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GREAT LAKES PIRATES
September 2018
Timber Gray Wolf
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Elise W’nstrom Editor
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There are some days on which you never start a voyage - most of these originate for the biblical stories. If you are superstitious, you would avoid sailing on: • Thursday; which are bad sailing days because that is Thor’s day, the god of thunder and Storms • Fridays; which have long been considered unlucky because Jesus Christ was crucified on a Friday • The first Monday in April; which is the day the Cain killed Abel • The second day in August; which is the day that the kingdom of Sodom and Gomarrah were destroyed. Superstitious sailors believed that the only good day to set sail is Sunday.
Captain Jameson von Greywolfe’s Rum Review - 3HOWLS Oy thar me hearties it’d be a moonlit Satordee nigh, n be time fer th rum review. Founded in 2013 the 3 Howls distillery makes its home in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood. However the names takes on a darker image from across the pond. In Scotland according to local folklore a fairy hound known as the Cú Sith (that’s pronounced koo-shee) would bale out 3 and only 3 howls before taking souls to the underworld. A mythological beast that’s as big as a bull dark green and with a curled tail with braided fur. This hound is from Celtic folklore and now than likely is founded in viking mythos, more specifically in Fenrir the legendary wolf.
The 3 Howls distillery is home to 12 products which include various vodkas, rums, whiskeys, and gins each unique in their flavor. Their rums start out as molasses from Barbados and yeast from Scottish ale allowed to ferment in a 600 gallon cypress wood tank. Once completed the ferment is distilled twice in a 300 gallon hybrid pot /column still. The distillate is then infused with a variety of fresh botanicals for seven days then distilled a third time. This final distillate is then blended with caramelized sugar and molasses before being bottled at 80 proof. I was able to find this one at Total Wines at North Point mall but can be found at most Total Wines stores in Ga and FL as
well as others across the states. A very pale, almost platinum blond in the glass, with a crystal clear appearance. So clear that I can read the words written in my rum notebook through the glass n rum. Widely spaced thick legs gently fall leaving behind large drops to eventually evaporate if left alone. Largely vanilla aromas coinciding with caramel and molasses riding the fringe of breeze above the snifter giving way to cinnamon and other baking spices. A perfect sweetness is the first Thing noticed not syrupy and not undersweetened. Caramel and molasses are present that follows with the vanilla bean it was infused with. Traditional baking spices with a warmth of Dutch apple crumb pie made with fresh Washington apples ends the sip. There is no burn with this unaged spirit like I was expecting.
So another rum on the list of being tasted and reviewed, but I’m finding it hard to find new ones. You’ve seen what I’ve reviewed and I’m sure I’m missing one or more that you have seen or had, so give me some suggestions of what you like. If I can find it I’ll review it depending on cost. I am just a pirate with the limit of where I can go. I did find a treasure trove of wealth at Total wines, and will be plundering there often for the next few weeks. So me hearties until next week, stay safe, stay alert, stay alive, and drink responsibly. By no means go an drive intoxicated, always bring money for an uber or lift ride. Better yet have your D.D. present when you go out, just buy his or her non alcoholic beverages while your having fun. Plunder well mates and fly the black when in pursuit of your next capture. Till the next time, down the hatch.
This spiced rum is good enough that if you were to make a “rum n cola” you just might forget the cola and drink it over ice. A good rum for making a spiced Pina Colada, great with ginger beer and lime juice as a what I call a white squall. Essentially a dark and stormy but with light or gold rum. 3 Howls Spiced rum can not be limited to just the wolf pack, it is a rum to be shared by all. One that will find its way to Tybee this year in October, among others that I favor. I’ve enjoyed this one immensely and it could be a close competitor to my favorite from the treasure coast of Florida.
Captain Jameson von Greywolfe
Peter Klasell Interviewed by: Timber Gray Wolf
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How long have you been into the pirate life and what made you want to be a pirate?
My whole childhood was filled with sailing and dreams of faraway places with treasures. As I reached adulthood I gave way to life and placed those dreams aside. As a young adult a friend offered the opportunity to entertain as a pirate. It was very rewarding and a lot of hard work. It seemed every weekend was filled with parades or auctions held for a special need for a special child. This was very rewarding, all the smiles and happiness the children shared with me.
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Does your pirate prosoma have a backstory?
As I started dressing like a pirate, family and work thought very different of me as I started to assume this role. First a person starts growing all their hair long, a pirate of the sixteenth century did not have the luxury to be shaven or well groomed. So the first thing the people at work see is their friend / boss going senile. This starts the remarks flowing. Which brings questions to mind of what the heck is wrong with me? The next step is to start dressing the part, earrings, jewelry, and attire. This really starts bringing up the eyebrows. The first time I went to visit my parents I thought my father was going to faint As things progress you start buying clothes that aid your persona. Imagine the face of a lady as a six foot three man comes out of the dressing room with a women’s blouse on. Before you realize it, friends that do not accept the traditions of the pirate start to fade. You find yourself surrounded by people that validate your persona. The pirate persona teaches people of all ages that having imagination and leaving the problems of the world behind for a few moments is a great thing. Even when you are an adult, it is acceptable to be a child at heart. Children are the most accepting, giving, loving people in the world. They are the true treasure of all time. If I were to bury a treasure, it would contain all the memories of being a child.
