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Featured in the Chautauqua County section of the Summer-Fall 2010 issue of Explore New York, is information about Irving, Sunset Bay, Jamestown, Findley Lake, Westfield, Fredonia, Silver Creek, Forestville, Mayville, Dewittville, Barcelona, Busti, Dunkirk, Celoron, Chautauqua, Sheridan, Irving, Bemus Point, Sunset Bay and Cherry Creek. Advertisers include: Busti Cider Mill, 1891 Fredonia Opera House, Ticket to Jamestown including: Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Center, Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Fenton History Center, Robert H. Jackson Center, Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena, Audubon Center and Sanctuary and Reg Lenna Civic Center, Findley Lake, Mar-Mar Wine & Spirits, Medusa's Hair Salon, Moonstruck Design, Creation Station Stained Glass Studio, Sunset Bay Guest House, Barone Liquor Store, Uncle Sam's Unlimited Army Navy Store, Cherry Creek Inn, The Trillium Lodge, Rustic Creations, Clarion Hotel Marina & Conference Center, Portage Hill Gallery, Lincoln Legacy at McClurg Museum, Cross Roads Farm & Craft Market, Papaya Arts, Brick House Bed & Breakfast, Grape Country Candles, Lily Dale Assembly, Creation Station Stained Glass and Gifts, Best Friends Country Store Antiques & Crafts, Sunset Bay Guest House, Rose Brook Golf Course, Cabana Sam's, Sunset Bay Beach Club, Sunset Scrap Books, Sunset Bay Restaurant, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Sky Lanterns, Willow Creek Winery, Chautauqua County Fair, YB Normal Alpaca Store, Sunset Grill, Dunkirk Harbor Events, Wreck 'n Roll Festival, Chadwick Bay Beach Bash, North Shore Arts Alliance Art Trail, Sunset Bay Experience, Chautauqua Lake Erie Wine Trail, Blessings Everywhere, Red, White & Blues, Harvest Moon Cemetery Tours, Festival of Grapes, Jack's Barcelona Drive-in, Rockefeller Arts Center at SUNY Fredonia, Church of the Living Spirit Fun Fest in Lily Dale, Concord Grape Belt, Athenaeum Hotel at Chautauqua Instutiton and Fall Quilting Weekend. |
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Experience the abundant harvests of Chautauqua County in late summer and fall. Local flavors peak at this time of year -- the sweetest corn, grapes, peaches, berries, apples, pumpkins -- and the festivals abound. Bring home local produce from area farm stands and Farmers’ Markets that stay open into October or explore the wineries along the 50-mile Chautauqua-Lake Erie Wine Trail with tasting and some tours offered daily. With a multitude of lakes, parks, beaches, and activities, there is no end to lazy days and late summer fun in Chautauqua County. Cruise Chautauqua Lake aboard the Summer Wind or the Chautauqua Belle. Catch the colors of fall foliage with trails, scenic overlooks, and fun family weekends. Attend events every day and night of August and on weekends through October. |
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Celebrate the Harvest in America’s Grape Country from August 14 – October 31, with special events from Silver Creek, NY to North East, PA. Taste, savor, sample, and sip regional flavors and wines all season long starting with western New York’s largest wine festival at the Dunkirk Fairgrounds, August 14-15. The Lake Erie Grape Region is home to America’s native grapes, the Chautauqua-Lake Erie Wine Trail, markets, lighthouses, scenic vistas, and historic trails. Visit www.americasgrapecountry.com for a schedule of festivals throughout the season. During Labor Day Weekend, bring the family to Findley Lake for the annual Harvest Festival, September 3-5. In the evenings, grab a lawn chair and head to Chautauqua Lake and Bemus Point for concerts on the floating stage including the Bemus Bay Bionic Bones Salute, Labor Day Finale, and Light the Lakes grand fireworks display. Events on the floating stage can be viewed by land or by water. Visit www.bemusbaypops.com for a complete schedule. Peek'n Peak Resort & Spa’s annual Fall Fest toasts the warm weather and colorful foliage over two weekends, October 9-10 and 16-17 in Findley Lake. Festivities include an exceptional juried craft show, ski lift rides, snow sports equipment swap, and children's games. On October 23, Peek'n Peak switches themes with its annual Beer & Wine Festival featuring regional brews, wines, and live Blue Grass music. On October 15-16 the cemetery comes alive with ghosts of famous, infamous, and villainous Fredonia residents with Festivals Fredonia's Harvest Moon Cemetery Tours led by ghostly guides in horse-drawn trolleys. In Jamestown, learn some of the more than 43,000 personal stories of saints and sinners in Lakeview Cemetery with tours led by members of the Fenton History Center on October 2nd and 9th. Reservations are required for all cemetery tours. Visit