Cockaigne officials are also thinking longer range, about booking acts to perform on its outdoor stage next year, attracting mountain bikers, and creating options for on-site lodging.

In the poem, Cockaigne is said to lie somewhere west of Spain, but in reality the promised land never had any concrete location on the map. “[L]ike Thomas More’s Utopia in 1516, one of the ...

Cockaigne is nearly ready for its second act, says Nick Teresko, a Northeast Ohio native who was hired recently as director of skiing and snowboarding.

CHERRY CREEK — Cockaigne Resort ski lifts have been certified by the state. The resort reopened Dec. 27 with its certified J-Bar surface lift and aerial lift to service two main hills, several timber ...

A popular winter destination for Northeast Ohio skiers, Cockaigne was known for its laid-back, family-friendly atmosphere and abundant natural snow. It closed in 2011 after a fire destroyed the ...

Today in the Netherlands, writes Mr. Pleij, ideas of Cockaigne as “Luilekkerland,” or lazy-luscious-land, survive as a child’s nursery tale, the name of a restaurant, and, he notes wryly ...

A 2011 fire left Cockaigne Resort's lodge burned to the ground, which was a tough thing for Cherry Creek, New York. "It was devastating for a lot of people" Cockaigne part-owner Isaac Gratto said ...

CHERRY CREEK — Cockaigne Resort, located at 1493 Thornton Road, Cherry Creek, will reopen to skiers later this year. Pictured are several of the new amenities at the resort. LARAMIE, Wyo. — A woman in ...

Dreaming of Cockaigne: Medieval Fantasies of the Perfect Life Herman Pleij. Columbia University Press, $90 (544pp) ISBN 978-0-231-11702-9 ...

THE COCKAIGNE OVERTURE. Give this article. C.C. DUNCAN. Dec. 18, 1901; Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 18, 1901, Page 8 Buy Reprints.

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