Sister Bay in Door County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Long Ben Avery's Wealth

Captain's Course

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Long Ben Avery's Wealth Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 15, 2025

1. Long Ben Avery's Wealth Marker

Inscription. Ben became well-known throughout the British Isles for his success and wealth as a pirate, once looting the largest pirate treasure ever — worth over $2,000,000

Erected by Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 45° 11.154′ N, 87° 8.008′ W. Marker is in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, in Door County. It is on Bay Shore Drive (State Highway 42) 0.1 miles west of Highland Road, on the right when traveling west. The marker is next to hole #14 at Pirate's Cove miniature golf course. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2502 South Bay Shore Drive, Sister Bay WI 54234, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Blackbeard (a few steps from this marker); Anne Bonny (a few steps from this marker); Blackbeard's Beard (a few steps from this marker); Pirate Flags (a few steps from this marker); Anne Bonny and Mary Read's Final Battle (within shouting distance of this marker); Long Ben Avery (within shouting distance of this marker); William Kidd (within shouting distance of this marker); Atlantic Coast Buccaneers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sister Bay.

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this marker. Long Ben's last name is often alternatively spelled Every instead of Avery.

Long Ben Avery's Wealth Marker at hole 14 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 15, 2025

2. Long Ben Avery's Wealth Marker at hole 14

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 78 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.