Category Archives: Historic
#37) Pool and Ranger House Addition
In 1965 it was time to add on to the rangers house (Current 2012). Vern Browns family was getting bigger at this point in time. The addition is to the eastern side and is the part that has no basement … Continue reading
#36) Camp Gateway
1963 also saw the addition of the Iconic Camp Babcock-Hovey Gateway. William Gavvitt Jr, was the winner designer in a design contested sponsored by the Order of the Arrow. The gateway was installed by the Polaski Lumber Company of Waterloo. … Continue reading
#35 ) Totem Pole
June of 1963 the totem pole (Current 2012), made by patients at the Veterans Hospital, Canandaigua, was presented to Finger Lakes Council, Boy Scouts of America, for erection at Camp Babcock Hovey. The pole was 45 feet high and weighed … Continue reading
Who was the most influential person in the development of camp during the first 25 years?
#34) 1962 – 25th Anniversary, Kitchen Expansion and Increase in Acrerage
1962 was a busy year for camp. Not only was it our 25th Birthday but the kitchen in the dining hall at the southern end moved to the east side of the building. This second generation kitchen, sat pretty much … Continue reading
#33) CANUSA
The writers of this blog know very little about the CANUSA Mootore’s except that it began in 1959 at Camp Babcock-Hovey and alternated between Camp Babcock-Hovey and Canada and continued until 1972. We believe the main camporee field was used, … Continue reading
#32) Camp Onseyawa started in 1956
In the spring of 1955 a spunky little girl by the name of Gail Rietman insisted that she be allowed to go to camp with her twin sister. Camp authorities refused to accept Gail because she had Spina Bifida. Walt, … Continue reading
Whatisit Wed?
It is Whatisit Wed? We have an idea on what this is, however we want to confirm it before we add it to any folder. We believe this to be from the 1950’s but it is a little too feminine … Continue reading
#31) Camps 20th year and the donation of the Nature Shelter
Camps 20th year was 1957 and this was also the year that the Geneva Kiwanis donated the nature shelter (Current 2012) to Camp Babcock Hovey. It wasn’t until 1959 that the shelter was dedicated and the reporters even reported the … Continue reading
Babcock-Hovey Alumni Association 