History

Subscribe Now

1881 - Schooner Mabel

05/1881
The coastal schooner Mabel, launched at Milbridge, Maine in 1881, was the first in Capt. Frank Swift's windjammer fleet. (Image courtesy of The Bex Collection)... Read Now
1882 - Grace Bailey - built in Patchogue, NY ~ History

05/1882
Read Now
1916 - Mercantile built by Billings in Little Deer Isle

05/1916
Read Now
1936 - Capt. Frank Swift trades cargo for passengers

05/1936
Read Now
Mercantile ~ owners ~ ports ~ masters

05/1938
Read Now
1939 - Schooner Mattie to 1990

05/1939
Read Now
1978 - Mercantile History - Pictures of Billings-Part I

05/1978
Read Now

1978 - Mercantile History - Pictures of Billings-Part II

05/1978
Read Now
1990 - Updated History of the Grace Bailey

05/1990
Read Now
1991 - Billings reunite on Mercantile - ancestors built.

05/1991
Read Now