Lakeside in Ottawa County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Lakeside
“The Chautauqua on Lake Erie”
— United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 544 —
Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 8, 2019
1. Lakeside Marker
Established in 1873, Lakeside is a pioneer of the American Chautauqua Movement, one of the greatest revival movements in United States history which flourished in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Founded by the Methodist Church, Lakeside is one of the few existing Chautauqua communities that remain and thrive today. Each summer, the late-Victorian community provides spiritual, cultural, intellectual, and recreational programs designed to nurture the mind, body, and spirit. It drawn visitors from across the country and around the world for its Chautauqua program. Lakeside is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected 2008 by The Lakeside Association, Lakeside Heritage Society, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 15-62.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Education. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection, and the United Methodist Church Historic Sites series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.
Location. 41° 32.757′ N, 82° 45.044′ W. Marker is in Lakeside, Ohio, in Ottawa County. Marker is on Maple Avenue, 0.1 miles West 2nd Street, on the left when
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Danbury Township World War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Donald & Coralen Bettinger Park (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Donald & Coralen Bettinger Park (about 600 feet away); Hoover Potato Digger & Lakeside (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Fire of October 20, 1929 / The Lakeside Volunteer Fire Protective Association (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Lakeside (approx. half a mile away); Danbury Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Congregational Church (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakeside.
Regarding Lakeside. Lakeside is a gated town during the summer season. Unless you can talk a gatekeeper into a free in-and-out timed pass, you will have to pay for a day pass to enter.
Also see . . . Lakeside. Website homepage:
Excerpt:
That powerful notion—a faith-based summer resort offering both religious and secular education—was to blossom into the Chautauqua Movement. By the early 1900s, more than 300 Chautauqua-style resorts associated with(Submitted on November 9, 2019.)various Christian and Jewish congregations had been established from New Jersey to California.Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 8, 20192. Lakeside Marker
The word Chautauqua became, and is today, the generic descriptive term for resorts that blend the summer season with religion, education, cultural arts and recreation. Most Chautauqua communities shared similar financial arrangements combining donations with admission fees. The fee entitled the guest to most if not all the organization’s programming.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 8, 2019
3. Lakeside Pavilion
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
