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Chautauqua Trail: Chautauqua at the Riverside

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Staff Blogger: Allison Moon, Advancement Communication Intern   With scheduled presentations for 2014 titled, “Michigan Cities: How Did They get Those Crazy Names?” and “A Conversation with Henry Ford & Thomas Edison,” it is clear that the Ypsilanti, Mich. Chautauqua program combines education and entertainment flawlessly. Chautauqua at the Riverside has been well received by … Read more

Chautauqua Trail: Plains Chautauqua

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The Carters Re-establish Plains Chautauqua


CartersLakeside Chautauqua’s management team visited Plains, Ga. for the commu­nity’s first weekend Chautau­qua program, inspired by for­mer President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn.

The small farming com­munity began as a one-day brief educational program that emphasized its history.

However, with the encour­agement of Rosalynn, the Plains Chautauqua programs are now generated for larger audiences with diverse top­ics.

Rosalynn was instrumen­tal in resurrect­ing the Plains Chautauqua, and President Carter served as the keynote speaker at the event.

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Chautauqua Trail: Bay View Association

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Guest Blogger: Allison Moon, Advancement Communications Intern

 

A Chautauqua on Lake Michigan Storybayview_07

“Bay View is really home to me,” Betsy Loyd Harvey said. “When I think of going home, I go to Bay View.”

Can any Lakesiders relate? Does this sound familiar to Frank Gwalthney’s kids at Ocean Park?

Harvey is the fifth generation of her family to spend thesummertime in Bay View, Mich., a Chautauqua on Lake Michigan.

Harvey’s great-great-grandmother first visited Bay View to breathe in clearer air when she had hay fever.

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