Calling All Pirates

If you’re a pirate, it’s time to get out the eyeliner and Johnny Depp up. If you’re a wench, it’s time to dig out that special boob enhacing bra. That’s because Saturday won’t just be Buccaneer Day, but the 20th annual Buccaneer’s Day at Two Harbors.

While there will be activities during the day for kids of all ages, such as costume contests, games and music, this is primarily an event for adults. Once the sun has gone down, it’s overwhelmingly an event for adults who enjoy adult beverages and engaging in much more risque behavior than they do the other 364 days in the year. It’s a ‘what happens at Buccaneer’s Day, stays at Buccaneer’s Day’ type of event.

Having become notorious over the years, Buccaneer’s Day has long been the biggest weekend of the year at Two Harbors. All the moorings will sell out by Saturday night, and maybe even Friday night.  As such, many pirates head over as early as Thursday to get a good spot to anchor and warm up their livers.

We’ve had some great times at Buccaneer’s Day over the years, but urge everyone to please, please, please be careful, particularly when dinghying back and forth between the shore and boats. Not every dinghy loaded down with pirates has a designated driver, and not all dinghies have lights. If you end up having to sleep on the beach for safety, you will have become part of a Buccaneer’s Day tradition — especially if you have a new friend to keep you warm through the night.