Mount Desert Islander reports Gabe to conduct Bar Harbor cruise ship study

Todd Gabe, an economics professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in a Mount Desert Islander article about Bar Harbor’s coming cruise ship season. Gabe plans to conduct a study this summer on the economic impact of cruise ship visits in the town, according to the article. Gabe and students did a similar study in 2002, concluding that cruise ships have a $12.5 million annual economic impact on Bar Harbor, the article states. Gabe is set to meet with town officials in March to discuss the study’s methodology.