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SEPTEMBERI OCTOBER 2015 Atriptothe PUMPKIN PATCH Season for SOUP Testing for County fairs Water boast great Quality entertainment for any day Call to subscribe 269.651.5407 FROM THE EDITOR Candice Phelps September/October 2015 Volume 8 Number 4 e have the longest freshwater shoreline in the world, we hold claim to more than 11,000 inland lakes and no matter where Publisher Wyou stand in our great state, you are never more than 85 miles Daniel Tollefson from the shore of a Great Lake. Michigan is truly a world of wonder. For those on social media Managing/Design Editor sites, you’ve most likely read posts about the things that make Candice Phelps Michigan “unique.” The lists are eye-opening, even for those who have lived their entire lives in the Wolverine state — which, by the way, is Contributing Writers no longer home to any wolverines. Rosalie Currier Eric Weaver, a Michigan native, created the website David Farr www.michigannative.com. There you can find great information about Christy Hart-Harris our state, as well as a “dictionary” of terms that seem to only relate to Laura Kurella Michigan and its residents. Dick Magee Here are just a few of the terms, taken from Weaver’s website, Michelle Patrick we Michiganders use frequently. It seems others find them strangely Don Reid odd: Jef Rietsma I Crick: Creek. Troy Tennyson I Davenport: Sofa. I Dethaw: to thaw or de-ice. “I gotta go dethaw my snowmo- Regional Advertising Director bile.” Lisa Vickers I Doorwall: a sliding glass door. This really is a weird one. I Euchre: a card game which is popular in Michigan and seem- Advertising Manager ingly, no where else, except maybe parts of Ohio. Joe Debiak I FIPs: for those who live in southwestern Michigan towns, an acronym for tourists from Illinois: “Friendly Illinois People.” Advertising Representatives I Geez-o-pete!: Related: "Geez-Louise!" A Michigan expletive for Justine Angel polite company, having something to do with Jesus and St. Peter. Reinette Arbogast I Glovebox: U.S. equivalent: glove compartment. Do you sup- Judy Broadworth pose that, at one time, people actually kept gloves in it, instead of nap- Sheila McCrea kins, Altoids, and tire pressure checkers? Taw n ey S t e re t t I A Good One: a good day. Proper Michigan etiquette is to say Todd Ware “have a good one!” I How ‘zit goin’? In other parts of the world, the equivalent of Graphic Artists “what’s up?” or “how are you?” Brandie Hambright I Kiddycorner: Kitty-corner. Elsewhere in the U.S.: catty-corner. Courtney Hambright I Lookit! Sometimes, we, uhh, have a tendency to end sentences Carla Ludwick with a preposition, like. Sandy Mielcarek I Party Store: U.S. equivalent: liquor store. I The Plant: any factory (usually automotive). Shoreline is published by the I SecretariahState: U.S. equivalent: Department of Motor Sturgis Journal, 209 John St., Sturgis, MI, Vehicles. a GateHouse Media newspaper. I Trolls: people from the Lower Peninsula, who, in the minds of email: [email protected] Yoopers, live “under the bridge.” (269) 651-5407 (800) 686-5653 Copyright © 2015 We may have a unique was of expressing ourselves in Michigan, but there’s no mistaking the beauty of our state, especially in the fall. Sit back, take it all in and enjoy this issue of Shoreline. Page 4 Shoreline September/October NAVIGATION 2015 COVER 22 20 HIGHLIGHTING THE TREASURES OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY THE SEASON FOR SOUP PUTTING TOGETHER A STONE SOUP COOKOUT 12 LOCAL VINEYARDS, 25 34 UNIQUE VINTAGES LEARNING ABOUT LAKE ECOLOGY 16 WELCOME TO ZIMMYVILLE 26 34 PUMPKINS: FIRE ASTAPLE PATROL OF AUTUMN ON LOCAL MONITORING LAKES WATER QUALITY Page 8 Shoreline CALENDAR September 6 THREE RIVERS HARMONY FEST 19 APPLE FESTIVAL 9 a.m.-4 p.m. downtown Coldwater 7 LABOR DAY 20-26 ST. JOSEPH COUNTY 12 GRANGE FAIR County fairgrounds, STURGIS Centreville TOY RUN 12 23 UNION CITY FIRST DAY HERITAGE DAYS OF AUTUMN Featuring crafts, a car show, Riverside Cemetery tour and more 26 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY 12 IN CONCERT CONSTANTINE Shipshewana Event Center HARVEST FESTIVAL Shipshewana, Ind. Rib cookoff and more, downtown Constantine Page 10 Shoreline CALENDAR October 3 TREASURES OF 22 ST. JOSEPH COUNTY MICKEY GILLEY Dinner and drinks at Shipshewana The Local and coffee, Event Center dessert and a mystery at Shipshewana, Ind. the historical St. Joseph County courthouse in Centreville trchamber.com 24-25 PUMPKIN TRAIL RIDE Little River Railroad, 11 Coldwater. Every Saturday and THREE RIVERS Sunday in October FALL COLOR TOUR (517) 279-7687 trchamber.com 24-25 12 HAUNTED TEMPLE Last two weekends COLUMBUS DAY of October (Friday & Saturday) Masonic Temple, Coldwater (517) 278-3079 16-18 THE ADVENTURES 31 OF RIKKI HALLOWEEN TIKKI