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What do you like the most about going to the events and what is one of your favorite so far?
Being able to entertain children of all ages. One of my favorite things is to entertain at a hospital full of children. One of my favorite places is Grand Cayman Island. The island is about 22 miles long by 4 miles wide. The island is filled with friendly people that love to share their heritage. Most people think that an island this small must be lacking in technology. Nothing can be further from the truth. Grand Cayman is a world premier diving, sailing, swimming, fishing, coral restoration/ education mermaid site along with having the reputation of being the home of Black Beard the pirate. Some say that his treasure is still buried there. As a loyal Member of the Cayman Island Las Tortugas Pirates I cannot say more about Edward Teach or his treasure.
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Outside of going to events, are there days that you just Garb up and go out on the town. If so what type of place do you happen to go and do?
Going for a walk around a public waterfront or hospital
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What is some the inspiration behind your garb?
Every year I embrace a different style. Embrace your heritage and the heritage of your Captain and crew.
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Is there anything you would like to share with our readers?
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From the great list of out there, what is one of your favorite pirate movies or books?
Treasure Island, A Book that deserves a thousand reads.
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What is your day job outside of pirating?
Civil Engineer
A pirate; first and foremost is absolutely fearless and cowers to no one. They move through their life’s work and journey as if nobody or nothing caged their soul. A pirate is a person who does contain a moral compass and creates pathways of freedom not fear. They understand their power and use it as an umbrella to protect those who cannot protect themselves. Their passion is unbridled. A pirate is an adventurer. A pirate’s backbone is fused to invisible titanium and will not bend--they will die first rather than give up the essence of what makes them a pirate. Try visiting the world as a pirate. From Michigan to Milford, Connecticut to Grand Cayman Island there are many places and festivals that truly embrace the life of a pirate.
Mark your Calendar, and get ready for the Event season to kick off for 2017. As the year goes on, we shall add more events and update any dates that may change.
2018
September
1st~3rd Michigan Renaissance Festival • 12600 Dixie Hwy. Holly, MI 48442
• Inclueds: 8th~9th, 15th~16th, 22nd~23rd, 29th~30th 1st~3rd - Ohio Renaissance Festival
• 10am to 7pm • 10542 EAST STATE ROUTE 73, WAYNESVILLE, OH 45068
• Inclueds: 8th~9th, 15th~16th, 22nd~23rd, 29th~30th 15th~16th - Trail of Courage
• Sat: 10am to 6pm, Sun: 10am to 4pm • Fulton County Historical Society Inc. ,37 E 375 N, Rochester, Indiana 46975
22nd~23rd - 23rd Annual Grand Valley Renaissance Festival • 10am to 5pm • 1 Campus Dr, Allendale, Michigan 49401
October
4th - Vikings Come Home XXVII
• Whiting Park 5820 Lake Shore Rd, Boyne City, Michigan 49712
6th~7th - Ohio Renaissance Festival
• 10am to 7pm • 10542 EAST STATE ROUTE 73, WAYNESVILLE, OH 45068
• Inclueds: 13th~14th, 20nd~21rd, 27th~28th (final weekend) 19th~21rd - Rosenvolk German Medieval Festival • Fri: 9am to 10pm, Sat: 10am to 10pm, Sun: 10am to 5pm • 18th Street Park, Ferdinand, Indiana 47543
Captain’s Cauldron
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INGREDIENT:
1.5 oz. Captain Morgan Jack-O’Blast 2 oz. orange juice 1 oz. cranberry juice Optional: 1 oz. club soda topper Lemon wedge – squeezed
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a glass filled with ice, stir and garnish with a lemon wedge.
ANDREA JONES
HMS Bounty, that was also known as HM Armed Vessel Bounty was originally the collier Bethia, built in 1784 at the Blaydes shipyard in Hull, Yorkshire in England. Royal Navy purchased for £1,950 ($2520.68) on 23 May 1787 (equivalent to £209,000 ($270,165.52) in 2016) with intentions of her to be used in a botanical mission. The Bounty was relatively small at 215 tons, but had three masts and was full-rigged. Then before being sent on her mission, she was equipped with four 4-pounder (1.8 kg) cannon and ten swivel guns.
This month’s Legendary Ship choice was inspired by after a great find at an antique shop in South Haven, MI. There I found a ceramic mug, that was made in the 70’s, that stood out from the rest. It featured a head figure as it’s handle and a picture of a ship on one side. Upon this mug, it was market as HMS Bounty and a price tag of $10 (Later fount out it was 50% off). Now it is mine and here is what I get to share about this Legendary Ship.
