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The 5th annual Michigan Pirate Festival will be held on August 8th - 14th, 2011 in  downtown Grand Haven again this year! There is no doubt that this fest will be the biggest, best, pirate event in Michigan to date!

Schedule of Events All events happening at the Loutit District Library in Grand Haven

Monday August 8
11:00 am Pirates of the Revolution - Bartholomew BlackHeart

1:00 pm Children's Activity - Storytime and Pirate Games (ages 2-elementary)
3:00 pm Sir Francis Drake - Gaston
6:00 pm Cannon demo in the Park - Tony Osterberg, Hookah Joe
7:00 pm Pirate Meet & Greet with grub - Jaqueline

Tuesday August 9
11:00 am Women Pirates - Admiral Morgan

1:00 pm Children's Activity - Pirate Flag Making (ages 4 and up) and Kid' s Coloring Fun (Pre-K)
3:00 pm Pirates of the Revolution - Bartholomew BlackHeart
6:30 pm Ice Cream Social - Temptations

Wednesday August 10
11:00 am Sir Francis Drake - Gaston
1:00 pm Children's Activity - Puppet Show and Stories! (All Ages)

3:00 pm Women Pirates - Admiral Morgan
5:30 pm Children's Activity - Pirate Sing-a-long and Festivities! (All ages)

6:00 pm Cannon demo in the Park - Tony Osterberg, Hookah Joe
7:00 pm Pirate Weapons - Hookah Joe

Thursday August 11
11:00 am Pirate Weapons - Hookah Joe
1:00 pm Children's Activity - Sparring with Sparrow and Friends (Ages 4 -14)

3:00 pm Captain Hook - Andrea Jones
5:30 pm Children's Activity - Pirate Stories and Crafts (ages 2-elementary)

7:00 pm Pirate Games - Captain Barbanegra

Friday August 12
11:00 am Hook & Jill - Andrea Jones
1:00 pm Children's Activity - So You Want to be a Pirate? Creating a character and costuming for pirate reenactment and role play. (ages 9-16)

3:00 pm Pirate Games - Captain Barbanegra
6:00 pm Pirate Sail In at the waterfront!

Saturday & Sunday, August 13-14

Festival in Central Park! Vendors, Games, Shows; all manner of piratical fun!

Discussion Series Details:

Pirates of the Revolution - Bartholomew BlackHeart explains how important pirates were to the Colonies during the American Revolution.

Sir Francis Drake - Gaston gives a discussion of the Golden Admiral and how he was the terror of the Caribbean for the Spanish.

Cannon demo in the Park - Tony Osterberg and Hookah Joe demonstrate how to fire a cannon in Central Park.

Pirate Meet & Greet with grub - Jaqueline hosts a meet and greet to introduce some of the pirates for informal discussions. The pirates are even bringing the snacks!

Women Pirates - Admiral Morgan leads a discussion explaining the role of women in pirates and talks about some of the most famous women pirates in history.

Pirate Weapons - Hookah Joe loves to show off the armory and explain how pirates used various types of weapons in their travels.

Captain Hook - Andrea Jones provides an in-depth look at the one and only Captain Hook.

Pirate Games - Captain Barbanegra provides demonstrations of the games that were played aboard ships during the Golden Age of Piracy.

Hook & Jill - Andrea Jones, the author of "Hook & Jill" will give this discussion.

Here are some links to the press we've received from 2010!

http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/297990423870590.bsp

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/08/michigan_pirate_festival_bring.html

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/08/michigan_pirate_festival_in_gr.html

http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/313956506840284.bsp

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=126964&catid=14

http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/306530488451308.bsp

http://www.visitgrandhaven.com/index.php?catid=16&month=8&year=2010&eventid=413

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/08/17/dnt.new.pirate.party.katu?hpt=T2

http://www.fox17online.com/videobeta/2b42bcd4-03b1-49c7-9437-e9a5fd24fd5d/News/Michigan-Pirates-8-11-10

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/08/17/dnt.new.pirate.party.katu?hpt=T2

http://www.fox17online.com/videobeta/2b42bcd4-03b1-49c7-9437-e9a5fd24fd5d/News/Michigan-Pirates-8-11-10

Why Grand Haven?