Category Archives: Historic
Which do you like better at Babcock-Hovey? Sunsets or Moon Shots?
What is your favorite picture of Camp Babcock-Hovey the Premier Boy Scout Camp in the Finger Lakes Region of New York?
#44) 1971 – Boy Scouts celebrate 50th anniversary of Finger Lakes Council
In 1971 the Babcock-Hovey helped celebrated the 50th anniversary of Finger Lakes Council. The council was originally called the Ontario County Council. I think they were actually a year late as the Ontario County Council was formed in 1970. Here is a … Continue reading
#43) Cub Camping Area
For those of you that have been only been in camp for less than 10 years, the Cub Camping Area might confuse you. Rarely if ever would you have ever seen a Cub Scout use the Cub Camping Area. The … Continue reading
Whatisit Wed?
It is definitely a wedding at the Babcock Chapel, but whose and when?
#42) Pedersen Lodge Dedicated-1974
August 6, 1971 “the Camp Inspection at Camp Babcock-Hovey was interrupted for five minutes for a memorial silence in memory of Rusty Pedersen of Waterloo, who was killed in a boating accident on Seneca Lake. Rusty had been in camp … Continue reading
#41) The 1970’s
The 1970’s were a slow period of development at camp. In 1971, the Army Corps of Engineers built the first bridge over the south ravine. This bridge only lasted for three years. No pictures are known to exist of this … Continue reading
#40) Ralph “Gramps” Hart
Ralph was a Scout in Geneva in the 1920’s and camped at Camp Tarion as a youth. He left Scouting during the Tarion to Hovey transition (1930-1950) and came back to scouting and join the Babcock-Hovey staff in the late … Continue reading
#39) The Rest of the 1960’s
In the late 1960’s the conservation pond east of the rifle range (2012) was added and in June of 1969 the family cabins (Winter Cabins 2012) were built mostly during the Order of the Arrow ordeals. These cabins were originally … Continue reading
#38) Richard Becker
Sometime in 1966 Vern Brown retired and by 1967 Richard Becker was serving as the camp ranger. Richard was born in Seneca Falls on January,2 1934, a son of the late John and Eloise (Mc Millen) Becker. Richard was the … Continue reading
Babcock-Hovey Alumni Association 