From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Paul Stubing Ballard Print Collection
Bonaventure and Hornet in front of Southwest Boat Corp
The "Bonaventure" and "Hornet" tied up in front of Southwest Boat Corp with Manset Maine Supply Company building to the right of the port bow. It appears to be high tide. Paul Stubing indicated that Hinckley bought out Southwest Boat Corp in the summer of 1937. Ralph Stanley indicated that 'Bonaventure" was built at SW Boat Corp. around 1941 and owned by the Novello family of Gloucester, Massachusetts. So was the 'Hornet", owned by Harvard Beal. The building which reads Manset Marine Supply Co. was the old Mills Coal Wharf and was owned at this time by SW Boat. The house and barn on the left is gone now. That was owned by Mary C. Parker, one of the Clark descendants.
