New Piasa Chautauqua
New Piasa Chautauqua has been a functioning private summer resort community since 1885. Its mission included an emphasis on religion, education, and wholesome family life and recreation. When the original venture failed for financial reasons in 1908, it was reorganized as New Piasa Chautauqua in 1909.
New Piasa Chautauqua was placed on The National Register of Historic Districts in 1982. There are over two hundred cottages and substantial homes at Chautauqua. Many are occupied by the descendants of earlier owners.
New Piasa Chautauqua
P.O. Box 623
Alton, IL 62002
Larry Bleiberg, co-author of The 100 Best Affordable Vacations, a guide published by National Geographic that can make your next trip memorable, claims Chautauquas are “like a theme park for the mind.”
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The Chautauqua communities below are members of the Chautauqua Network.
- Bay View Association
Petoskey, Michigan - Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, New York - Chautauqua-Wawasee
Syracuse, Indiana - Colorado Chautauqua
Boulder, Colorado - Epworth Assembly
Ludington, Michigan - Florida Chautauqua
DeFuniak Springs, Florida - Lakeside Chautauqua
Lakeside, Ohio - Monteagle Assembly
Monteagle, Tennessee - Muskoka Chautauqua
Port Carling, Ontario - New Piasa Chautauqua
Elsah, Illinois - Ocean Grove Association
Ocean Grove, New Jersey - Ocean Park
Ocean Park, Maine - Pennsylvania Chautauqua
Mt. Gretna, Pennsylvania - Waxahatchie Chautauqua
Waxahatchie, Texas
