The Front Porch
The Official Blog of Lakeside Chautauqua
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Did you know: Amelia Earhart visited Lakeside?
Staff blogger: Dakota Harkins, Director of Education & Heritage Programming Famed aviator Amelia Earhart is easily one of the most recognizable performers to have graced Lakeside’s Central...
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What to Do with Spring Bulbs that are Past their Prime
Author: Loretta Wilken, Master Gardener Cheery spring blooming bulb plants will soon be peppering the garden beds in Lakeside. They’re always a welcomed sight and a teaser...
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Devotions for These Times
Staff Blogger: Rev. Dr. Charlie Yoost, Director of Religious Life, Lakeside Chautauqua The year was 1633. The place was Oberammergau, Germany. Europe was in the midst of...
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Reach Out & Preserve Family History through the Arts
Lakeside prides itself on embracing history and tradition in each of the Chautauqua pillars of Religion, Education, Cultural Arts and Recreation. As we move through Women’s History...
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Devotions for These Times
Staff Blogger: Rev. Dr. Charlie Yoost, Director of Religious Life, Lakeside Chautauqua The Chinese character for crisis is a combination of the characters for danger and opportunity. ...
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Dakota Harkins takes on new role as Director of Education & Heritage Programming
Staff Blogger: Elizabeth Fantozzi, Marketing & Public Relations Manager Lakeside Chautauqua is pleased to announce that Dakota Harkins will be transitioning from her role as the Lakeside Heritage...
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Will you help us finish strong this fiscal year?
Will you help us reach new heights this fiscal year by giving a gift to the area of Lakeside you love most? By supporting your favorite place...
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Lakeside Chautauqua enters new partnership with Ward Catering
Staff Blogger: Elizabeth Fantozzi- Marketing and Public Relations Manager Lakeside Chautauqua is pleased to announce a new culinary partnership with Ward Catering. “During our search for a...
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Calling all Lakeside Lovers!
Calling All Lakeside Lovers! Mike and Jaime Swallow’s love for Lakeside grows every year. It has inspired them to renew their vows at the Steele Memorial Bandstand...
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2020 Hoover Entertainment Preview
A new year has officially arrived, and with it, new excitement for the coming summer at Lakeside. This year is poised to be another outstanding season, with...
WELCOME TO THE FRONT PORCH
Welcome to the official blog of Lakeside Chautauqua. More than 900 cottages line the quaint streets of our waterfront community. Most have a cozy front porch, perfect for relaxing, reading, drinking iced tea, playing card games and especially for welcoming conversation. We look forward to our front porch conversations with you.
Staff blogger: Dakota Harkins, Director of Education & Heritage Programming
Famed aviator Amelia Earhart is easily one of the most recognizable performers to have graced Lakeside’s Central Auditorium stage. A world-renowned flyer with a mysterious demise, Earhart has remained a source of American admiration and research for the last century.
Before her illustrious days of flying, Earhart held many careers. She was a pre-med student at Columbia, a nurse for wounded World War I soldiers in Toronto, an English tutor for Syrian and Chinese refugees, a photographer, social worker and truck driver. She lived in Kansa, Iowa, Minnesota, California, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Toronto and New York. All of the early days of work and travel led to her first flight at a Long Beach air show with pilot Frank Hawk in 1920. Earhart was 23.
Author: Loretta Wilken, Master Gardener
Cheery spring blooming bulb plants will soon be peppering the garden beds in Lakeside. They’re always a welcomed sight and a teaser of much more color to come. The question often arises of what to do with these beauties once they’re past their prime. Here are a few pointers… Read More
Staff Blogger: Rev. Dr. Charlie Yoost, Director of Religious Life, Lakeside Chautauqua
The year was 1633. The place was Oberammergau, Germany. Europe was in the midst of the Thirty Years War, which would result in over eight million deaths, a little over a tenth of the continent’s population. One of the lethal outcomes of the war was disease, notably the bubonic plaque, a deadly, contagious disease.
In spite of its remote location, and its efforts to quarantine those entering the town for a period of time after which there would be an inspection for signs of the disease, a man unknowingly carrying the disease got passed the guards, and infected his family. Within a few months’ time, 84 of the town’s nearly 600 residents had died.
Lakeside prides itself on embracing history and tradition in each of the Chautauqua pillars of Religion, Education, Cultural Arts and Recreation. 
As we move through Women’s History Month, a time to reflect on and recognize all of the contributions and accomplishments of women throughout our history and lives, consider setting aside some time to celebrate the women around you and those who came before.
Sit down (in person or remotely) with friends and family and share stories of the amazing, comical, harrowing, peculiar, courageous and everyday happenings in your history.
Staff Blogger: Rev. Dr. Charlie Yoost, Director of Religious Life, Lakeside Chautauqua
The Chinese character for crisis is a combination of the characters for danger and opportunity. The crisis in which we find ourselves has definite elements of danger. The chance of contacting the coronavirus is real and concerning for all of us. The economic impact of the shutdown of services, limitations on travel, and possible shortage of essential provisions is unprecedented and may harm the well-being of all of us. We are in a world crisis. The dangers are very real.
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