www.festivalsfredonia.com and www.fentonhistorycenter.org for more information. Experience Chautauqua County at its finest any time of year. For more ideas and a free travel packet, visit www.tourchautauqua.com or call 1-866-908-ILNY (4569). While in the area, visit information centers at the Main Gate at Chautauqua Institution or at the Chautauqua Lake Rest Area, eastbound on I-86 near Bemus Point. Sunset Bay Experience August 21, 2010 Click Here to download Sunset Bay Experience 5K run/walk application The Working Man’s Country Club - Rosebrook Golf Course Rose Brook Golf Course is an 18-hole par 72 golf course situated in Northern Chautauqua County. Surrounded by scenic hills and Chautauqua County's grape vineyards, Rose Brook provides an outstanding setting for the area’s most affordable golfing experience. If you're an experienced golfer or just a beginner, the Rose Brook Golf Course will not disappoint you. Rose Brook is located near the beach resorts of Sunset Bay and Angola on the Lake. So come on! Enjoy a relaxing game of golf! Every day their twilight rates are only $10, including cart, after 6pm. The friendly staff and laid back atmosphere makes not only golfing at Rose Brook fun, but it is also the place to be every Friday night for the Sportsmen’s (of Buffalo) Tavern Tribute Series. Begin your evening with $1 drinks from 6-7pm on the newly expanded patio and Tiki Bar. At 7pm every Friday, you will be entertained by some of Buffalo’s best bands and musicians. These Buffalo Music Hall of Fame artists include Gretchen Schultz and the Morvells, Charlie O’Neil, Kelleigh Taylor, Jim Brucato, Ray Hagen, The Thirds, Lee Ron Zydeco and The Willie Schoelkopf Band to name a few. They have a full service bar and lunch-style menu and will end their Sportsmen Tavern Tribute Series with a Pig Roast on September 25 at 3pm. Planning a tournament? Rosebrook Golf Course will donate half the proceeds to a charity of your choice with over 20 players (call for details). For tee times or to inquire about their many specials, call 716-934-2825 or visit www.rosebrookgolfcourse.com 2010 Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse and Veteran’s Park Museum Festival On August 20-22, 2010 The Dunkirk Lighthouse and Veteran’s Park Museum will hold their 9th annual Lighthouse Festival. This year we are co-sponsoring an Irish concert in conjunction with the Dunkirk Historical Society and Adam’s Art Gallery. The free concert will take place on Friday evening August 20th starting at 4:00. It will include an internationally known Irish rock band from Vancouver called the “Town Pants”. The band combines aspects of Irish traditional, acoustic pop, roots Americana, even Australian and Mexican influences to create their own unique brand of “West Coast Celtic”. Armed with a pawnshop’s worth of musical instruments, The Town Pants play songs that appeal to young and old alike. The music of The Town Pants remains in the heart and head long after the music stops. Check out their website at www.thetownpants.com Additional entertainment will be provided by The Outsiders and Irish Dancers. Food and beverages will be sold all evening. On Saturday and Sunday, the lighthouse festival will offer guided tours of the lighthouse keeper’s house and tower (no flip flops or sandals allowed in the tower). The festival will feature Military displays and vehicles, crafts, food and refreshments along with entertainment. The Lancaster Amateur Radio Club will be broadcasting live to lighthouses all over the world. The Fredonia Paranormal Society will have a display set up to report about their experiences, including their overnight stay in the lighthouse. Come hear about their experiences with “Charlie”! Hours for the festival are Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 5 pm. Archeologists have been digging up the base to the original tower built in 1826. They are working diligently, moving the base temporarily while work is being done to restore the property eroded away by the powerful storms that move across Lake Erie. If you can’t make it to the Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse and Veterans Park Museum that weekend, make it a point to stop by and tour this National Historic Site. The present Lighthouse has been a working lighthouse for 135 years. A cast iron spiral stairway leads to the top of the lighthouse providing a spectacular view of Lake Erie. In addition, the Veterans Park Museum consists of 10 rooms of displays. Five rooms depict each branch of military service and the other 5 rooms show displays of the Vietnam War, maritime history and life of lighthouse keepers including their kitchen and bedroom. Outdoor attractions include a 44 foot Surf Boat, assorted anchors, & buoys, lighthouse keeper’s rescue boat and more. Hours