Feb. 28, 2025: Chautauqua, NY – The Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau, a supporting member of the New York State Outdoor Writers (NYSOWA), the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW), the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers (POWA) and the Outdoor Writers of Ohio (OWO), announced that the judges had selected winners for the 2024 Chautauqua Outdoor Media Contest. The contest competition is open to submissions published or aired between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 each year. The contest is designed to improve public awareness of outdoor adventure and recreation in Chautauqua County, NY.
1st Place – $500 CASH: Jeffrey Frischkorn – A Quest for True Love – Lake Erie Laker, published in OHIO OUTDOOR NEWS Magazine on Nov. 22, 2024, and other communication outlets. Visit the article: HTTPS://WWW.OUTDOORNEWS.COM/2024/11/22/JEFFREY-FRISCHKORN-A-QUEST-FOR-TRUE-LOVE-COMES-TO-FRUITION-WITH-A-LAKE-ERIE-LAKER/.
2nd Place – $250 CASH: David Figura – Dazzled by Dipsy Divers – A Memorable Lake Erie Walleye and Steelhead Fishing Adventure. Published on SHARE THE OUTDOORS Online Magazine on Nov. 16, 2024. Visit the article: HTTPS://WWW.SHARETHEOUTDOORS.COM/2024/11/16/DAZZLED-BY-DIPSY-DIVERS-A-MEMORABLE-LAKE-ERIE-WALLEYE-FISHING-ADVENTURE/.
3rd Place TIE – $125 CASH EACH for these AGLOW Members!
–Ken Perrotte – It’s A Walleye Wonderland, but One Leaping Steelhead Had Me Hooked and Wanting More, published in OUTDOORS RAMBLER Online Magazine on Sep. 10, 2024, and in other venues. Visit the article: https://www.outdoorsrambler.com/post/western-new-york-a-walleye-wonderland-but-one-leaping-steelhead-had-me-hooked-and-wanting-more
–James Proffitt – Lake Effect: The Other End – New York’s Lake Erie, published on WGTE PUBLIC RADIO – Online Radio Show, Aug. 2024. Listen to the article: HTTPS://WWW.WGTE.ORG/RADIO/LOCAL-PODCASTS/LAKE-EFFECT/THE-OTHER-END-NEW-YORKS-LAKE-ERIE.
The Chautauqua County Outdoor Media Contest is an annual competition open to active outdoor media members. Submissions are accepted for printed articles, blogs, radio and TV shows published or aired during the contest timeframe. We are looking for a compelling, creative outdoor story about Chautauqua County, NY. The story can include fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, kayaking, boating, or anything outdoors, including our grape country – wine tasting, hops farming (microbrews).
The Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau Executive Director Andrew Nixon said, “Our contest selection committee enjoyed reading and listening to the largest number of entries in our history. Thank you to all the communicators for their carefully crafted work. Some of the stories will appear on our website: www.tourchautauqua.com. Congratulations to the winners!”
The Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau contest will continue. The 2025 contest for published or aired communications will run from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025, with the deadline for submission: Feb. 1, 2026. Email submissions to Andrew Nixon, nixon@tourchautauqua.com or send by US Mail to Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau, PO Box 1441, Main Gate, Chautauqua, NY, 14722. Call for more info: 716-357-4569
To learn more about Chautauqua County, NY, visit www.tourchautauqua.com or subscribe to the Tour Chautauqua Newsletter at: https://www.tourchautauqua.com/subscribe.
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