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Volunteering, a Recognized Value in One of Many Lakeside Families
Staff Blogger: Sarah Milheim, Advancement & Communications Coordinator As fall settles in and Lakeside Chautauqua prepares for the events during the “off-season,” Lakeside recognizes the value in volunteers and how essential they are to the Chautauqua experience. Pat Castanaras, Les Cunningham and Carolyn Beears are just three of the many volunteers that make this […]
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5k Run in Honor of Patricia King Munn
All are invited to participate in a 5k run/walk in honor of Patricia King Munn, a Lakesider. The race will begin at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 12 in front of the Lakeside Chautauqua Administration Office. The course will be the same as the 5k Raccoon Run. Registration online. Pre-registration is $20 and same-day registration on […]
Read MoreIt’s the Off-Season, Now What?
Staff Blogger: Melissa Kunz, Content Manager Even though the summer has come and gone, Lakeside Chautauqua is still bustling. In the off-season, from early-September to late-May, Lakeside offers many events and activities across the campus, even though most of the shops, restaurants, services and bed & breakfasts/guest houses have closed until next summer.
Read MoreLakeside Photo Contest
There is still time to enter Lakeside Chautauqua’s Photo Contest for the 2015 Calendar of Events Brochure. Visit the Lakeside website for more information or to enter.
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Family honors mother with Lakeside map pedestals
Staff Blogger: Jessica Kidd, Advancement Manager Mabelle Seitter Elsasser first came to Lakeside in the early 1920s with her parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, brother and sister. Being raised in a Methodist family, Lakeside was an important part of their family vacations. Elsasser shared her fondest memories of the Chautauqua community with her daughter, Elizabeth Brahler. […]
Read MoreHistory of the Marblehead Lighthouse and Keeper’s House
Guest Blogger: Dianne Rozak, Marblehead Lighthouse State Park Naturalist Just a few miles from Lakeside, an iconic structure greets mariners passing through the Western Basin of Lake Erie. Built in 1821, the Marblehead Lighthouse stands as the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on all of the Great Lakes. Set on the rocky limestone shore, […]
Read MoreConversation Terrace Installed Along Ohio’s Most Beautiful Mile
For 141 years, the shoreline has also been a place for reconnecting and conversation, which are core to the Chautauqua experience. Thanks to a generous gift from the late C. Nelle and Richard E. Sultzbach family, a conversation terrace has been installed in front of the Beebe Memorial telescope viewing area, near Hotel Lakeside. This […]
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