Midway State Park on Bemus Point, Chautauqua Lake, was opened by a trolley company to attract weekend riders in 1898. It’s one only 12 such “trolley parks” remaining, and is the 17th oldest continuously operating amusement park in the country. In 2004, it became a state park, and this year marked its 125th anniversary. [Read more…] about Midway State Park Celebrates 125 Years
Chautauqua Lake
Lady Liberty as Muse: A Dutch Writer’s Love for the United States
My love for America started at an early age, when I pinched a book from my older brother: Pietje Bell in Amerika. I still remember the cover: a jolly Dutch newspaper boy with the skyline of New York City in the background. It pointed to the idea the book conveyed: the land of limitless opportunities, from paperboy to billionaire, a new start, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps. [Read more…] about Lady Liberty as Muse: A Dutch Writer’s Love for the United States
Chautauqua Fish Hatchery & NY’s Muskellunge Fishery
Chautauqua Fish Hatchery is located on Prendergast Point, midway on the west side of Chautauqua Lake, off State Route 394 near Mayville, in the town of Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, NY. It’s the only hatchery in the New York State that raises pure strain muskellunge – the largest freshwater sportfish in New York. Each spring, hatchery staff collect and fertilize about 1.5-2 million eggs from wild muskellunge, usually from Chautauqua Lake. Fertilized eggs are then hatched and reared at the hatchery. [Read more…] about Chautauqua Fish Hatchery & NY’s Muskellunge Fishery