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...

The VICTORY, a wooden hull Biloxi lugger was commissioned by Steve Marinovich and built in 1943 by Toche Brothers Shipyard, located on...

Built in 1928, PACIFIC was a schooner converted to a Biloxi lugger. Known owners of the vessel include Grego Anticich, Mavar Shrimp &...

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 1937 at Jules Galle Shipyard, Miss Yugoslav was a wooden 46.8-foot oil screw. The vessel was built for Dominick Jurich. It...

In 1942, Adolph “Doffie” Ross built the MAGG DOFF, a Biloxi lugger, in his front yard. The measurements of the vessel were: length 40.3...

When Nelson Higginbotham moved from his native Youngsville, Louisiana to Biloxi in the early 1920s, it was to seek work in the Biloxi’s...

The Biloxi lugger, HUEY P. LONG, was built by master carpenter, Jules Galle in his shipyard in Biloxi. The vessel measured: length 43.3...

CLARA FOUNTAIN, a schooner built in 1915 by Augustus “Gussie” Fountain, was named for his wife, Clara Noble Fountain. The measurements...