Pirates invade Englewood for annual festival
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Servers at White Elephant Pub donned pirate gear to welcome customers from The Englewood Pirate Festival Saturday. The pub is one of the event sponsors amd hosted the Pirate Ball and Costume Contest Saturday night. Pictured from left, are Jean Boisvert, Jade Engelke, Charlie McDermott, Travis Crockett and Kellymarie Lie
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Ship's mage Raven Goldmire and Shadow bring seafarers good luck and curse their enemies.
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Part-time Englewood residents Tom and Genevieve Gouba try their hand at fencing at the Englewood Pirate Festival Saturday. Under the watchful eye of instructor "Master Angelo," in black, the married couple from Dolphin Island, Ala., try to pop the balloon on top of each other's head.
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Pirate Greg Engel of Acme Rogue and Ruffian Recruiters with Corey, left, and little brother Carson Montgomery, at the Englewood Pirate Festival Saturday.
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Cannoneer Jeremy Stevens of Clearwater fires a shot at the invading Black Pearl pirate ship during the ship to shore battle at the Englewood Pirate Festival Saturday.
ENGLEWOOD — The smell of black powder filled the air as cannon blasts and the report of muskets transported onlookers back to a time when rogue seafarers went head-to-head for control of shipping lanes and the all the plunder there was to be had.
Not all of the battles pitted ship against ship; sometimes crews were forced to defend their strongholds from the shore as invaders tried to come ashore and pillage the pillagers.
