Buckeye Lake Pirate Fest

11/04/2024

We have a winner! Captain Jim Rummy was on the dock at Papa Boo’s. They were participants with a Treasure Chest during the Buckeye Lake Pirate Fest.
We posted this on several groups around the lake and there were some really good guesses. The first person to respond with a correct answer was Jim Davis on the Buckeye Lake Boaters and Friends FB group! Great job recognizing their docks. If you looked closely you would recognize the narrow boards between the dock slips.
Jim Davis, please PM me your address and I’ll mail your coupon this week.
I hope everyone had fun with our Scavenger hunt photo challenge.
Rrrrrr Matey’s, tune in next Sunday for another Scavenger Hunt with Captain Jim Rummy.

11/03/2024

Jim Rummy, our mascot for the Buckeye Lake Pirate Fest is continuing his travels around the Buckeye Lake area and posing for pictures at various businesses and points of interest. Your challenge is to help us find him. This time he’s close to the water, that should narrow the options down a bit.
Be the first person to correctly identify where this picture was taken and you’ll receive a $5 coupon (good for $5 off any food purchase of $20 or more) from the Mill Dam Corner Grille. This is our third week for the contest. We’ll post a new picture each week on Sunday. If no one guesses correctly, I’ll post a clue on Monday.
Look closely at the attached picture me Matey’s and submit your best guess on where Captain Jim Rummy is located.

10/28/2024

We have a winner! Captain Jim Rummy was at Dockside Donuts & 52 Nrg in the village of Buckeye Lake. This is their new location on Rt 79 across from the KOA. They were on the Buckeye Lake Pirate Fest Treasure Hunt last May. Not only do they sell freshly made donuts, but they have delicious sandwiches and awesome beverages! You've got to check out their menu!

There were several people who guessed correctly and some really good guesses too. The first person to respond with a correct answer was Lori Falter! Great job recognizing the front of their building. Lori, please PM me your address and I’ll mail your coupon this week.

I hope everyone had fun with our photo challenge. Here’s a couple more pictures I was going to use as a clue if no one answered correctly.

Rrrrrr Matey’s, tune in next Sunday for another Scavenger Hunt with Captain Jim Rummy.

10/27/2024

Jim Rummy, our mascot for the Buckeye Lake Pirate Fest is continuing his travels around the Buckeye Lake area and posing for pictures at various businesses and points of interest. Your challenge is to help us find him. This one is a little tuff, not much to go on unless you frequent this delicious business in the Buckeye Lake area and paid attention to your surroundings.
Be the first person to correctly identify where this picture was taken and you’ll receive a $5 coupon (good for $5 off any food purchase of $20 or more) from the Mill Dam Corner Grille. This is our second week for the contest. We’ll post a new picture each week on Sunday. If no one guesses correctly, I’ll post a clue on Monday.
Look closely at the attached picture me Matey’s and submit your best guess on where Captain Jim Rummy is located.

10/26/2024

In memory of Karen Murphy – I met Karen in the late 1990’s when she was hosting an event for haunters in Michigan. She planned workshops and gatherings for haunted house owners and haunt actors. I thought it was awesome that someone would volunteer their time to help so many people learn about the haunted house business.
This was part of the inspiration for the development of the Midwest Haunters Convention (MHC). I saw how she developed training workshops and worked with haunted house owners to plan an event for an industry gathering in Michigan. She lived in Michigan and helped countless number of haunted attractions. She worked on hearse gatherings too.
The attached picture was taken during the first MHC held in Columbus (2004) and Karen was there representing IAHA (the International Association of Haunted Attractions). She’s in the middle between Beth and Bob Turner.
I spoke with Karen at many haunt conventions where she volunteered to help with the planning and behind the scenes preparation for shows. She also assisted with haunt bus tours and parties. We would have lengthy conversations (yes Karen loved to talk about the haunt industry) while sitting around at the end of a long day at a show or we would spend an hour or more talking on the phone.
We talked just a couple weeks ago after her stay in a hospital and she was home recovering. She was sad she wouldn’t be involved in a haunt this season, but knew she needed to stay home and get her strength back.
I’m shocked and sadden by her passing. I’m missing one of her big hugs right now…. I guess its fitting that someone who loved Halloween so much has passed in October, just a few days before Halloween. She will be sadly missed by so many. I’ll end with “Anyway” which is how many of our conversations slowly came to a close….

10/21/2024

We have a winner! Captain Jim Rummy was in the gazebo at the Harbor Community Center in Buckeye Lake. This was the location of the first Buckeye Lake Pirate Fest. They were partners during our Pirate Festival and the location worked out great.

There were some really good guesses, but the first person to respond with a correct answer was Chris Cremeans! Great job recognizing the gazebo. Chris, please PM me your address and I’ll mail your coupon this week.

I hope everyone had fun with our first photo challenge. I added a couple pics from when we were at the Harbor.

Rrrrrr Matey’s, tune in next Sunday for another Scavenger Hunt with Captain Jim Rummy.

09/30/2024

Reserve the dates on your calendar for the 2nd Annual Buckeye Lake Pirate Fest, May 16, 17 & 18, 2025.

The festival is for Pirates, Steampunk & Mermaids, along with their enthusiasts. We’ve extended the show to 3 days (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) to accommodate requests. We’re still working on details for a larger trade show and additional activities around the lake. We had over 6300+ entries in our treasure hunt last May while over 3000+ guests attended the Pirate Trade Show.

The Pirate Marketplace is located at the Harbor Community Center at 5312 Walnut Road, Buckeye Lake, Ohio. It has been renamed to PORT ROYAL during Pirate Fest. A portion of the Marketplace Tradeshow proceeds will benefit the non-profit Harbor Community Center.

We are not accepting exhibitor applications yet; we need to finalize our expanded trade show location details. We plan to offer online vendor applications sometime this November.

09/27/2024

Our boater training newsletter is out with information on fall lake and boating activities. Enjoy

Buckeye Lake Boater Training (BLBT) provides Boat Training Services on Buckeye Lake by a Certified Trainer.  BLBT provides personal education services on Buckeye Lake on an owner/operators’ boat to promote boating safety, best practices and navigational awareness.  To find out more about BLBT co...

08/02/2024

Captain's Bulletin - Buckeye Lake Maps Available! https://mailchi.mp/buckeyelakeboatertraining/captains-bulletin-august-2024

07/16/2024

You still have time to register for the Zero K run at Buckeye Lake on Sunday, July 21. Come on me pirates, you can do this, it's about 80 feet across the front of the Buckeye Lake Brewery & Chef Shack to the finish line. You are welcome to carry your favorite beverage or snack during the race.

You get your runners number tag, t-shirt and a cold beer for the race. We're raising money for efforts to improve the lake and clean the water!!! You don't need to dress as a Pirate to join us, but you can!

Sign up today at http://0krun.com and join us, afterwards we'll hop on our boat and sail Buckeye Ocean! We'll meet at the Brewery around noon, race starts at 1 pm. Come on out and play while supporting a great cause for only $30. And you don't need to train for this marathon, we can do this.

05/24/2024

If you missed the merchandise table at the Buckeye Lake Pirate Fest, you can order items online on our website https://www.buckeyelakepiratefest.com/shop/
Tee’s, Tanks, Flags, Bandanas, Posters and more. All items are currently in stock, get Dad a Pirate T-Shirt and Pirate Fest Flag for his boat or golf cart.