A Traverse City radio DJ writes a song about a “dogman,” and airs it as an April Fools’ Day joke. But then calls started flooding in from around northern Michigan: “That’s no joke. That’s a real thing.”

Today we’re diving into a little known chapter of Michigan history. We’ll hear about timber pirates, and their armed rebellion against the U.S. Government. And we’ll tell the tale of “Roaring Dan Seavey” - the most notorious pirate the Great Lakes have ever seen.