Captain Frank Swift

Capt. Frank Swift

Capt. Frank Swift

Name/Title

Captain Frank Swift

Entry/Object ID

CRHS 2013.45

Description

Capt. Swift started a windjammer cruise business in 1936 at Willey's wharf in Camden harbor using the old coasting schooners that used to carry wood pulp etc. down the coast of Maine. By 1947 he owned eight vessels that took people out for week-long cruises in Penboscot Bay. He was the founder of the Windjammer cruise business that flourishes today.

Collection

Historical Photographs of Camden

Acquisition

Accession

CRHS 2013.45

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1930 - 1940

Place

Location

Maine/ Knox County/ Camden

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Search Terms

Camden, Windjammers, harbor, schooners