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Wilmington Harbor Enhancement Trust
P.O. Box 496
Wilmington, NC 28402

The Invasion of the Pirates was started in 2005 by the Wilmington Harbor Enhancement Trust in an effort to put more "river" into the annual Riverfest celebration. The Third Annual Invasion of the Pirates took place on the Cape Fear River in Downtown Wilmington, NC on Saturday, October 6, 2007.

Three events were staged:

An after dark Flotilla with lighted boats decorated with costumed pirates on board: The parade of pirate ships invaded Wilmington and fireworks marked the success of their Invasion!

A Treasure Hunt for families of young children up to age 14.

A Pirate Costume Contest for Children on Sat., Oct 6 Wonderful prizes from the Children's Museum, Carvel Ice Cream and the Wilmington Sea Dawgs were awarded to the winners!

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INVASION OF THE PIRATES

FLOTILLA	TREASURE HUNT	PHOTOS	SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES	WHET	SHOP	HIDDEN TREASURES

FLOTILLA	TREASURE HUNT	PHOTOS	SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES	WHET	SHOP	HIDDEN TREASURES

children's pirate costume contest Sat. Oct 6 4 pm foot of Market ST and Flotilla sponsors

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children at the costume contest

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*Click here for the
Children's Museum
Pirate Camp slideshow

* here's a link to pictures by Ed Zirkle of the flotilla, kids costumes and pirate's ball http://edzirkle.fototime.com

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2007 Invasion of the Pirates Photos will be will change weekly. Check back often!

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We are proud to have been chosen as a Top 20 Event in the Southeastern US for October 2007.

We'd like to thank the all of our sponsors for their support of the
2007 Invasion of the Pirates
to see a complete list of sponsors, Click here.

2008 WHET Board of Director Officers

2008 WHET Officers From left: Paul Canady- Vice President, Ron Wilson- President, Dave Spetrino- Treasurer,and Morris Elsen- Secretary.