The Governor Stone has been awarded a FEMA Grant to rebuild after being damaged during Hurricane Michael.

The Governor Stone has been awarded a FEMA Grant to rebuild after being damaged during Hurricane Michael.

The Governor Stone was built in 1877 in Pascagoula, Mississippi making it the oldest sailing vessel still in service on the Gulf Coast and the second oldest operating schooner in the United States.

It was housed in Franklin County from 1990 till 2003 when it became too expensive to keep here – It's now docked in St. Andrews in Bay county.

The Governor Stone was badly damaged during Hurricane Michael in 2018.

It was discovered capsized, demasted and badly beaten resting near her slip in St. Andrews Marina.

The schooner’s debris field stretched down the sea wall of the marina.

Now, two years after the hurricane, The Friends of the Governor Stone have been awarded a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in conjunction with the State of Florida Historic Preservation Office for the restoration and preservation of the National Historic Landmark.

The group is preparing information to begin the bidding process to rebuild the 144 year old historic sailing vessel.

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