Never heard of Chautauqua? You’re not alone.
In rural southwestern New York State, there is a small lakefront town named Chautauqua. Less than 200 people live there year round. At the start of summer, when vacation-home owners and their Airbnb ABNB guests arrive, the population swells to more than 10,000. During peak season in July and August, the lakefront town accommodates over 100,000 people, most of whom come to attend an annual assembly of cultural, artistic, recreational and interfaith spiritual events.
It’s been described as a “hidden utopia” and a “cultural oasis” concealed in one of the most rural corners of the Northeast. Chautauqua is an Iroquois word that means “a bag tied in the middle” or “two moccasins tied together” which describes the shape of the lake. The Escape Home’s Molly Cuddy has the scoop.
The Chautauqua Institution was founded in 1874 and is credited with creating the concept of adult continuing education and mixing vacation learning in a rural setting with entertainment, culture and politics. The concept traveled across the country and became known as the “Chautauqua Movement”. But the biggest new group of vacation-home buyers are from New York City. “It’s being discovered by New Yorkers because they see value,” says Karen Goodell, a real estate agent at ERA Team VP who has sold homes in Chautauqua for 40 years. Like a growing number of her clients, Goodall lives in New York City and spends summers in Chautauqua.
“It’s extremely, extremely family oriented and that is what I like about it,” Novinc concurred. “It’s just down-home fun.”
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