of operation in July and August are 10am-4pm daily (closed on Wednesday) with the last tour departing at 2:30pm and September and October 10am-2pm daily (closed Wednesday) with the last tour departing at 1pm. Open Sunday 11am-4pm with the last tour starting at 3:00. For more information call (716) 366-5050 or visit their website at www.dunkikrlighthouse.com. Check us out on facebook. Silver Creek Celebrates the Grape The quaint village of Silver Creek is surrounded by grape fields and has a yearly celebration focusing on harvest time - the annual Festival of Grapes. Being held this year, from September 16-19, 2010 in the Village Square and surrounding area, the weekend promises to be packed with fun for the entire family. The festival opens on Thursday night, September 16 with Grape Stomping contests at 7pm. The weekend entertainment will include the DIVA Show Band on Friday & Terry Buchwald as Elvis Saturday. There is a midway, games, arts & crafts in the park, food vendors, kids events, and the grand parade on Sunday at 1pm. A motorcycle show, along with a chicken bbq, follows the parade at the VFW. A Wine and Beer tent will be on premises with wines from the Chautauqua-Lake Erie Wine Trail. While visiting Silver Creek, the local shops (at the bottom of Oak Hill on Central Avenue) will be holding a sidewalk/tent sale all weekend long and will have extended hours Thursday through Saturday from10am-8pm, Sunday 10am-5pm. In addition, a local artist will be set up between Best Friends Country Store and Creation Station. Uncle Sam’s Army Navy Store is an outdoorsman’s paradise. They sell water balloon sling shots, White’s metal detectors (great for beach combing, especially since gold and silver are at an all-time high) and they now have a section with a variety of antique items from jewelry to dishware. Uncle Sam’s carries items of interest to firefighters and EMTs in addition to clothing from every branch of the military. Creation Station Stained Glass Studio and gift shop features everything handmade by local artisans. You can purchase already created stained glass or commission them to do something one-of-a-kind. They also sell beach glass jewelry and beach glass lamps among their other gift items. They’ve expanded their store and have an entire section of stained glass supplies. If you have a couple of hours to fill, you can take a class in stained glass right at their studio (by reservation). A couple of doors down is Best Friends Country Store. Their specialties are antiques, homemade soaps, candles, silver and turquoise jewelry, watches, porcelain dolls, china, glassware, furniture, memorabilia and all kinds of treasures both old and new. SCULPTOR TO EXHIBIT WORK AT RTPI The Roger Tory Peterson Institute presents works by sculptor Mary Taylor from July 17 – August 19. Entitled Mary Taylor Sculpture: Nature from Steel, the exhibit will feature approximately 16 original, three-dimensional pieces by the artist. An elected member of the Society of Animal Artists, Mary Taylor has been welding steel and casting bronze into unique sculptural pieces that have wowed with their startlingly realistic forms. Taylor attended the American School of Craftsmen, Rochester Institute of Technology, followed by the University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA and American University, Washington, DC. She has also completed coursework through Woodstock School of Art and Nazareth College, among others. Taylor has participated in over fifty exhibitions nationally, including solo, two-person and group exhibitions. She has received more than a dozen awards for her work, including the Artists for Conservation Medal of Excellence in 2009 for her sculpture “The Filly.” Taylor’s sculptures range in size from a five-foot tall giraffe to an eight-inch ladybug, and sizes in between. In describing her work, Taylor says, “The wildlife sculptures I create are more than art made of steel or bronze rods. They represent a powerful connection to and understanding of the grand forces of nature – the natural movement and growth that are so vital for our imaginations to grow and reach out towards our dreams…” There will be a chance to meet the artist at the Institute’s 25th Anniversary Wine & Dine Benefit event on Wednesday, July 21, from 5:30 – 8:30 pm. There are still reservations available for this event and are required by July 14. Cost is $60 per person, $100 for Tickets for Two, or $200 for Patron Tickets for Two. Tickets are available at the event for an additional $10 per person. For more information about Mary Taylor, please visit her website at www.marytaylorsculpture.com. Visit www.rtpi.org or call 716-665-2473 for more information about this or other events and exhibits at the Institute. The Roger Tory Peterson Institute is located at 311 