A Daughter of Chautauqua: The Lake Bluff Camp Meeting

In the mid-1870s, Lake Bluff was transformed into a summer resort modeled after New York's Chautauqua when a group of Methodist ministers and businessmen started the Lake Bluff Camp Meeting Association. The Camp Meeting offered an escape from the city and an opportunity to enjoy activities and lectures centered around education, religion, the arts and recreation. Hosts Joanna Rolek and hisorian, Kathy O'Hara.