Described as “one of the most talented and prolific boat builders in Biloxi’s history” Jacob D. Covacevich was a brilliant and gifted...

The work of the hands, the artistry and mastery to be able to produce something where there was once nothing. The ability to make a...

The tour boat SAIL FISH is and has been a staple of the Biloxi Seafood Industry for over sixty years. The SAIL FISH has been used to...

Lanette Lou Brady Bobinger was a native of Gulfport, Mississippi who worked in the Seafood Industry for over forty-seven years. Serving...

The American Dream is defined as follows: the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and...

Herbert Anthony Glavan, known affectionately as “Herb,” was an industry tradesman from Biloxi, Mississippi. Herb guided the Glavan Trawl...

Henry F. Fountain Sr. was a master tradesman and boat builder from Biloxi, Mississippi. Learning the trade from his father, Henry would...

James Paul “Jimmy” Ellis was an industry tradesman from Biloxi, Mississippi. A lifelong resident, Jimmy became known as “the hunchback...

In 1937, Junius Roland Creel was born into a family steeped in the Biloxi seafood industry tradition. His grandfather, Roland Creel, was...

Francis R.C. Creel (known as Junius) With talent, hard work and a generous spirit, Francis Creel left his mark on the seafood industry...

Martin Fountain, Sr. was born in Biloxi, Mississippi on October 18, 1856, the youngest of twelve children of Francois and Julienne...

Catchot, a coastal family (originating in Menorca, a small island off the coast of Spain) finds its way to the Mississippi Coast in...

Commissioned in 1932 by Nikola Hire and built in 1933 by Jules Gallle on Back Bay Biloxi, the cypress Biloxi lugger, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT,...

MARY ANN, a 35-foot wooden trawler was purchased by Henry Phillip Lemmler in 1948. Lemmler was an experienced captain of fishing...

Commissioned in 1932 by Nikola Hire and built in 1933 by Jules Galle on Back Bay Biloxi, the cypress Biloxi lugger, JOYCE MARIE...

Built in 1940 by master-carpenter, Jules Galle, GEORGE ANTHONY M was a gas-screw with the following measurements: length 46.5 feet,...

The VICKY G was built in 1933 by Martin Fountain Sr. It was a notable vessel, having been made from first grove cypress for the Cruso’s...

The BERNIE PAT was owned by Bernard Senseney, Sr. of Biloxi. The 43-foot wooden Biloxi lugger was captained by Mr. Senseney and was a key...

MICHAEL S and PEGGY RAE MICHAEL S was the second boat purchased by Mato Anton Soljan, a Croatian immigrant who settled in Biloxi in 1923....

Built in 1941 by Jules Galle, MISS OCEAN SPRINGS was a wooden Biloxi lugger with the following measurements: length 40.7 feet, breadth...