Lubec to be invaded by pirates
Staff and wire reports
LUBEC –
Maine is under threat of a pirate invasion on Aug. 30 by the notorious
Eastport pirate captain Butch Harris and his crew of scallywags and
wenches. The impending invasion will be supported by a flotilla of
smaller pirate vessels carrying some of the most feared pirates on the
downeast coast.
The
Pirate Invasion of Lubec will set sail from the Port of Eastport at 9
a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30. The pirate armada should arrive on the
shores of Lubec at about 9:30 a.m. local time. By 10 a.m. the streets,
eateries, public buildings, farm lands and stores should be overrun and
ransacked by the wildest pirates ever seen on local waters in this
century.
“Our sleepy defenders won’t have a chance,” says Captain Butch
Harris. “Our early morning attack should prove very profitable as we
take what we want, including prisoners, grog and local livestock.”
The Invasion of Lubec is all in good fun and is the kick-off of the
Third Annual Eastport Pirate Festival that happens Sept. 5-7 in
conjunction with the Maine Salmon Festival in this historic island
community.
“We are inviting all pirates on both sides of the border to
participate in the Invasion of Lubec,” said John Miller who is
organizing the event. “For a minimum donation of $20, anyone dressed as
a pirate can be part of the fun on the pirate ship Sylvina Beal and
join up with Captain Butch Harris and his merry band of mischief makers
when they set their sights for the shores of Lubec. The invasion is the
official start of The Pirate Festival and will help support the events
of the following weekend.”
There are rumors afloat that the people of Lubec are not going to
sit idly by and let their beautiful town fall to these scurvy dogs.
“I hear they are not going to let the pirates invade the community
without some sort of fight,” said Miller. “I’m not sure what’s going to
happen, but my guess is that it’s going to involve lots of water
balloons.”
But the pirates won’t be put off easily. Miller said that Harris and
his gang plan to attack boat by land and by sea, with even strange
rumors of pirates perhaps rappelling via helicopter.
The Eastport Pirates will leave an invitation for the people of
Lubec to invade Eastport the following weekend for the 3-day Pirate
Festival.
There is something for everyone during the Eastport Pirate Festival,
which has quickly become one of the largest festival of its kind in the
Maritimes.
“[The festival] attracts thousands of pirates,” Miller said. “To
walk down the street on any one of those [festival] days, you would
have thought you were on the set of ‘Pirates of the Carribean.”
Pirates that would like to participate in the Lubec Invasion can
make reservations by calling 207-853-4343. For more information on the
2008 Eastport Pirate Festival, including a full list of events, visit www.eastportpiratefestival.com. The Eastport Pirate Festival supports the Friends of the Boat School and the local food bank.
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