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Walking Tour & Art Crawl
Join us in Downtown Port Colborne for our first walking tour of the season! Coincidentally, during the 7th annual Art Crawl. Sat. 24 June, 2pm & 7pm. Tales o’ pyracy on the Great Lakes, shipwrecks, the War of 1812 and the greatest secret about the Welland Canal ye’ll ever hear! Meet us at the Compass…
Port Dover Harbour Museum Camp
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 –…
Don’t Mess With Female Pyrates!
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…
Fishermen’s Memorial & Blessing of the Nets
Join us, Sat. 9 May at 2pm in beautiful Port Dover, ON for an ancient maritime tradition: Fishermen’s Memorial & Blessing of the Nets. Taking place on the wharf at one o’ our favourite Museums in the world – Port Dover Harbour Museum (incidentally, also the place we end all our Walking Tours!) An historic…
Go Ahead, Learn Something!
While our scheduled walks are over for the season, we are available for private walks (min. 5 people) in Port Dover, Niagara-On-The-Lake & Hamilton. Why not share some “living history” with your group? We are available to share the history of Pyrates, The Great Lakes and Canada with schools, museums, libraries, youth/senior groups, team building…just…
38th Annual Canal Days, Port Colborne
Join us this coming weekend (Sat. July 30 & Sun. July 31) for the 38th annual Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival in downtown Port Colborne – right at the junction o’ the Welland Canal & Lake Erie! We have a very special spot at the The Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum (280 King St., at Princess St.) next…

