The 750-acre oasis defines description, maintains Pulitzer Prize winner and frequent lecturer David McCullough. “It is at once a summer encampment and a small town, a college campus, an arts colony, a music festival, a religious retreat, and the village square,” he says. The quest for lifelong learning began in earnest here in 1874, when industrialist Lewis Miller and minister John Heyl Vincent organized a training assembly for Sunday-school teachers. Their experiment caught on quickly and soon broadened to include academic subjects and creative expression.
Glad you are coming to NYS; we have so many wondrous places and such incredible scenery that you could spend the summer here. And Chautauqua is a marvelous place; we attended a Garrison Keillor radio show there, and also stayed in that wonderful hotel pictured above. Hopefully anyone who comes this way will have a wonderful time.
Hi , I too love this beautiful village ?I have been often there to visit with our old time friends who lived there .for many years .
Loved the Music Festival especial .And the so lovely hotel.
I am 90years old now and cannot travel any more . But the memories live on in my heart forever .
Regards RS
Boulder , Colo also has Chautauqua !
Petoskey, MI also has a Chautauqua! There are quite a few throughout the U.S.
Tell me more about Petosky’s Chatauqua. My mother and family have gone for years to the New York site but I am from Michigan and would love to take my husband to northern Michigan. Thank you for your information.
I grew up in this small town. Its wonderful place to visit in the summer but the area has its attractions all year round.
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I love Chautauqua! I played in the Chautauqua student orchestra when I was in college! When
My husband and I visited Chautauqua we enjoyed it together! This past summer I returned to Chautauqua. In one way everything was as good as I remembered, in another way it was even better! Chautauqua offers a combination of charm, history and ideas relevant for living in today’s world. I can hardly wait to go back!