Lakeside Chautauqua, located on the Marblehead Peninsula in northwest Ohio, is the second largest of almost twenty Chautauqua communities in the United States. Founded in 1873 by a group of Ohio Methodist preachers, the Chautauqua Movement emphasizes the four “pillars” of religion, education, arts, and recreation, and was described by Theodore Roosevelt as “the most American thing in America.” Larry Bleiberg, co-author of The 100 Best Affordable Vacations, a guide published by the National Geographic Society, claims Chautauquas are “like a theme park for the mind.”
Lakeside Chautauqua is a great location for outdoor photography. The Lake Erie shoreline here has been described as “Ohio’s most beautiful mile.” The one square mile community includes more than nine hundred private cottages and fifty buildings that represent more than a dozen building styles, including Gothic Revival, Second Empire, Stick, Queen Anne, Shingle, Colonial, Craftsman, Spanish Colonial, and Italianate. Many of the cottages feature stately old trees and beautiful gardens, which can be viewed when strolling the quiet streets of the community.
Each week during the summer season, which runs from the second week in June for about 14 weeks, a series of lectures and other programs are held at Lakeside. I will be participating this year with the following three events:
July 31 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Smartphone Nature & Landscape Photography Seminar
Additional information and registration for the seminar is available on the Lakeside Chautauqua website:
August 1 9:00 am – 11:00 am Photography Walk
Additional information and registration for the workshop is available on the Lakeside Chautauqua website:
August 1 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Slide Program Ohio’s Public Gardens & Arboretums
Additional information and registration for the slide program is available on the Lakeside Chautauqua website:
Signed copies of my books, A Photographer’s Guide to Ohio, A Photographer’s Guide to Ohio – Volume 2, Ohio in Photographs: A Portrait of the Buckeye State, and my new book, This Place of Silence: Ohio’s Cemeteries & Burial Grounds, will be available for sale at each event.
For details about admission to Lakeside Chautauqua or parking, visit the Lakeside Chautauqua website.