The only day I took the camera with me while Jen was here was to this gated community called the Chautauqua Institution about 45 minutes away on Lake Chautauqua in New York. It is a beautiful place but it kind of freaked us out a little too.
I guess it was founded a couple of hundred years ago by a Methodist Bishop for the purpose of education, art and enlightenment. They really emphasize adult education and offer a pretty interesting lecture series every year on various topics ranging from politics to arts or social issues. They open the community to the general population for a price... yes it is a profit thing... but we lucked out because it was free the day we went!
We weren't quite sure what to do there but had a good time walking around. People were playing at the beach but it wasn't exactly beach weather in my opinion.
The streets were immaculate and I am sure the rules and regulations to live in the community are incredibly rigid, all in all though it was a nice little place to visit and enjoy an ice cream cone!
6 comments:
It looks really pretty. I cant believe how big your girls are getting!
Wow, there are lots of places to visit where you guys are. Looks like you guys are having alot of fun with your sister. And they even gave Nate the day off to play!!
So people live in this place? It is some kind of tourist attraction? School? I am confused. But it is beautiful.
What a cool little place to luck in to. It is beautiful..and high dollar, I'm sure.
There certainly seemed to be a lot of ice cream eating going on last weekend!
Must be a different type of Institution. The only ones I know anything about are where you never want to be put. Glad to see the rain has stopped and you are all enjoying the summer break. Can't believe how Lex and Liv are changing. They are real babes. Now using that word, "babe", how did the dog get her name? Not near as cute as the real girls.
There was a lot of ice cream eating, and I believe that there can never be enough ice cream eating.
The institution is an interesting place. According to my research about 400 people live there year round, and as many as 10,000 people stay there during the summer. It was established as a spiritual and intellectual retreat. They have schools, summer camp programs for children, lecture series, opera, symphony and ballet. We are also still a little confused about the place, but it is beautiful.
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