1) Its the Balboa Island of Western New York (Its practically the same size, has a Main St. with speciality shops and restaurants, its THE tourist spot during the summer, and even has a ferry)
2) It has one elementary school, one church, one cemetery, one bank, one post office, one library, one doctor's office, one gas station, one Boat Museum, a golf course, a state park (Long Point State Park at the end of Lakeside Drive), and a floating stage
3) Every summer on the floating stage they host Chautauqua Idol (yes, just like American Idol!), have movie nights, a ton of concerts with cover bands (this year they have cover bands for Bon Jovi, ABBA, and Rod Stewart)
4) They have a Casino (but its really a casual restaurant with an arcade, ice cream parlor, gift shop, banquet hall, with outdoor seating, and a dock in which you actually dock your boat and waiters can serve you food on the boat
5) Pine, Maple, and Oak are the trees of choice
6) There are hundreds of squirrels and chipmunks (or "chickmunks" as Taji calls them) amidst opossums, raccoons, birds, ducks, swans, deer, and if you're really lucky, maybe a black bear
7) They have LIGHTNING BUGS (also called fire flies) and the kids love catching them in glass jars
8) They have several forests with cross country skiing and snow mobile trails
9) There are at least 2 residents that have a helicopter parked on their lawn
10) They have an annoying (sounds like a fire truck) bell that goes off a few times a day to signal the time
Curious to know more about this community among the neighboring towns on Chautauqua Lake? Check out their Tourist Website & Year-Round Event Calendar
Their tourist video: Pics and video clips of the actual Bemus Point village start at 2:21 of the video
As I mentioned, we are staying at our summer cottage for the next fews weeks until we can move in to our new house. Staying in our cottage these last 2 weeks makes it all still feel like we are on vacation, I bet once we move into our new DREAM house, reality will finally set in that we really did move here! The cottage is great for the time being (although we are getting a little cramped and unfortunately the boys are not sleeping well so we all aren't sleeping well)! But boy oh boy are we itching to move into THE house, especially since we have to keep driving past it to get to our cottage! Such a tease! Basically, we went from 1600 sq. feet and no yard in CdM, to a 1000 sq. feet old cottage, and come July 11th we will be moving into a 3200 sq. feet custom designed house on 1 acre of land AND another cottage AND a lakefront with dock. Crazy! (a major reward for all these years of living in a condo with stairs, and a definite reward for the huge move we just endured!)
Let me put it this way, did I ever think I was going to be settling down with my family in Bemus Point, NY? Heck, no. And did I ever think I would be moving into such a big house, on the lake, and with its own little road leading into the driveway? In my wildest dreams! Like I said, its our dream house, and we can't wait to get our eager little hands on this new canvas and make it into our own design masterpiece! So, here it is..... the new nickname is the Grover Lakeside Lounge:
For those that are familiar, this house design was inspired by world famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Yes, it has a lot of windows that all face the lake. Yes, it's 3 stories. Yes, it has a variety of balconies, decks, patios, and access to the outdoors.
The side yard (above), and the backyard (below).
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