ALEXANDRIA BAY, New York (WWNY) - Alexandria Bay is ready for this weekend’s Pirate Days,

Pirate Days - more formally, Bill Johnston’s Pirate Days - run Friday night to Sunday.

Monica Bush, for one, can’t wait.

“It’s the busiest weekend of the year, we absolutely love it,” she said Friday. Bush manages River Image, a store which sells a little bit of everything - from clothing to home decor to historical photographs.

“People coming from all over the world, different states to have fun, and hang out and, you know, get some pirate booty and, you know, check out the good restaurants,” she said.

One of those restaurants is the Blu Anchor Bar and Grill. General Manager Pete Smith said that this weekend, they expect a lot of hungry sailors.

“We most likely double in traffic for the weekend

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