Signs of spring are everywhere; the tulips are up, the flowering trees are in bloom, even the dandelions have awakened! The first baby goslings of the season have been sighted and we’re watching as new families appear each week. Life is reinventing itself all around us. Reinvent yourselves at the Blue Heron Inn!
Cheers to Spring! Tobi & Bruce
THE AWNING IS UP!
That’s right – they put the awning up early! We’re serving on the deck offering our guests a panoramic view of the lake.Come toast the season with a cocktail or a relax over a great meal ‘al fresco’.
As of Wed, May 13th, the dining room will be open for breakfast & lunch daily Wed thru Sun. Dinners will be served on Fri & Sat nights & we’ll open for weekday dinners in June.
MOTHER’S DAY IS MAY 10TH
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Treat Mom to Mother’s Day brunch at the Blue Heron Inn! Serving from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. Reservations, please.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
FINDLEY LAKE TRIVIA CONTEST
April’s Winner: Congratulations to
Mary Knight-Strong of Harborcreek, PA!
May Question: Is Findley Lake a natural lake and for whom was it named?
This month’s prize winner will receive a Lolita wine, martini or pilsner glass at NOSTALGIA, “the coolest store in town”! Send your answers to stay@theblueheroninn.com with the subject title: “Trivia Contest” and we will draw one winner from the correct entries. Entries accepted until May 30th.
“NAME THE GIRAFFE” CONTEST![clip_image002[8]](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rFHSiXthelo/SgCVafM8uyI/AAAAAAAAAaw/3sTzBlhjVHo/s1600-h/clip_image002%5B8%5D%5B4%5D.jpg "clip_image002[8]")
Nostalgia is celebrating its newest addition with a brand new contest, “Name the Giraffe”. Come visit our 5-foot tall giraffe & enter your favorite giraffe name!
The winner will receive a $50.00 gift certificate to Nostalgia, second place winner will win a $25.00 Nostalgia gift certificate. The contest will run until Memorial Day, May 25, 2009. No purchase is necessary and children 10 and under may register as many times as they wish. Come in & register; we’re receiving some very cool name choices …
ARTS & CRAFTS WEEKEND GET-AWAY
Chautauqua-Lake Erie Art Trail
Open Studio Tour Friday/Saturday nights – May 22 & 23
Put an artistic twist on this year’s Labor Day Weekend. Twenty Chautauqua-Lake Erie area artists and galleries ha
have combined forces to offer an Open Studio Tour, May 23-24. This event features 19 artists in Chautauqua County in close proximity to route 20 running from Silver Creek, NY to Sherman, NY. Artists’ studios will be open to the public from 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday and from 11 AM to 4 PM on Sunday.
All-inclusive Package Cost: $369.00 – 399.00 double occupancy (package requires 2 night stay and includes all above amenities)
ERIE AREA “GARDEN TOUR” WEEKEND GET-AWAY Sat/Sun, May 23 & 24
Attention gardening gurus & flower fanciers!
Visit 6 of ![clip_image002[6]](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rFHSiXthelo/SgCVb6fUIdI/AAAAAAAAAa4/fT8Ms1IQpo0/s1600-h/clip_image002%5B6%5D%5B5%5D.jpg "clip_image002[6]")
the Best Private Gardens in the Erie, PA area on Sun May24th. Directions, garden descriptions and admissions tickets are available on the web site: www.opendaysprogram.org. Sponsored by The Garden Conservancy, the Open Days program is America’s only national private garden-visiting program, made possible by the work of hundreds of volunteers.
Enjoy a 2-night stay, full breakfast each morning and Saturday night dinner for two in the Blue Heron dining room. The Garden Tour tickets are on us, as well as tips on points of interest in proximity to the gardens.
$369.00 – 399.00 double occupancy (requires 2 night stay)
ROGER TORY PETERSON BIRDING WEEKEND
June 4, 5 & 6 
Guests who register for the Festival will
receive 20% off a two-night stay
The Roger Tory Peterson Institute in nearby Jamestown, NY will honor Dr. Peterson’s
legacy at the first annual Birding Festival.
This festival will provide an entertaining and educational experience through activities including the showing
of re-mastered Peterson films, keynote speakers Kenn Kaufman
and Pete Dunne, workshops with Kaufman, Dunne, Lang Elliott
and John Rappole, and field trips to area birding hotspots
led by knowledgeable local birders.
To register, download the registration form and mail it to Birding Festival, 311 Curtis Street, Jamestown, NY 14701. You can also download a schedule of events and a checklist of the birds of Chautauqua County.
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