Lakeside Women’s Club

Green Gables Guest House

The LWC rents five upstairs guest rooms in the historic Green Gables cottage, at 161 Walnut Ave. Green Gables is available to women, 18 years or older.

Room rates are $75 for single occupancy and $95 for double occupancy per night. The entire upstairs can be rented for $400 per night. Rates include taxes, but do not include Lakeside Chautauqua admission and parking fees. Call Green Gables Hostess LeAnn Nieset at (419) 798-4734 to make your reservation. For more information, visit the Green Gables website: Green Gables Guest House.

Janet Jennings Memorial Scholarship

In memory of Janet Jennings, longtime Lakesider and past president of the LWC, the club established a scholarship program for seasonal Lakeside employees. This year, four $1,750 scholarships will be awarded to four seasonal employees on July 21. Any current seasonal Lakeside employee pursuing a post-secondary education is eligible. Applications are due by July 14. Apply online lakesideohio.com/scholarship2026.

Community Library

All Lakeside guests and residents are welcome to borrow books from the LWC Library at Green Gables. Pre-owned books are also available for purchase. The library is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. all season long. Looking for your next book recommendation? You’re invited to our “Bundt with the Librarian” sessions on July 20-August 17 to share what you’re reading, hear recommendations from others – and enjoy our Librarian Dianne Hartenburg’s baking specialty, bundt cake!

“Corner Cupboard” Thrift Shop

The LWC also has a thrift shop at Green Gables called “The Corner Cupboard” offering decorative household items, costume jewelry and accessories, games, framed artwork and more. Come in and browse and make a purchase anytime Green Gables is open.

Speakers & Activities

The LWC hosts several book discussions, featured speakers, book reviews, Bible studies, Bridge games, Mah Jongg games and other events throughout the summer. Read the weekly summer Lakesider newspaper for the most up-to-date information. All programs are held at Green Gables (161 Walnut Ave.), unless otherwise noted.

Weekly Summer Schedule

All programs, discussions and games are held at the LWC’s Green Gables, 161 Walnut Ave., unless otherwise noted.

MONDAYS

• 10:30 a.m. – “Women Reading through the Bible”
• 1:30 p.m. – Book Discussion (every other Monday)
• 1:30 p.m. – Books & Bundts (2 afternoons: July 20 & Aug. 17)
• 3-5 p.m. – Mah Jongg
• 7:30 p.m. – Porch Stories (3 evenings: July 6, July 20 & Aug. 10)

TUESDAYS

• 10:30 a.m. – Preacher of the Week book signings
• 1:30 p.m. – Lakeside Women’s Club featured speakers

WEDNESDAYS

• 9:30-11:30 a.m. – Bridge
• 1:30-3:30 p.m. – Mah Jongg

 THURSDAYS

• 9:30-11 a.m. – Mah Jongg
• 1:30-3:30 p.m. – Bridge

FRIDAYS

• 1:30 p.m. – Book Reviews
• 3-5 p.m. – Mah Jongg

Special Events

• June 16: Welcome Back / Meet & Greet
• July 6: Porch Stories
• July 20: Books & Bundts
• July 20: Porch Stories
• July 21: Awarding of the Janet Jennings Memorial Scholarships
• July 23: 68th Annual Tour of Cottages
• July 25: Book Sale
• Aug. 10: Porch Stories
• Aug. 11: Annual Luncheon at the Hotel Lakeside Dining Room
• Aug. 13: Author Reception & Book Signing
• Aug. 17: Books & Bundts
• Aug. 25: Annual End-of-Season Potluck

Monday Morning Bible Studies

The “Women Reading through the Bible” study, led by Jeri Hoopes and Jane Linville, meets at Green Gables on Mondays at 10:30-11:30 a.m. from June 1-Aug. 31. All are welcome to attend any sessions, whether you’ve read the material or not. A handout with the weekly readings will be provided. This is our sixth summer journeying through the Bible, and we’ll focus on the last 10 Psalms, Revelation and then return to Genesis. Come join us!

• June 1: Meet & Greet social time
• June 8: A survey of Old Testament Women: Eve, Sarah, Hagar, Rachel, Leah, Miriam, Deborah, Jael, Rahab, Ruth, Naomi, Hannah, Esther
• June 15: Revelation 1-3, Psalms 120-126
• June 22: Revelation 4-7, Psalms 127-134
• June 29: Revelation 8-11, Psalms 135-138
• July 6: Revelation 12-16, Psalms 139-144
• July 13: Revelation17-20, Psalms145-150
• July 20: A survey of New Testament Women: Mary, Elizabeth, Anna, Mary and Martha of Bethany, Mary Magdalene, Rhoda, Phoebe, Lydia, Priscilla, Dorcas/Tabitha
• July 27: Genesis 1-11
• Aug. 3: Genesis 12-19
• Aug. 10: Genesis 20-29
• Aug. 17: Genesis 30-38
• Aug. 24: Genesis 39-50
• Aug. 31: End of season social gathering  

Monday Afternoon Book Discussions

The Monday Afternoon Book Discussion group meets every other Monday afternoon from June 1-Aug. 24. Attendees are asked to read the book in advance. The Monday Afternoon Book Discussions are led by Nancy Jacob.

