EDITOR:

It is exciting to hear about cruise ships coming to Escanaba this year. The article on Saturday talked about all of the Escanaba businesses that could benefit and also having bus trips to Pictured Rocks. Just a few miles to the north is the wonderful City of Gladstone and there was no mention of arranging transportation to Gladstone.

In full disclosure, I was the Gladstone Downtown Development Authority and Gladstone Economic Development Coordinator for five years. However, I am no longer in that position and this is written as a citizen of Delta County who also has business interests in Gladstone.

Wouldn’t the cruise ship passengers love to taste items at the new Saloon being constructed, purchasing gift items from the Frame Farm, outdoor dining at the Dew Drop, or a slice at Main Street pizza? I have left out so many more Gladstone businesses but this is just a start of what is available. I’ll bet the tourists would just love the Gladstone Farmers Market downtown. So I was very disappointed that I did not read anything about Gladstone being a part of this exciting new draw to our area.

Ronald Miaso

Rapid River