Playing pirates as a kid was always fun and full of fantasy…being a real pirate–that’s a different story–and one that can be told with a lot of knowledge at the Whydah Pirate Museum, located at 674 Rte. 28, West Yarmouth. The museum opened last June and is full of artifacts and history of the slave ship Whydah Gally– turned pirate ship–which sank of of Cape Cod 300 year ago. Undersea explorer Barry Clifford discovered the Whydah shipwreck in 1984…a lifetime of work and passion…his favorite piece–the ship’s bell! Inside the museum, one can get the sense of being on a ship hundreds of years ago…there is also a “science” area where artifacts are being recovered…and throughout there are plenty of reason’s why being a pirate may or may not be the life for thee…. It is definitely worth exploring!
By Spencer Kennard
As a child, spending summers in North Truro, I thought Cape Cod began at the Wellfleet Drive-In and ended at Provincetown. As a photographer, I now know that all the Cape towns leading to the canal have their own unique beauty and charm.
Roughly 30 years ago, I had the good fortune to work with the legendary photographer Dick Kelsey and as owner of Kelsey-Kennard have specialized in aerial photography as well as landscape/scenic, portraits, weddings, and photographing events on the Cape, the Islands, and beyond.
Photographs from our Gallery in Chatham are displayed in homes and businesses locally and world-wide.
Besides photography I also enjoy boating/ fishing (fish are usually very safe when I’m out there,) gardening and tennis. Cape Cod is a very special place and I look forward to sharing my images with you as I travel about.
