Summer Tastings on Lake Superior

The Summer Tastings on Lake Superior is a fundraiser in support of the Superior Watershed Partnership and will take place on June 16, from 5-7pm at the Presque Isle Pavilion in Marquette. All proceeds go towards the protection of Lake Superior. Tickets are $40/person and are available at the SWP office on Presque Isle, Marquette Food Co-op, White’s Party Store, and online at the SWP website. Please join the SWP in tasting 6 new summer wines (and a couple beers, just for fun), enjoying the jazzy tunes of the Dave Ziegner Trio, and light hors d’oeuvres from local vendors. For more information visit the SWP website at www.superiorwatersheds.org or call 228-6095.

Raffle prizes including a Paul Grant print, dinner for two at Capers Restaurant, and much more!

Also, all ticket holders will be entered to win a sail on the historic Coaster II Tall Ship out of Marquette's Lower Harbor.

You may have seen the Coaster II docked at Lower Harbor. Captained by Nick Economides, this ship is a one-of-a-kind, wooden hulled, gaff rigged, top-sail schooner. The Coaster II is a registered historic ship and a well-known vessel among traditional sailors and boat builders. Designed as a 19th century coasting schooner, she is authentic, with a flying jib boom, catheads, a real lunenburg windlass, deadeyes, sway hooks, carved taff rails and other features not found on vessels built after 1900.

THE OSTRICH

A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him.
The waitress asks them for their orders.
The man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke," and turns to the ostrich, "What's yours?"
"I'll have the same," says the ostrich.
A short time later the waitress returns with the order. "That will be $9.40 please." The man reaches into his pocket and pulls out the exact change for payment.
The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke."
The ostrich says, "I'll have the same."
Again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.
This becomes routine until the two enter again. "The usual?" asks the waitress.

"No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato and a salad," says the man. "Same," says the ostrich.
Shortly the waitress brings the order and says, "That will be $32.62."
Once again the man pulls the exact change out of his pocket and places it on the table.
The waitress cannot hold back her curiosity any longer. "Excuse me, sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exact change in your pocket every time?"
"Well," says the man, "several years ago I was cleaning the attic and found an old lamp. When I rubbed it, a Genie appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there."
"That's brilliant!" says the waitress. "Most people would ask for a million dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!"
"That's right..Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there," says the man.
The waitress asks, "What's with the ostrich?"
The man sighs, pauses and answers, "My second wish was for a tall chick with a nice big ass and long legs who agrees with everything I say.."