on Friday, and its economic impact on the small Kentucky town that is home to the project, would be even greater but for is being limited by the lack of hotels, restaurants and various other businesses in the area.
Ham said Answers in Genesis, the ministry that owns both the Ark Encounter in Williamstown and the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, "confidently predicts" that the Ark Encounter will have greater attendance in 2017–2018 than it did in its...
Dr. Terry Mortenson | 1/15/2009
