Pirates are not usually associated with the Great Lakes, as most folklore and real historical seafaring adventures took place on the southern high seas, such as The Bahamas or the Carribean.

That does not mean, however, that pirates did not exist in the Great Lakes region, because they most certatainly did.

The most famous of which was "Roaring" Dan Seavey, whose playground was Lake Michigan and the port cities around her. Although not having a peg leg, a hook for a hand, or likely burying any treasure, Dan Seavey's escapades on and around the lake repeatedly led to the misery of others, as he stole, pillaged, trafficked, defrauded and killed as all the other pirates of legend did, but until his dying day, seemingly was always able to beat the rap.

Scott and Mickey discuss the case of Dan Seavey, who's adventures have been told and retold for decades, as the mythlogy of his life gets more muddled between fact and fiction as the years go by.

In the opening banter, we discuss an update about Fox Hollow Farms, as well as ongoing consequences of the Ed Gein series on Netflix to the small town of Plainfield.

All here, on Episode 58 of Badger Bizarre, " 'Roaring' Dan Seavey."

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Opening Trailer:

Ed Gein Sound Byte : "Hard Copy" - Paramount Domestic/CBS Televsion

Frank Lloyd Wright and Jeffery Dahmer Sound Byte - WISN 12 News - Milwaukee, WI

Jeffery Dahmer Quotes: "Inside Edition" - King World/CBS Television/CBS Media

Attribution for Music:

Trailer: Composer: Adam Phillip Zwirchmayr https://www.pond5.com/

Intro: https://pixabay.com/

Outro: Composer: Viacheslav Sarancha https://www.pond5.com/

Attribution for logo design:

Red Claw Scratch Photo

Sources:

Boyd, Richard - "The Pirate of Lake Michigan"

Escanaba Daily Press

Grand Haven Tribune - Archives

Green Bay Press Gazette - Archives

Mikel B. Classen: "Dan Seavey: Great Lakes Pirate"

Nailhed: "Piracy on the High Lakes"

National Museum of the Great Lakes: "Captain Daniel Seavey"

Schmitt, Gavin - "Great Lakes Pirate: The Adventures of Roaring Dan Seavey"

Sheboygan Press - Archives

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