Super busy here with the end of school year stuff for the kiddos, revising ELIXIR SAVED (my read-through revision turned into a full on revise-all-the-things revision), and gearing up for…Milford Pirate’s Day!
The event begins at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 9 at Lisman Landing (37 Helwig Street, Milford, CT 06460) and moves to the green in downtown Milford in the afternoon until 3:00 p.m. There will be pancakes with pirates in the morning, the pirates arriving by ship at noon, and activities and a scavenger hunt on the green in the afternoon. Plus there will be food trucks, music, face painting, and lots of other fun stuff!
I’ll be at Lisman Landing in the morning and on the green in the afternoon. At each location I’ll be giving a family-friendly talk about local pirate history and legends, plus a short reading from PIRATE ISLAND. On the green, I’ll also have a fishing game with sticker prizes (while supplies last) and a pirate ship backdrop for a photo op.
Pirate’s Day has already been getting some local news coverage (see the Milford Patch article “Milford Pirate’s Day Returns” and the Milford-Orange Times articles “Milford Gearing Up For Pirate’s Day”)! If you aren’t local and can’t make it to the event, I’ve done a bunch of posts about Captain Kidd history and PIRATE ISLAND (make sure to check out both pages of material). Arggh!
Pancakes with Pirates? I’m coming!
(Well, I would if I lived closer)
Have a blast, and enjoy sharing Pirate Island.
I hope we do get to meet in person some day! Thanks!