Floating Island Punch

2 cups water
2 cups granulated sugar
1 (12 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 (12 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 pint orange sherbet
1 liter ginger ale
1 liter carbonated water
1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
1 orange, sliced in rounds
4 cups ice

Bring water to a boil. Add the sugar and boil until it becomes a syrup. Let cool.

In a punch bowl combine lemonade, orange juice, ginger ale, and carbonated water. Mix in the sugar syrup. Add ice and sherbet.

Just before serving, add cherries and cherry juice and float orange slices on top.

20 servings