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    History & Integrity

    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…

  • Straight Outta History

    Our mate John Ol’ Chumbucket Baur (Pyrate, Author & co-founder o’ Int’l. Talk Like A Pirate Day) is publishing his next book – a novel called Chrissie Warren: Pirate Hunter (read about it and his continuing adventures at his blog). O’ course, like any good writer, he knows when it’s time for a break –…

  • Canal Days 2017

    A very special event in our home port! The 39th Annual Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival – a four-day celebration of history and heritage in Port Colborne, ON. Tall Ships, Fire Boats, Classic Cars, Live Music, Kite Competition, Food, Merchants and more! Join the crew Sat. & Sun. Aug. 5 & 6, 11 am – 5 pm…

  • Hoist The Colours

    Happened across this again today…it bears re-posting and a single, historical correction. This is the most powerful scene & song in the entirety o’ the POTC series. Historically, it’s a dead ringer (pardon the pun) – examples like this were not uncommon in both the Caribbean and on Wapping Dock in London. Often those hanged…