Curtis Street in Jamestown, New York. Chautauqua Institution The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you this summer at the world-renowned Chautauqua Institution. Nestled along the shores of picturesque Chautauqua Lake in Western New York, Chautauqua Institution is dedicated to the exploration of the best in human values and to the enrichment of life. The ambiance of a pedestrian community amid charming Victorian architecture creates an environment of relaxation and renewal where you can immerse yourself in a world of the arts, education, religion and recreation. A typical day at Chautauqua might begin with a morning stroll along the lake or attending a worship service. At 10:45, Chautauqua’s historic amphitheater comes alive with a lecture by one of the world’s leading authorities on a topic of importance to us all. A variety of special studies courses are available each week, and every afternoon features an interfaith lecture in Chautauqua’s Hall of Philosophy. Evenings offer a variety of wonderful entertainment in the 5,500 seat amphitheater, from the highly acclaimed Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra to popular entertainers like Neil Sedaka, the Oak Ridge Boys or Bob Newhart. Want more choices? Plan on attending performances by the Chautauqua Theater Company, the Chautauqua Opera Company or the Chautauqua Dance program. The visual arts program includes classes and wonderful exhibitions in two brand-new art centers. For recreation, choose from tennis, sailing, golf and more. Whether you visit for a day, a week or a season, you will find the experience of a lifetime at Chautauqua Institution. Choose from a variety of accommodations, from houses, apartments, condos, rooming houses or hotels, including the Victorian splendor of the enchanting Athenaeum Hotel. For a complete schedule of events and information visit Chautauqua’s web site at www.ciweb.org. Zumba® On The Beach Zumba®, the fitness program that fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves is being offered this summer at the Sunset Bay Beach Club. From June 29-August 31 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 9:15am join instructor Sara Davis on the beach in this one-hour calorie-burning, body-energizing, easy-to-follow class. The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. Add some Latin flavor and international zest into the mix and you’ve got a Zumba® class. All ages are welcome. Classes are rain or shine and will be held indoors if weather doesn’t cooperate. The Sunset Bay Beach Club is on shores of Lake Erie in the beach community of Sunset Bay (Irving, NY). Stay for a day at the beach and enjoy all of the amenities in Sunset Bay including Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill, open for lunch and dinner. For more information call (716) 934-4847 or 934-9953 or www.sunsetbayusa.com. Lake Erie Concord Grape Belt The Concord Grape Belt is a narrow strip of land approximately 60 miles long by 2-6 miles wide, bordered by Lake Erie to the North and the Allegany Plateau Escarpment to the South. It provides the ideal climate for growing many varieties of grapes. Take a tour of this region and meet the people who bring a wide array of grape products - juices, jams, jellies, grape seed oil and wines to your table. Find places to stay, smell the grapes and have a delicious meal with a glass of our local wine. www.concordgrapbelt.org What Are Sky Lanterns? Sky Lanterns have been an Asian tradition for hundreds of years, the trend has spread to the UK & the rest of Europe, and now the Sky Lanterns have come to America. Sky Lanterns are a great replacement for balloons and other traditional decorations adding excitement to every event. Sky Lanterns or as some call them UFO Balloons will fly up to one mile high and travel for miles in whatever direction the wind decides. Sky Lanterns fly until the fuel source dies out and they gently float to the ground. They are very easy to light, easy to use, and there is no assembly required. Sky Lanterns are made from organic materials; hand crafted from fire retardant paper and are biodegradable so there are no worries for the environment. Create a dreamlike display by launching a single Sky Lantern and or in groups! They are an excellent addition to Fireworks, Weddings, Festivals, Fairs or anything else you can think of where you want to put on an impressive, yet uncommon display. Definitely an Unforgettable Experience for old or young, everyone loves Sky Lanterns. For special pricing go to www.TheSkyLantern.com/special. For questions or call (888) 449-3586 and please mention that you saw it in Explore New York. Sunset Bay Experience Click Here to download Sunset Bay Experience 5K run/walk application |
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