To the whole Great Salt Lake Marina Community.
There are some great events coming up very soon. Please mark them down on your calendar.
October 28th is the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club’s annual Pumpkin Patch Social. This is a great event for the kids and adults and is open to all regardless of club affiliation or not.
5pm is the dinner at the yacht club. The GSLYC is asking for a modest $5.00 fee for non-members to pay for the sloppy joe dinner. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. BYOB
6pm is the Costume Parade and contest – Scariest, Funniest, Most Creative.
6:45pm is trick or treating for the kids. The kids will go down to the docks and trick or treat from the boats. Please decorate your boats. It makes it much more fun for the kids.
November 18th is my annual Dave’s Turkey Fest Social. I have been running this event for over 25 years now. This event is open to the whole marina community. I will be deep-frying turkeys. If you have never had deep-fried turkey you are definitely missing out! This event started in the early 1990’s and included a handful of people and one deep fried turkey. It has now grown to over 100 people and 8 deep-fried turkeys! The event is free for everyone. I will provide the turkeys. But I do ask that you bring a side dish if possible. We will serve PROMPTLY at 4pm. PLEASE RSVP for this event so I know how may turkeys to deep fry.
December 16th is the Bottom-of-the-Pit Party. This is the longest running tradition at the Great Salt Lake. It is traditionally a chili cooking party to celebrate the Bottom Of The Pit (shortest day of the year) and to celebrate the coming of a new sailing season. This social has been going on since the 1970’s when Clint Baty, my predecessor as Harbor Master, cooked up a batch of chili on the dock on a cold winter day. Clint died this year. So I would like to make this year’s event a celebration of Clint’s life and contribution to the Great Salt Lake marina community. This party starts at 11am and goes to 3pm. Bring your favorite chili recipe. If you don’t have a favorite chili dish bring out a side dish to share. There will be prizes for best tasting, most original, and spiciest recipe. This is a marina community wide event and is hosted by Great Salt Lake State Marina.
These are three great events for the whole marina community. Come out and see old friends, meet new friends, and enjoy a day at America’s inland sea! So mark your calendar!
Dave
Dave Shearer
Harbor Master
Great Salt Lake State Marina
Antelope Island State Marina
801-209-9142
