If they come, they’ll have plenty to do.

But will they come to Leelanau?

The Diversions section in this week’s Enterprise is chock-full of events planned for the Leelanau Peninsula despite having the Fourth of July fall dead in the middle of the week, on Wednesday. A survey by AAA Michigan found that most Americans “are choosing to take a few more days off of work” to participate in “traditional Fourth of July celebrations” — and Leelanau County definitely offers those.

But will visitors flock to Leelanau for the Fourth of July holiday in the numbers needed to sustain the county’s economy?

Rental reservations processed by Leelanau Vacation Rentals show Leelanau may be just as busy as ever for the Fourth.

“Our rentals are up about 10 percent over last year, and that was about 10 percent up from the year before,” said Linda Ihme of Leelanau Vacation Rentals. “Things are good in Glen Arbor.”

High gas prices — which AAA-Michigan reports are averaging $3.04 per gallon statewide, up about 21 cents from a year ago — are turning into a non-factor for Leelanau’s high-end visitors, Ihme added.

“I don’t think gas is really affecting anything when people are thinking about spending $2,000 to $4,000 for a week, and they have to pay an extra $15 for gas money,” said Ihme.

But gas prices, the poor Michigan economy, or a combination of both may have had an effect through Memorial Day weekend on visitation to Leelanau County’s largest tourist draw, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, according to park assistant superintendent Tom Ulrich.

“They have got to be factors,” said Ulrich. “But the park continues to be one of the premier tourist destinations in the entire Midwest of the United States.”

Through May, visitation at the park was down about 10 percent, said Ulrich, although park campgrounds filled up over the past two weekends. He was hoping that good weather— which for a county full of beaches means heat — would equate to an upswing in June visitation. Temperatures reached 90 degrees four times in one mid-June week. Final Lakeshore visitation statistics for June were not available for this story.

Temperatures are predicted to be pleasant this week, although thunderstorms are possible Tuesday night into Thursday. Daily highs of 77 or 79 degrees are being forecast by the National Weather Service for Suttons Bay through Saturday, about 2 degrees less than historic norms.

The wet forecast doesn’t seem to be raining on vacation plans, said Ihme, as last-minute requests for rentals remain up over a year ago.

And anyone trying to park along streets in the county’s popular villages this week will attest that Leelanau continues to be popular.

“I think it’s picked up quite a bit,” said Susie Harold, who was manning the phones at the Lakeshore headquarters Monday morning in Empire. “I think we’re going to have a very busy week.”