Captain…Crook?
Pyrates have always been known for their ability to adapt…

Pyrates have always been known for their ability to adapt…

While a ship may seem the most important thing to a Pyrate (or any seafaring sort), there is an unsung hero o’ ships, docks, warehouses…and just about anything on land or sea involving the transport o’ goods…ROPE! Used to secure a line to a dock, drop anchor at sea, make/mend nets, rigging for the sails…
Possibly the first correct Pyratical use o’ the letter R…
This Thursday (28 Sept.) is our last walk this month – there is NO WALK NEXT WEEK, we resume on 12 October. We’ve been enjoying the visitors we’ve had this season; good questions, some good stories and a few who knew more than they let on! The local stories are great, of course; adding colour…
Now that we have yer attention….Pyrate Lore & Harbour Walks™ Thursday, 6 July at 7pm in Downtown Port Colborne…aka “The Canal District” True Pyrate history & knowledge, pyracy on the Great Lakes, shipwrecks, the War of 1812 and a secret about the Welland Canal ye’ll likely never hear anywhere else! Meet us at the Compass…
Elegant and excellent was that Pyrate’s answer to the great Macedonian Alexander, who had taken him; the King asking him how he durst molest the seas so, he replied with a free spirit: “How darest thou molest the whole earth? But because I do it only with a little ship, I am called Brigand: thou…
We frequently speak about the fact that a Pyrate crew was big on equality – one o’ the earliest forms o’ Democracy anywhere; equal pay for equal work, profit sharing, incentive bonuses, injury compensation…rum & BBQ! This attracted folk from all walks o’ life – though often those most disenfranchised, taken for granted, or openly…