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Thank you for helping to make our 2024 programming so successful.  We’re excited about our 2025 program schedule!  It promises to be our best year ever, with many of our annual programs returning and five new programs added:

  • Ball State Univeristy Singers return
  • “Old Fashioned Hymn Sing” in the Oakwood Chapel  **new in 2025**
  • Wawasee Fine Arts Festival at Oakwood
    • Plein Art Paint Out  **returns for a 2nd year**
  • Historic Lake Wawasee Cruises
  • Introduction to Plein Air Workshop   **returns for a 2nd year**
  • Memorial Day tribute with “Taps Across the Water at Dusk”
  • Patriots Day Speaker
    • Edith and Teddy Roosevelt
  • Patriots Day – Patriotic Pops Concert – Fort Wayne Philharmonic
  • Pawasee Dog Parade  **returns for a second year**
  • Famous Hoosier Series:  feaures Eli Lilly
  • Pottery Workshop and Stained Glass Workshops **new in 2025**
  • Revitalization of the Miami Culture **new in 2025**
  • Digging Through History 2-day Series
  • Syracuse Ghost Tour **new in 2025**
  • Old Fashioned Christmas

Check back throughout the year and/or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.  Or receive updates from our e-newsletter by sending your request to info@chautauquaWawasee.org. Or pick up one of our 2025 Program Guide brochure from various locations around Syracuse, Warsaw, Milford, North Webster, Goshen, Fort Wayne and others.

THANK YOU TO:  Howard & Myra Brembeck Family Foundation, Parent Family Foundation, Harkless Foundation, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, and the Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation who are proud sponsors of Chautauqua-Wawasee. Program support is also provided by Kosciusko County Convention, Recreation & Visitors Commission, and people like you.  Please support us with your donation.

Events

Taps Across the Water-2024

Taps Across the Water The annual tribute of Taps Across the Water is set for Sunday, May 26 for Lake Webster, Lake Wawasee, Syracuse, and Papakeechie Lakes. This event honors United States military personnel who died serving in the U.S. Armed…
May 19, 2024
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Events, Recreation

2024 “Lake Wawasee, Then & Now” Cruise

Chautauqua-Wawasee is repeating last year’s successful “Lake Wawasee, Then & Now” cruise, narrated by local historian Ann Garceau of the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum. As Ann shares interesting stories about historic structures…
May 3, 2024
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Wawasee Fine Arts Festival at Oakwood
Art, Events

10th annual Wawasee Fine Arts Festival at Oakwood

10th annual Wawasee Fine Arts Festival at Oakwood Chautauqua Wawasee is hosting the 10th annual Wawasee Fine Arts Festival at Oakwood Resort on May 25th, which features a diverse range of fine art including pottery, watercolor, oil painting,…
May 1, 2024
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Education, Events

WACF Earth Day Festival

  WACF Earth Day Festival Love Nature?  Love butterflies?  Plan to join Chautauqua Wawasee for Earth Day at the Wawasee Area Conservancy (WACF). We need your help!  Be sure to visit our interactive booth to learn how to help…
April 22, 2024
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Events, Faith

Super Star Shanna Zolman Mahaley Returns to Syracuse

Super Star Shanna Zolman Mahaley Returns to Syracuse The Wawasee High School graduate, who went on to star at the University of Tennessee and into the WNBA, is returning to Syracuse on May 7 for two programs at Wawasee High School. In the morning…
April 10, 2024
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Education, Events

John Wooden Presentation

It is remarkable how little many Hoosiers know about the history of our state and the amazing people it has spawned. Some of the greatest athletes, composers, entertainers, entrepreneurs, innovators, leaders, musicians, philanthropists, politicians,…
March 15, 2024
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Ben Franklin: In His Own Words
Education, Events, Recreation

Ask Ben Franklin: In His Own Words

Ask Ben Franklin: In His Own Words As part of Chautauqua’s annual Patriotic Speaker Series, the 2024 program will feature American patriot Ben Franklin. The performance will feature professional actor Barry Stevens as Ben Franklin. Meet and…
March 12, 2024
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Art, Events

Chautauqua Plein Air at the Wawasee Fine Arts Festival

Chautauqua Wawasee and Northern Indiana Plein Air proudly present the Chautauqua Plein Air Paint Out @ the Wawasee Fine Arts Festival on the grounds of Oakwood Resort. The art of painting will take place in the most desired location of the Oakwood…
March 12, 2024
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Events, Recreation

Pawasee Dog Parade. June 22 at Oakwood Resort.

