Mt. Gretna Community, "Chautauqua"

http://mtgretna.net/community/chautauque.html

This section of Mt. Gretna Community website link explains the history of the Chautauqua in the area and how it continues today. Interestingly, it mentions the origin of the word "Chautauqua" as a Native American word meaning "bag tied around the middle." This describes the shape of the lake around which the first Chautauqua Institute was created in New York. The link "Mt. Gretna's History" is also informative, providing a wonderful description of the area beginning in the 1880s.

Referenced in:
The Most American Thing in America: The Chautauqua