There are three sailboats underway in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Each has an MD on the sail. The middle boat has a #3 on the leach. Each boat is being sailed single-handedly.
These are Mermaids. Farnham Butler built these boats.
Ned Butler said Gladys Butler is sailing on the boat in the foreground.
Ballard, W.H., “Mermaids in Northeast Harbor,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed April 28, 2024, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/12879.Item 13245
