From the dread Blackbeard, Edward Teach, who frightened his enemies by embedding fire in his thick locks; to William Kidd, the former pirate hunter who turned rogue; to Woodes Rogers, who gave up piracy to became a royal governor who tracked down pirates — all are on their way to Vallejo. The eighth Northern California […]
See — or be — a historic pirate
Festival organizers want to bring out your inner ‘Arrr’ The Northern California Pirate Festival is looking for a few good — or bad — buccaneers, privateers and seafaring scoundrels, the kind whose tales are told in history books. This year’s festival theme is “2014: Year of the Pirate,” highlighting famous, infamous and even some obscure […]