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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 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 […]
Read MoreKristen Jones celebrates all of life’s journeys at Lakeside
Staff Blogger: Allison Moon, Advancement Events Intern Kristen Jones has vivid memories of being pushed in a stroller through Lakeside’s downtown business district in the 1960s. Her first trip to Lakeside was in 1965 at 5 months old. “I remember always wanting to be in the center of the action downtown,” said Jones. Jones’ […]
Read MoreSunday Spotlight: Lakeside Leadership Academy – Accounting
Lakeside Chautauqua welcomed 14 Lakeside Leadership Academy (LLA) interns to the grounds in early May. Since then, they have been hard at work experiencing Lakeside, taking on challenges and advancing new projects within their work environments. We would like to introduce the Lakeside community to this summer’s Account/IT Support Interns. Meet the LLA Accounting interns:
Read MoreWays to Give to Lakeside Chautauqua
Guest Blogger: Layne Gerbig, Advancement Events Intern For 141 years, generations of Lakesiders have enjoyed the relaxing and renewing environment that Lakeside Chautauqua provides. Because of the generosity of others, Lakeside has been able to continue to provide these meaningful and memorable experiences. Do you want to help continue your favorite Lakeside traditions? Here […]
Read MoreFirst time to Lakeside, Ohio from Bursa, Turkey
Guest Blogger: Sarah Milheim, Advancement & Communications Coordinator Iskender and Ahsen Konez visited Ohio and Lakeside for the first time in August 2014. They traveled here all the way from Bursa, Turkey, the fourth largest city in Turkey with a population of 1.7 million. Their time spent in and around Lakeside was wonderful and full […]
Read MoreSunday Spotlight: Programming
This year, our Programming Department hired a new Programming Manager and Director of the C. Kirk Rhein, Jr., Center for the Living Arts. We also welcomed back Casie Eller as the Programming Manager in April of this year. She previously worked as the Programming Assistant in 2012. In November 2013, MaryAnn Kelmer was hired as […]
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Peter and Debbie Stephens share the Lakeside Chautauqua way
Guest Blogger: Sarah Milheim, Advancement & Communications Coordinator Peter and Debbie Stephens first came to Lakeside Chautauqua 20 years ago in search of a place for their two boys during the impressionable years of their childhood. “We pulled up with the boys in front of Sloopy’s and their eyes were as big as saucers,” shared […]
Read MoreSunday Spotlight: Lakeside Leadership Academy – Advancement
Lakeside Chautauqua welcomed 14 Lakeside Leadership Academy (LLA) interns to the grounds in early May. Since then, they have been hard at work experiencing Lakeside, taking on challenges and advancing new projects within their work environments. We would like to introduce the Lakeside community to this summer’s Advancement Communications Intern and Advancement Events Intern. Meet […]
Read MoreSunday Spotlight: Staff Development
This year, Lakeside Chautauqua experienced exciting changes during the off-season. We hired Susie Cantor as the newly created, Director of Staff Development. Welcome our Director of Staff Development:
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