February 2019, Issue 44

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Mark your Calender for 2019’s Events

3 years of

February 2019


Timber Gray Wolf

Star~Dust

Head of Operations Designer, photographer

Motivator

Elise W’nstrom Editor

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Contents 04) Feeling

Blue

06) Captain Jameson von Greywolfe’s Rum Review 10)Music of the Golden Age 14) 2018 Events 16) Shiver Me Timbers 16)Legendary Ships 20) Grandiloquent Word of the Month 23) Modern Shanteis Do you have an awsome article that you would want to share? Email us the article and if the staff loves it, You will know soon enough. What will you need? The document in a Word Doc., any photos that would go along withe article and a clear photo of you. GreatLakePirates@gmail.com


Today, “Feeling Blue� means to feel sad or unwell, and is mainly associated with depression or unhappiness. The use of the color blue dates back from the late 1300s from a custom which was practised on board many old deepwater sailing ships. If a ship lost its captain or any of the officers during its voyage, it was customary for the ship to fly blue flags and have a blue band painted along her entire hull when returning to home port. Rather than using the color black, which was commonly used to signify death, they chose the color blue.



A fine blend of Bajan rums that range from 12 to 20 years of age make up this amazing rum. Originally aged in the warm tropical climate of Barbados for ten years in one used bourbon barrels then transported to France to the Chateau de Bonbonnet. There it is blended by the Cellar Master then aged a second time for 2 to 10 years in casks that originally held the Cognac Pierre Ferrand. There is some skepticism in how long it is aged in the cool cellars of the Chateau. The 20th anniversary marks the 20th anniversary of the CEO Alexandre Gabriel, and the extra old showcases the oldest Bajan rums reserves. The bottle itself is impressive

and very masculine and kingly with the gold lettering and the wood topped cork. The typical cost of Plantation 20th anniversary extra old rum I’ve found is around 45 to 60 dollars a fifth, but this week I discovered a new package store in Braselton, Ga called Jax Package where they are selling products at a lower cost for the time being. I picked up this bottle for 39.99. The color is of a deep copper and reminds me of stained cherry wood. The legs are quick to form and are thick and swift racing back to what remains of the spirit in the glass.


The initial aroma is of bananas and caramel. There is a real aroma of vanilla and orange that stays in the breeze above the glass. The entry is how can I say it, Fabulous. A drink fit for the Pirate king. Orange marmalade sweetness accompanied by vanilla and caramel. It leaves a slick feel of butter scotch that just feels right. The drink tonight is since it’s an aged rum a Rum Old Fashioned of which I used brown sugar as my base a few dashes of aromatic bitters from Angostura and fresh squeezed naval orange juice add the as in. Garnished with a bourbon cherry and orange twist. Of course its Christmas weekend and who wouldn’t want another review, I know I do. So I’ll have another one coming tomorrow and if Santa thinks I’ve been good enough I’ll get another not tasted before bottle Christmas morning. With that said let me say me mates for everyone to stay safe, stay alert, stay alive, and drink responsibly. Till the morrow, down the hatch.

Captain Jameson von Greywolfe


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Music would have been a common aspect of sea life during the age of sail, as many ships, including naval vessels, would have had a band on hand for morale and recreational purposes. Pirate crews would have been no different, as the Pirate Code of Bartholomew “Black Bart” Roberts even had a special entry specifically for the ship’s band: “Article XI: The musicians to have rest on the Sabbath Day, but the other six days and nights, none without special

favour.” Pirate bands would also be used to intimidate possible prizes too, as Roberts also had his band playing music during boarding actions to further disrupt and frighten the enemy. Some of the most common instruments that were used on pirate (and regular sailing) vessels would have been fifes (a type of flute) and fiddles (violins). These were relatively small and easy to store,


meaning they did not take up valuable space on deck. They were also relatively easy to play and could play a range of sounds. Other popular instruments that could be found on board were drums, similar to the Celtic Bodrhán, or trumpets of various types. While popular in pirate media today, instruments like the hurdygurdy probably only found themselves onto a handful of vessels, as the instrument was large, cumbersome, and intricate in both its design and method of playing. There is evidence of its presence, but not as prevalent as the previous instruments stated. Lastly, also popular in modern depictions of the pirate age, concertinas or similar accordions were not invented until the mid-19th century, long after the Golden Age of Piracy. One other form of music was one that didn’t require instruments at all. Sea Chanties (or Shanties) served not only as a morale booster but also had practical uses. Chanties would be sung by the crew in unison at deliberate tempos matched to various activities on the ship, from hauling line to raising the anchor. Chanties could drone or be quick and lively, whatever the task at hand called for. As with most things, music played an integral part in both a sailor’s and a pirate’s life aboard a ship.

