Happy first day of fall, Lakesiders! What’s your favorite part about the season? Changing leaves? Cooler temps? Lakeside-Marblehead Lighthouse Festival? Tell us in the comments below!
Staff Blogger: Alexandrea Stelzer, Director of Marketing
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, even though most of the shops, restaurants, services and bed & breakfasts/guest houses have closed until next summer.
Traveling to Lakeside? We asked our Facebook friends, “When packing for a Lakeside vacation, what is the #1 thing you shouldn’t forget?” We took your answers and created the ultimate list of important items you don’t want to leave at home. So don’t stress out over traveling, and make sure to pack:
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 experience worthwhile for so many guests and Lakesiders.
When asked why the three siblings recognize the importance of volunteering, Castanaras said, “The Cunningham family is working on its fifth generation of young people who come to Lakeside to renew their spirit, their religion, to rejuvenate for their future and believe in it. I want to and need to make sure that it [Lakeside] is here for them to experience the same or similar way I did.”
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, this beacon, and its adjacent keeper’s house, became an Ohio State Park in 1998.
This summer, 189 students learned ceramic technique in order to donate artisan cups to the Cup of Kindness fundraising project.
The objective of the project has been three-fold:
Happy Labor Day weekend, Lakesiders! How are you celebrating Labor Day weekend at Lakeside this year? Visit www.lakesideohio.com/calendar, or read our latest e-newsletter for a complete list of programming available during Labor Day weekend… And don’t forget, Chautauqua Passes are offered for a reduced rate this weekend. See you soon!
Each year, many Lakeside stories are shared by first-time guests, long-time Lakesiders, young families and those who are giving back to the community.
Each story expresses the values and practices that draw a community closer together. You may experience these values in your own hometown community.
A community of heart-filled welcome. After visiting, people are excited to share their Lakeside experience with new friends and invite them to participate in the Chautauqua program. Many Lakesiders take what they learned from their stay to teach a new hobby, interest or passion to a friend, which expands Lakeside’s enrichment and inspiration. They also introduce future spouses and continue to build family traditions around the Chautauqua community.
Guest Blogger: Susie Inish
Exemplifying the fantastic family spirit at Lakeside Chautauqua, the community has nearly non-existent levels of crime, making it the perfect place to unwind and nurture your mind, body and spirit.
This fact is thanks to the interesting history of policing in the community and the men and women who patrol the streets to ensure Lakeside remains a safe place to visit.
Guest Blogger: Bruce Stambaugh
My parents took my brothers and sisters there. My wife and I took our daughter and son there. And now, our daughter and her husband have taken their three children there, too.
“There” is Lakeside, Ohio. Nurturing body, mind and spirit, it’s an ideal family vacation destination. Activities abound for youngsters through oldsters, all under the umbrella of the Chautauqua community’s four pillars, religion, recreation, arts and entertainment, and education.