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Chautauqua-Allegheny
Located in the western corner of the State, Chautauqua-Allegheny’s natural beauty has made it a popular tourist destination for over a century. The region’s many lakes and rivers offer a wide range of outdoor recreational opportunities, complemented by a variety of cultural and historical attractions and the influence of Amish and Native American communities.
CHAUTAUQUA: Chautauqua County, on the southeastern shore of Lake Erie, is home to the largest and finest grape-growing region in the East, where local wineries conduct tours of their facilities and offer tastings. Fishing, boating, sailing and water-skiing are popular pastimes at the region’s lakes and waterways. Visitors can enjoy Chautauqua Lake aboard the Chautauqua Belle, an 1890s replica steam-powered paddle-wheel boat. The Chautauqua Institution is a lakeside community occupying 300ha (750 acres) in a Victorian setting. Its nine-week summer season, from June to August, offers visitors the best in fine and performing arts, education, recreation and religion. The institution’s covered amphitheatre has played host to many outstanding musicians and lecturers including Anne Murray, Tony Bennett, Barbara Bush and President Clinton.
LILY DALE: The Lily Dale Assembly, established in 1879 by the ‘Free Thinkers’, is a community dedicated to the science, philosophy and religion of Spiritualism. The summer season from June to September offers daily lectures on psychic phenomena and the ideas of God and humankind which Spiritualists adopt as their standard for living. A short drive from Lily Dale will lead visitors to Amish country. A society within a society, the Amish community is well known for woodwork, leathercraft, carpentry and rug-making. A variety of Amish handmade crafts are available at local shops, and area restaurants offer a taste of Amish foods.
JAMESTOWN: Birthplace of the world’s most famous ornithologist, Roger Tory Peterson, Jamestown is home to the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, dedicated to informing visitors about the natural world. An art gallery (and its collection of Roger Tory Peterson prints), library, gift shop, butterfly garden and the Institute’s headquarters are situated on 11ha (27 acres) of woods and meadows. Fenton Historical Society is also located nearby. Set in a Civil-War-period mansion, the museum includes Victorian memorabilia, Swedish and Italian rooms and early Jamestown genealogy. The Lucille Ball – Desi Arnaz Museum, a tribute to the town’s most famous daughter, opened its doors to Lucy lovers in 1996.
SALAMANCA: Salamanca is the only city in the world situated on a Native American reservation. The Seneca-Iroquois National Museum highlights the cultural and contemporary heritage of the Seneca and five other tribes that make up the Iroquois Confederacy. The Salamanca Rail Museum is a restored passenger depot constructed in 1912 by the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway. Historic photographs, video representations and artefacts are reminders of a time when rail was the primary means of transport.
The largest State Park in New York, Allegheny State Park occupies 26,000ha (64,000 acres) and offers excellent facilities for both summer and winter recreation including camping, hiking, fishing and cross-country skiing. The Allegheny Reservoir provides excellent canoeing and watersports.
ELSEWHERE: Other attractions in the region include Griffis Sculpture Park in Ashford Hollow, with 200 pieces of sculpture in a 400-acre woodland setting; Rock City Park in Olean; Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse Veterans Park; Panama Rocks with caves, cliffs and wild flowers; the 1891 Opera House in Fredonia; and Webb’s Candy Factory Tour in Mayville.
SPECIAL EVENTS: Feb 2003 Ice Castle Extravaganza/Winter Fest, Mayville. Jun-Aug Chautauqua Institution Summer Season 2003. Aug 58th Gerry Rodeo, Gerry; Nature Art Festival (view artists at work in their ‘studios away from home’), Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Jamestown Audubon Nature Center, and the Jamestown Armory. Sep Festival of Grapes, Silver Creek. Oct Ellicottville Fall Festival (one of the largest autumn festivals in the region), Ellicott.
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