While launched in 1871, she was rebuilt in 1900, again in the 1920s when an engine was added, yet a third time without an engine in the 1980s and finally re-christened to her present status on April 28, 1996. To allow the full Maine experience, no radios, TVs or phones are allowed on board. Mary Day Camden L aunched in 1962, the Mary Day is the first windjammer built in the twentieth century for the passenger trade. The main saloon is large and offers several sitting areas. The galley is forward.
Cabins have easy access from the deck, opening skylights and windows providing fresh air and light.
The deck is uncluttered. The Mary Day accommodates 30 passengers. She carries a light-air fore topsail, main and jib topsails and can achieve more than 10 knots. She's a centerboard vessel with a shallow draft. While that was an honorable calling, her current and more gregarious life as a passenger vessel began in 1942, placing the Mercantile among the earliest vessels plying the Penobscot Bay tourism trade.