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Apalachicola Maritime Museum History of the Museum |
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History of
the Museum Originally
founded in 1995 with the Governor Stone, the Apalachicola Maritime Museum
quickly became an icon for maritime heritage in Apalachicola. Maintenance and lack of adequate funding
led to dissolution of the AMM in 2004 and departure of the Governor
Stone. Our original goal was to bring
the Stone back to Apalachicola.
Unfortunately, she has found a new home to the west and we hope her
new owners will take their role of stewardship of this fine old lady very
seriously. Realizing that the return
of the Stone was no longer an option, a search was begun that took a
dedicated crew of visionaries in search of an appropriate alternative. The search went from Miami to Maine and
from Newport, California to the Abaco Island group of the Bahamas. After sailing and searching many wooden
vessels, we found the Quark, a faithful replication of the L. Francis
Herreschoff ketch design of the 1930s named Mobjack. The Quark was built in 2002 by Steve White
of the Brooklyn Boat Yard in Brooklyn, Maine.
She is double planked with fir over cedar and fastened with custom
forced Monel fasteners. Her decks and house are teak and she is one solid
boat easily handling up to 20 passengers for a day sail. Click the
icon below for a copy of the brochure
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