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Mark your Calendar, and get ready for the Event season to kick off for 2019. As the year goes on, we shall add more events and update any dates that may change.

2019

February

22nd~24th - Official 4th Annual Michigan Nordic Fire Festival • 620 W Shepherd St, Charlotte, MI 4881

March

8th~10th -Grand Rapids Symphony; Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

• Fri: 8pm, Sat: 8pm, Sun: 3pm • DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503

9th - Shiver Me Timbers

• Woodshire Place Banquet Facility • 6520 W Grand River Rd, Fowlerville, Michigan 48836

16th~17th - 44th Kalamazoo Living History Show

• 9am t0 4pm • Kalamazoo County Expo Center, 2900 Lake St, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49048

30th - Indiana Pirate Fest

• 10am-6pm / 8pm-Midnight • BK Club, 721 S West St, Mishawaka, IN 46544

April

13th - Frankenfeast (Feast)

• Kicks off at 2pm • Bavarian Inn Restaurant, 713 S. Main Street, Frankenmuth, MI 48734

27th - Chicago Rum Festival 2019

• 12:30 PM - 6:30 PM • Logan Square Auditorium, 2539 North Kedzie Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60647


April

14th~15th - South Haven Mermaid Megafest • The city of South Haven Michigan

June

7th~9th - Port Washington Pirate Festival • Fri 5pm-11pm, Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-6pm • Rotary park, Port Washington, Wisconsin 53074


This year we be keepin it the same as last year wit a few tweaks. We dun signed dem articles again with Woodshire in downtown Fowlerville. We be open from noon-5pm at Woodshire fer yer shoppin pleasure. Thar be shoppin, food, fun, dancing, & music all in one day. So weigh anchor, hoist the mizzen, and splice the main brace! Come and join us for a bit of fun. This be an open event so ye may invite anyone ta join us. Kids under 15 are always free and should stay no later than 9pm. This is a piratical & steampunk garb event. We welcome sea bound pirates as well as airship pirates! A pirate be a pirate no matter luv.

Our vastly popular SILENT AUCTION returns again as well as the RAFFLE. We be also lookin ta set up a tradin blankie like the old days so ye be seein what ye can take home from thar. The Silent Auction, Tradin Blanket, vendors, and a plethora of other activities will take place during the day. Ta be clear - the raffle, the recognition of the new ships/captains of the fleet, as well as entertainment will take place in the evening. We have reserved a block of 15 rooms at the same hotel as the previous year- The Baymont. There is a discounted rate for the rooms. They have to be reserved by February 10, 2019 or you will

lose the discounted price. After that date the rate goes up. We also have a shuttle to so that no one has to worry about drinking & driving. So then lets party like pirates eh??!! When booking the room ask for the Brethren of the Great Lakes Pirate rate. Vendors space is limited and is booking up fast...40 bucks for a 10x10 spot. So come join the Brethren for this open to the public and all ages event with vendors, games, silent auction, raffles, music, dancing and so much more. Oh and don’t forget Voodoo


Elixirs will be selling their wonderful Rootjack, Steamjack, and Warpjack as well. At the evening event, it was suggested we try a DJ...is this something people would enjoy??? Please sound off. The hotel will have shuttles that will shuttle you to and from the event. Hotel Info - Baymont 4120 Lambert Drive, Howell, MI 48843 - phone 517-546-0712 Vendors set up at 10:30am Open to Public - Noonish to 5ish - CLOSE down until 7pm so everyone can get dinner in town and freshen up - then reopen at 7pm to roughly midnight for evening festivites!!! Vendors can contact me personally via FB messenger.... space is limited.

person for just the day event or $10 per person for just the evening or $15.00 for both..Kids 15 and under are always free when accompanied by an adult. Bar will be open and run by the Maritime Pirate group same as last year...make sure ye have yer ID

Prices

Entire of the Festivle: $15.00 per person Just the evening party: $10.00 per person Kids 15 and under: FREE (accompanied by an adult)

Entrance fee is $10.00 per

Woodshire Place Banquet Facility 6520 W Grand River Rd, Fowlerville, Michigan 48836


Endeavour was originally the merchant collier Earl of Pembroke, built by Thomas Fishburn for Thomas Millner, launched in June 1764 from the coal and whaling port of Whitby in North Yorkshire, and of a type known locally as the Whitby Cat. She was ship-rigged and sturdily built with a broad, flat bow, a square stern, and a long box-like body with a deep hold The Endeavour had a flat-bottomed design, making her well-suited to sailing in shallow waters and allowed her to be beached for loading and unloading of cargo, aswell for basic repairs without requiring a dry dock. Her hull, internal floors, and futtocks were built from traditional white oak, her keel and stern post from elm, and her masts from pine and fir. Plans of the ship also show a double keelson to lock the keel, floors and frames in place. On 16 February 1768, the Royal Society petitioned King George III to finance a scientific expedition to the Pacific to study and observe the 1769 transit of Venus across the sun. Royal approval was granted for the expedition, and the Admiralty elected to combine the scientific voyage with a confidential mission to search the south Pacific for signs of the postulated continent Terra Australis Incognita (or “unknown southern land”).

