The schooner was commissioned by Gen. Patton just before World War II, and now tours Great Lakes ship festivals.

Freeport man in legal stalemate with the town over self-built steel ship It is 81-year-old Harold Arndt's dream to see his 113 foot steel schooner, the Island Rover, set sail ...

HAVANA, May 23.--The American schooner Emma H. Drummond, Capt. Higgins, bound from New-York for Nuevitas, has been lost on the rocks near Maternillos. View Full Article in Timesmachine » ...

WILMINGTON, Del., June 30.--The Harlan Hollingsworth Car Company to-day began the construction of a new steel schooner yacht for a wealthy New-York yachtsman whose name will not be given the ...

The Schooner, with two bars, waterside deck and sprawling indoor dining area, is located at the far end of Nautical Mile in Freeport. (July 31, 2010) Credit: Photo by Dave Sanders By Peter M ...

After decades of work, the sailing ship Island Rover is built, but still high and dry Its owners and the town of Freeport still haven't agreed on the best way to haul the 80-ton, 113-foot schooner ...

A project to bring a new hotel to Freeport’s Nautical Mile has received preliminary approval for economic incentives from the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency. The $43 million ...

The Nautical Mile in Freeport is expected to get its first hotel in 2024. A 100-room Hilton Garden Inn is scheduled to open on the spot where The Schooner once stood.

Step made toward agreement between Freeport and Island Rover Institute The Island Rover, a 113-foot schooner constructed in Freeport, violated the town's zoning.