Destroyer USS Edson Museum would buoy local economy, private study says
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By RYAN J. STANTON | Source: The Bay City Times
Leaders of the effort to bring the retired destroyer USS Edson to the Saginaw River say a permanent floating naval ship museum could give the local economy a major boost.
If the Edson arrives - some say that could happen next summer - it’ll be a ‘’substantive addition” to tourism in the Bay City area and the state of Michigan, enhancing the ability to attract tourists and extend their stays.
…By its third year of operation, Certec predicts, the Edson could see as many as 83,000 visitors annually along the Saginaw River at Bangor Township’s Independence Park. That would result in $5 million in direct expenditures a year, and an $8.2 million overall impact on the state’s economy, according to Certec.