The Royal Society suggested command be given to Scottish geographer Alexander Dalrymple, whose acceptance was conditional on a brevet commission as a captain in the Royal Navy. First Lord of the Admiralty: Edward Hawke refused, going so far as to say he would rather cut off his right hand than give command of a navy vessel to someone not educated as a seaman. In refusing Dalrymple’s command, Hawke was influenced by previous insubordination aboard the sloop HMS Paramour in 1698, when naval officers had refused to take orders from civilian commander Dr. Edmond Halley. The impasse was broken when the Admiralty proposed James Cook, a naval officer with a background in mathematics and cartography. Acceptable to both parties, Cook was promoted to Lieutenant and named as commander of the expedition. On 27 May 1768, Cook took command of Earl of Pembroke, and assigned for use in the Society’s expedition. She was refitted at Deptford on the River Thames for the sum of £2,294, almost the price of the ship itself. The hull was sheathed and caulked to protect against shipworm, and a third internal deck installed to provide cabins, a powder magazine and storerooms.


The new cabins provided around 2 square metres (22 sq ft) of floorspace apiece and were allocated to Cook and the Royal Society representatives: naturalist Joseph Banks, Banks’ assistants Daniel Solander and Herman Spöring, astronomer Charles Green, and artists Sydney Parkinson and Alexander Buchan. These cabins encircled the officer’s mess. The Great Cabin at the rear of the deck was designed as a workroom for Cook and the Royal Society. On the rear lower deck, cabins facing on to the mate’s mess were assigned to Lieutenants Zachary Hickes and John Gore, ship’s surgeon William Monkhouse, the gunner Stephen Forwood, ship’s master Robert Molyneux, and the captain’s clerk Richard Orton. The adjoining open mess deck provided sleeping and living quarters for the marines and crew, and additional storage space. A longboat, pinnace and yawl were provided as ship’s boats, though the longboat was rotten and had to be rebuilt and painted with white lead before it could be brought aboard. These were accompanied by two privately owned skiffs, one belonging to the boatswain John Gathrey, and the other to Banks. The ship was also equipped with a set of 28 ft (8.5 m) sweeps to allow her to be rowed forward if becalmed or demasted. The refitted vessel was commissioned as His Majesty’s Bark the Endeavour, to distinguish her from the 4-gun cutter HMS Endeavour. On 21 July 1768, Endeavour sailed to Galleon’s Reach to take on armaments

to protect her against potentially hostile Pacific island natives. Ten 4-pounder cannons were brought aboard, six of which were mounted on the upper deck and the remainder stowed in the hold. Twelve swivel guns were also supplied, and fixed to posts along the quarterdeck, sides and bow. The ship departed for Plymouth on 30 July, for provisioning and to board her crew of 85, including 12 Royal Marines. Cook also ordered that twelve tons of pig iron be brought on board as sailing ballast. In April 1770, Endeavour became the first ship to reach the east coast of Australia, when Cook went ashore at what is now known as Botany Bay. Endeavour then sailed north along the Australian coast. She narrowly avoided disaster after running aground on the Great Barrier


Reef, and Cook had to throw her guns overboard to lighten her. He then beached her on the mainland for seven weeks to permit rudimentary repairs to her hull. On 10 October 1770, she limped into port in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now named Jakarta) for more substantial repairs, her crew sworn to secrecy about the lands that they had visited. She resumed her westward journey on 26 December, rounded the Cape of Good Hope on 13 March 1771, and reached the English port of Dover on 12 July, having been at sea for nearly three years. Endeavour was largely forgotten after her epic voyage and spent the next three years sailing to and from the Falkland Islands. She was sold into private hands in 1775 and later renamed as Lord Sandwich; she was hired as a British troop transport during the American War of Independence and was scuttled in a blockade of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island in 1778. Her wreck has not been precisely located but is thought to be one of a cluster of five in Newport Harbor. Relics are displayed at maritime museums worldwide, including six of her cannon and an anchor. In September 2018, marine archaeologists announced that they had located what they believed to be the wreck of the ship off the coast of Rhode Island in the United States.

Timber Gray Wolf


Mermaid MegaFest 2019 is a festival of mermaids and pirates, dedicated to the preservation of our planet’s aquatic ecosystem through public awareness, community education, and social activism. This Year’s Festival will take place in the beautiful beach town of South Haven Michigan located on the coastline of Lake Michigan, the 14th and 15th of June 2019. We are happy to announce that we will be Partnering with Harborfest this year!


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