Speaking at the New York Chautauqua Institution is great way to close out the summer. But if you speak at both the New York Chautauqua and at the Lakeside Chautauqua in Ohio, that is double the pleasure, double the fun.
My presentation at the New York Chautauqua on August 16 was about Circuit Rider Preachers: True Stories. I then traveled to Lakeside, Ohio over the weekend and made four consecutive presentations on four days (Aug. 19-22) at the Lakeside Chautauqua. The general theme for the week was religion and culture during the 1800s. I spoke about camp meetings, circuit rider preachers, the traveling Chautauqua, and finished with the history of the outhouse. I did some exploring and found three outhouses on the Lakeside Chautauqua grounds. That surprised a lot of people.
At Lakeside I got to ride in a classic wooden boat on Lake Erie and hung out with the Guy’s Club whose motto is “We’re Workin’ on It.”