Pawasee Dog Parade. June 22 at Oakwood Resort Come paw-ty at the fur-st Pawasee Dog Parade hosted by Chautauqua Wawasee on Saturday, June 22. The parade will follow a one-quarter-mile route within the grounds of Oakwood Resort. This family…
March 11, 2024
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Events, Recreation

2024 Lake Wawasee “Points of Interest” Historical Cruise

Chautauqua-Wawasee and the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum will once again enjoy local historian Ann Garceau as she narrates a cruise of Lake Wawasee highlighting “Points of Interest” aboard the SS Lillypad II. This event is always…
January 28, 2024
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Purdue Varsity Glee Club
Art, Events

Purdue Varsity Glee Club is Coming to Syracuse in 2024!

Chautauqua-Wawasee is bringing the Purdue Varsity Glee Club to Syracuse on March 1, 2024, for their only performance in northeastern Indiana during the first half of 2024. Don’t miss the fun provided by this entertaining and vibrant performance…
December 5, 2023
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Education, Events

Everyone says they love nature, but… Does Nature Love Us Back?

Does Nature Love Us Back? Everyone says they love nature, but does nature love us back? And how would we know? This topic will be explored at an upcoming Chautauqua program on Saturday, November 4 at the Syracuse Community Center. The…
October 26, 2023
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2023
Faith, Recreation

Chautauqua Wawasee Old Fashioned Christmas Celebration-2023

You are invited to Chautauqua Wawasee's annual Old Fashioned Christmas Celebration! This family-friendly occasion is perfect for people of all ages, including moms, dads, grandpas, grandmas, and kids. Come and see your favorite holiday characters…
September 29, 2023
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Education, Events

Myaamiaki: Stories of Miami People, Past and Present.

More than just street names and artifacts, the Myaamaia community is a vibrant contemporary people whose history has shaped many of our lives here in Indiana. Today we have an opportunity to talk to two members of the Miami Tribe about their…
August 16, 2023
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Events, Recreation

Lake Wawasee “Then and Now” Historical Cruise

Chautauqua-Wawasee is repeating last year’s successful “Lake Wawasee, Then & Now” presentation by local historian Ann Garceau of the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum. As Ann shares interesting stories about historic structures…
August 12, 2023
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Education, Events

Northeastern Indiana Digging Through History-Day 3-Multiple Speakers

Northeastern Indiana Digging Through History-Day 3-Multiple Speakers   Bring Your Own Artifact Led by Jim Bickel & Michelle Edington Do you have an old artifact that you aren’t sure what it is or when/where it originated? Jim and…
July 14, 2023
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Events, Recreation

Protected: Walk Down Memory Lane attendees can enjoy this 15% discount on food at the Pier & Back Porch Restaurant

Please enjoy this  15% discount off of your meal thanks to our friends at The Pier and Back Porch at Oakwood Resort! Simply show this post to your server!                     *Discount…
July 10, 2023
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Events, Recreation

Third Annual Chautauqua Family Fun Film Festival

We have exciting plans for our third annual Family Fun Film Festival on August 5th, 2023. The Festival will showcase personal phone videos of people enjoying themselves while biking, boating, having fun on the water, or even just at home…
July 4, 2023
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Education, Events

Wawasee Walk Down Memory Lane Project

Chautauqua Wawasee regularly teams with the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum to provide programs focused on local (Syracuse-area) history, typically related to archaeology, Native American artifacts, and people. Feedback Forms are provided…
July 4, 2023
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Education, Events

Dominique Rousseau: 1st Permanent White Resident of Kosciusko County

Dominique Rousseau: 1st Permanent White Resident of Kosciusko County Lynn Brown’s novel Furs and Fevers is based on Rousseau’s life from 1825-1840. Why did a president of an international fur trade company make his home in Kosciusko County?…
July 4, 2023
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