The ship was sent to the Pacific Ocean under the command of William Bligh to acquire breadfruit plants and transport them to British possessions in the West Indies. That mission was never completed due to a mutiny led by Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian. This incident is now popularly known as the Mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers later burned Bounty
while she was moored at Pitcairn Island. An American adventurer rediscovered the remains of the Bounty in 1957; various parts of it have been salvaged since then as a replica was built that later was claimed by the sea. The Bounty only had a single mission in support of an experiment: to acquire breadfruit plants from Tahiti and to transportation of those plants to the West Indies in the hope that they would grow well there and become a cheap source of food for slaves. Sir Joseph Banks had proposed the experiment and had recommended William Bligh as commander. Bligh in turn was promoted through a prize offered by the Royal Society of Arts ( British organisation committed to finding practical solutions to social challenges). In June 1787, the Bounty was refitted at Deptford. The great cabin was converted
to house the potted breadfruit plants, and gratings were fitted to the upper deck. William Bligh was appointed Commanding Lieutenant of the Bounty on 16 August 1787 at the age of 33, after a career that included a tour as sailing master of James Cook’s Resolution during Cook’s third and final voyage (1776– 80). The ship’s complement was 46 men: a single commissioned officer (Bligh), 43 other Royal Navy personnel, and two civilian botanists. On 23 December 1787, the Bounty sailed from Spithead (southern coast of England) for Tahiti. For a full month, the crew attempted to take the ship around Cape Horn, but adverse weather prevented this. Bligh then proceeded east, rounding the southern tip of Africa (Cape Agulhas) and crossing the width of the Indian Ocean. During the outward voyage, Bligh demoted Sailing Master John Fryer, replacing him with Fletcher Christian. This act seriously damaged the relationship between Bligh and
Fryer, and Fryer later claimed that Bligh’s act was entirely personal. The Bounty reached Tahiti on 26 October 1788, after ten months at sea. Bligh and his crew spent five months in Tahiti, then called “Otaheite”, collecting and preparing 1,015 breadfruit plants to be transported. Bligh allowed the crew to live ashore and care for the potted breadfruit plants, and they became socialized to the customs and culture of the Tahitians. Many of the seamen and some of the “young gentlemen” had themselves tattooed in native fashion. Master’s Mate and Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian married Maimiti, a Tahitian woman. Others of the Bounty’s warrant officers and seamen were also said to have formed “connections” with native women. After five months in Tahiti, the Bounty set sail with her breadfruit cargo on 4 April 1789.
Some 1,300 miles (2,100 km) west of Tahiti, near Tonga, mutiny broke out on 28 April 1789. Despite strong words and threats heard on both sides, the ship was taken without harm to either side and apparently without struggle by anyone loyal except Bligh himself. Of the 42 men on board aside from Bligh and Christian, 22 joined Christian in mutiny, two were passive, and 18 remained loyal to Bligh. The mutineers ordered Bligh, two midshipmen, the surgeon’s mate (Ledward), and the ship’s clerk into the ship’s boat. Several more men voluntarily joined Bligh rather than remain aboard. Bligh and his men sailed the open boat 30 nautical miles (56 km) to Tofua in search of supplies, but were forced to flee after being attacked by hostile natives resulted in the death of one of the men.
Bligh took a great chance to sail for the Dutch settlement of Coupang, located over 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km) from Tofua. After 47 days, having lost no men during the voyage except the one killed on Tofua, Bligh was able to make it to Coupang. The mutineers sailed for Tubuai,in hopes to settle. Three months of bloody conflict with the natives, drove them to set sail again, returning to Tahiti. Sixteen of the mutineers – including the four loyalists who had been unable to accompany Bligh – remained in Tahiti, taking their chances that the Royal Navy would find and bring them to justice. HMS Pandora was sent out by the Admiralty in November 1790 in pursuit of the Bounty, to capture the mutineers and bring them back to England to face a court martial. Pandora arrived in March 1791 and captured fourteen men within two weeks; they were locked away in a makeshift wooden prison on the Pandora’s quarterdeck. The men called their cell “Pandora’s box”. They remained in their prison until 29 August 1791 when the Pandora was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef with the loss of 35 lives; four of them (Stewart, Sumner, Skinner and Hildebrand) were mutineers. Immediately after setting the sixteen men ashore in Tahiti in September 1789, Fletcher Christian, eight other crewmen, six Tahitian men, and 11 women, one with a baby, set sail in the Bounty hoping to elude the Royal Navy. According to a journal kept by one of Christian’s followers, the Tahitians were actually kidnapped when Christian set sail without warning them, the purpose of this
being to acquire the women. The mutineers passed through the Fiji and Cook Islands, but feared that they would be found there. Continuing their quest for a safe haven, on 15 January 1790 they rediscovered Pitcairn Island, which had been misplaced on the Royal Navy’s charts. After the decision was made to settle on Pitcairn, livestock and other provisions were removed from the Bounty. To prevent the ship’s detection, and anyone’s possible escape, the ship was burned on 23 January 1790 in what is now called Bounty Bay. The mutineers remained undetected on Pitcairn until February 1808, when sole remaining mutineer John Adams and the surviving Tahitian women and their children were discovered by the Boston sealer Topaz, commanded by Captain Mayhew Folger of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Timber Gray Wolf
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