Deer River Campsite in Upstate New York is quieter than usual this year. The beach is less crowded and the lake's inhabitants are safer from eager fishermen.

The campground, about 50 kilometres southeast of Cornwall, Ont., is one of several American businesses near the border that's feeling the sting of Canadian summer vacationers boycotting travel to the U.S.

According to co-owner Gil Paddock, the 83-site campground relies almost entirely on summer campers to stay in business. In a normal year, Canadians make up one-third of its summer visitors.

But this year, things are different. Border crossings into the U.S. from Canada are down. In June, 17 per cent fewer people drove to New York from Canada than in the same period last year.

Canadians usually account for one-third of the summer

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