Thursday, August 20, 2020



The AHN Floating Stage 2019

This was the stage in Mayville prior to the concert season last summer.  This year we have witnessed a different stage appearance after it arrived from its winter home.  A stage with only a large patriotic banner depicting an American Eagle and the words, GOD BLESS AMERICA.




The AHN Floating Stage 2020


Many bands have walked onto this stage through the years so if this stage could talk it would be heard to proudly say .. bringing the arts to the people has been my pleasure.

The Chautauqua Lake Pops plans to return in 2021 with many of the same bands scheduled to have appeared in 2020 on the .. stage that floats.

It was a hard pill to swallow not seeing the Pops in 2020.  And so I believe the song that best describes my feelings and the feelings of others is by Chicago .. You're a Hard Habit to Break.  We heard this song last summer and for many summers in Bemus Point by Brass Transit. A group of talented and accomplished award winning musicians formed in 2008 who pay tribute to Chicago.  


Ian Jutsun, lead vocals


I never thought the lyrics of this song would have so much meaning this summer and in 2018 when the Pops spent that year looking for a new location on the lake.




Q: What happens when 8 in-demand musicians and signers gather together out of a common love for one of the most successful pop/rock groups of all time?

A: Brass Transit .. a dynamic, crowd-pleasing, studio-tight powerhouse and the world's foremost Chicago tribute!  This group pays tribute to the decades-long and multi-platinum songbook of Chicago! 


Be Safe.   See you in 2021.

Make It Mayville!

Pat Locke
Maestro Muse