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…
We’re “commandeering” the Hamilton Harbour Queen, along with our mate “Spooky Steph” & the crew at Haunted Hamilton! Sat. 22 July, 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm (boarding at 9:00 pm) – $40/person (90% sold out – book now!) Tales o’ ghosts, spirits, nautical disasters, Pyrate history and more…food, drink (cash bar) & rockin’ musical entertainment from Snowheel…
Pyrate Lore & Harbour Walks™ start this Thursday, 29 June 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 perhaps the greatest secret about the Welland Canal ye’ll ever hear! Meet us at the Compass by Bridge 21…
A brief introduction…my matrilineal Great Uncle, Joseph Cyprien Béchard, was a very smart man – for someone who never went to school past 8th grade. Born in Québec, Canada in 1889 he moved to Massachusetts at about the age o’ 16. In those days, crossing that particular border was a small thing – if ye…
Pyrates & History? But of course! We were invited to share our knowledge o’ Pyrates, Privateers & History at one o’ our favourite places in S. Ontario – the Port Dover Harbour Museum! The summer camp program supplied 25 potential Powder Monkeys (a bloody smart crew, this lot) who listened intently and asked many good questions –…
