Maple Springs is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

located within the Town of Ellery in Chautauqua County,

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, United States at an elevation of above sea level. It is situated along the east shore of

Chautauqua Lake Chautauqua Lake is located entirely within Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The lake is approximately long and wide at its greatest width. The surface area is approximately . The maximum depth is about . The shoreline is about of ...

, between the villages of Mayville and Bemus Point. New York State Route 430 passes through the hamlet. The postal code is 14756, and its permanent population as of the 2010 United States Census was 110, with an average age of 49.3 years of age living in 136 housing units. Maple Springs, home of the historic Whiteside Hotel opened by William Whiteside in 1879 (boasting access by both steamboat and rail service), was recently recognized by the Bemus Point Historical Society for its historical significance. Initial room rates in 1879 started at $8.00 a week, and the hotel remained open for 105 years. Maple Springs is the setting for

Midway State Park Midway State Park, located in Maple Springs, New York, Maple Springs, New York (state), New York, was established in 1898 by the Jamestown & Lake Erie Railway as a picnic ground. Today, it is recognized as the fifteenth-oldest continually opera ...

, the fifth-oldest remaining trolley park and fifteenth-oldest amusement park in the nation. It was listed on the

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in 2009.

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