Treat your family to a pontoon party. Pontoon boats are rentable and fun for the whole family. Select your boating venue and pack a luncheon. Plantain chips with peach salsa are the perfect starter. Gourmet sandwiches are consistently a big pleaser, when boating. Always use interesting bread such as focaccia, artisan, fresh hoagie buns brushed with butter and garlic, or mini slider buns. Offer a tapenade of crushed olives. Pre-select the proteins and pre-assemble that for faster service to your family. Try combining honey smoked turkey, ham, salami, and prosciutto, with baby Swiss cheese. Have condiments of balsamic vinegar, mayonnaise, honey mustard and spicy mustard available. For a side treat offer chilled shrimp cocktails! Sailors are known for stocking a grog locker; however, stay safe with plenty of fun flavored teas and hold off on the alcoholic beverages until you are ashore. Desserts should be frozen pops. The surprise for your boating excursion is to pull out a new fishing tackle box…filled with decks of playing cards, cribbage, and other games. That’s the moment your clan knows that you have thought of everything! © Kelly McBride Loft