• June 1: The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai, discussion leader Ruth Watkins
• June 15: Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki, discussion leader Ginny Metz
• July 29: Frozen River by Ariel Lawhorn, discussion leader Ginger O’Malley
• July 13: Culpability by Bruce Holsinger, discussion leader Jeanette Keton
• July 27: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich, discussion leader ElizaBeth Towne
• Aug. 10: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet, discussion leader Laura Eggers
• Aug. 24: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, discussion leader Tami Bloch

Monday Evening “Porch Stories”

All are invited to the Lakeside Women’s Club’s Porch Stories series. Featuring the personal stories of fellow Lakesiders, on select Monday evenings from 7:30-8:30 p.m. The three Monday evenings this season are July 6, July 20 and Aug. 10, at Green Gables, 161 Walnut Ave.

Led by Lakesider M.A. Stephens, Porch Stories are inspired by “The Moth” from PRX Radio and Catherine Burns’ book of the same name. Both promote the art and craft of storytelling and honor the diversity and commonality of human experience.

Tuesday Featured Speakers

All are welcome to attend the Lakeside Women’s Club’s 1:30 p.m. Tuesday programs at Green Gables. Tuesday programs are led by Sally Lenhart.

• June 16: Welcome Back / Meet & Greet with M.A. Stephens
• June 23: “You Can’t Play Baseball in a Skirt”
  Historical interpreter and storyteller Betty Lou Higgins will speak about Ohio’s Alta Weiss, who pitched for a minor league men’s baseball team in the 1920s.
• June 30: “The ABCs of Navigating Children Learning Challenges”
  A panel discussion with Sally DePerro, Mercedes Wise, Jason DePerro and Jill Stephenson.
• July 7: “An Intro to the Art & History of the Carousel”
  Presented by Bonnie Behm of the Merry-Go-Round Museum in Sandusky, Ohio.
• July 14: “What’s the Buzz about Beekeeping?”
  An introduction to honeybees and beekeeping will be presented by Laura de Roziere, beekeeper and Ottawa County Director of the Sandusky River Valley Beekeepers Association.
• July 21: The Janet Jennings Memorial Scholarships will be awarded and “Dining with the Presidents”
  Presented by Janet Weir Creighton, a member of the White House staff under President George W. Bush.
• July 28: “Protecting Your Personal Information in an AI World”
  Presented by Lakeside’s own cybersecurity expert, Doug Huber.
• Aug. 4: “Women Heroes from World War II”
  Learn about three amazing women heroes from World War II: Pippa Latour, Virginia Hall and Charity Adams, presented by Julie Koenig.
• Aug. 11: Annual LWC Members Luncheon at the Hotel Lakeside Dining Room, featuring celloist Carol Banyas and violinist Chris Kilbane.
• Aug. 18: “Robert Frost: The Road Less Traveled”
  Presented by theologian and historian Carol Zeh.
• Aug. 25: End-of-Season Potluck and installation of new LWC board officers.

Friday Book Reviews

Lakesiders will give a 20–30-minute Book Review at 1:30 p.m. Fridays, June 19-Aug. 21 at the Lakeside Women’s Club’s Green Gables, 161 Walnut Ave. This program series is led by Cindy Steury. Everyone is welcome. Prior reading of the books is not required to attend.

• June 19: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA led by Susan Chioran
  Someone Like Me led by Mary Beth Melville
• June 26: Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation led by Barbara Browning
  I See You’ve Called in Dead led by Julia Dick
• July 3: Secrets of the Shuffleboard Court led by Connie Roop West, Jon West, Ron West & illustrator Melissa Dietz -Schall
  Finding Sutton’s Choice led by Brenda Haas
• July 10: Persuasion led by Rhoda Berkowitz
  Three Days in June led by Elaine Pierce
• July 17: The Paderewski Memoirs led by Becky Johnson
  Brick Lane led by Gracie Johnson
• July 24: The Measure led by Nancy Jacob
  The Anxious Generation led by Sally DePerro
• July 31: The Wedding People led by Bambi Clark
  Best.State.Ever. led by Ellen Kendrick
• Aug. 7: Small Great Things led by Jeanette Keton
  My Friends led by Barbara Schellhardt
• Aug. 14: The Art Thief led by Becky Shaw
  Daughters of the Bamboo Grove led by Wendy Stuhldreher
• Aug. 21: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry led by Sally Lenhart
  Theo of Golden led by Cindy Grimm

Meet the Author & Book Signing, Aug. 13

Jennifer Boresz Engelking will speak about her book, Hidden History of Lake Erie, at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13 in Orchestra Hall. A book signing will follow at 4:30 p.m. at the Green Gables. This program is organized by the Lakeside Education Pillar, with support from Millie Magoo’s & The Fine Print and the Lakeside Women’s Club.