TAVI Halloween parades in Bronson, Tibbits Opera House, Coldwater Coldwater and Quincy Shoreline Page 11 Wine VineSTORY AND PHOTOS BY TROY TENNYSON urning fruit into wine is a complex process requiring patience and inventiveness. TAnd just across the state line near Fremont, Ind., are two locally-owned vineyards creating their own unique vintages. Pam and Larry Satek have operated a commercial vineyard in Angola, Ind., since 1992 when they decided to take an old apple orchard purchased by Pam's great-grandfa- ther in 1915 and turn it into a vineyard. At the time, they sold grapes to other Indiana wineries with the idea of eventually opening a winery as a “retirement” business. After years of planning, Satek Winery opened in 2001 with 12 wines released during the first season. Since then, Satek Winery has expanded its vineyard format from its original two acres to four, and now grows a variety of grapes onsite, including DeChaunac, Steuben, Seyval Blanc, Vidal Blanc, Marechal Foch and Golden Muscat. The winery also contracts with several local growers, purchas- ing grapes from throughout the region. Less hardy varieties that strug- gle to grow in the surrounding climate are bought from neighboring states. Today, Satek Winery is home to more than 25 different wines, ranging from dry and semi-dry wines, to semi-sweet and sweet wines. Satek’s top seller is 101 Lakes Red, a semi-sweet red wine, chocked full of intense concord character. It’s a wine that is not only delicious, but outsells their next top three wines combined. Satek Winery has garnered several awards, including the 2014 French American Wine of the Year at the Indy International Wine Page 12 Shoreline Competition with their Satek Winery Kreibaum Bay Larry's Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., every day except Easter, Thanksgiving, Luscious Red from 2013. The Christmas and New Year’s Day. award-winning wine is a her- Contact: (260) 495-9463 itage-style dry red wine, Online: www.satekwinery.com. blended with a variety of Satek Winery can also be followed on Twitter, YouTube, Indiana grapes — most Instagram and Facebook. notably the Chambourcin. Satek has been chosen Briali Vineyards as Best in Class at the Indy Hours: Noon-6 p.m. International Wine Monday through Thursday; Competition 15 times over 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday through Sunday. the course of the last decade, Contact: (260) 316-5156 including three separate Online: brialivineyards.com wines in the 2014 competi- tion. Just a few miles away, Briali Vineyards can be found on the rolling hills of Country Meadows Golf Course in Fremont, Ind. Astrongdedicationto environmental care and respect for nature led long time friends and business Shoreline Page 13 The tasting room at Briali Vineyards partners, Brian and Alicia Moeller, to join together in planting and nurturing 13 differ- ent varieties of grapevines using biodynamic techniques — an advanced from of organic farming. By using eco-friendly practices in the vineyard, they found success in cultivating superior fruit. Crafting great grapes into qual- ity wine led to the opening of Briali Vineyards and Winery in the fall of 2012. Briali is a small winery, filled with dark wood and an old school charm. Briali Vineyards specializes in dry red wines, which are some of the best in the area, due in large part to the Moellers and their studies in California regarding the wine-mak- ing process. Briali features two semi-sweet to sweet wines that prove to be best sellers. Niagara, a 2014 vintage, is a sweet white wine that features Michigan grown grapes, while the Dragon's Red Wine is a sweet, jammy red wine, that is “unapologeti- cally, unpretentiously yummy.” Page 14 Shoreline between set dates five times a year. Though he could do the work by himself, Shafer said it’s much easier having his wife nearby, as the numbers he reads Keeping tabs on can be verbally passed on and are recorded in a well-worn note- book they’ve been using for more than the past decade. The state relies on the information to maintain data on a lake’s progression from mesotrophic to eutrophic. The latter state is less desirable from a water-quality standard and is exac- erbated by the presence of septic tanks as well as fertilizer run- off from farms and yards, Shafer said. Some of the data Shafer collects is recorded online, while WATER other samples must be delivered in person to a state office off D Avenue north of Kalamazoo. At the end of a calendar year, all the data Shafer and his counterparts across the state have accumulated is tabulated and made available through the DEQ’s website. Shafer said based on what he has seen, Fishers Lake isn’t in perfect health but it remains well enough to support the residences around it and Quality recreation activities on it.