Continuously Operating Chautauquas
All references agree that at least these four Chautauquas have continued operations, without missing a year, from the heyday of the Chautauqua Movement (1920s or earlier) into the 21st Century:
- Chautauqua Institution (the original Chautauqua in New York State).
- Lakeside Chautauqua in Lakeside, Ohio
- Monteagle Sunday School Assembly in Monteagle, Tennessee
- Colorado Chautauqua in Boulder, Colorado
In addition, several other entities self-report that their activities constitute Continuously Operating Chautauquas:
- Bay View Association in Bay View, Michigan
- State of New Mexico Chautauqua program, operated by NM Humanities Council
- Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
- Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
- Fountain Park Chautauqua in Remington, Indiana
- Miami Valley Chautauqua Association in Miamisburg, Ohio
- Fountain Park Chautauqua in Fountain Park, Indiana
- Ocean Park Association in Ocean Park, Maine
- Pennsylvania Chautauqua in Mt. Gretna, Pennsylvania
- various other Sunday School Assemblies
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