Otetiana Council
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | 2320 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, New York | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
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Website http://www.senecawaterways.org/ |
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Seneca Waterways Council (SWC) is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves youth in Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, Yates, and Monroe Counties in Western New York. The current Council President is David Lippitt. The current Council Scout Executive is Steven Hoitt.
The council is divided into eight administrative districts, each of which serves one or more towns:
Seneca Waterways Council was founded in 2009 after the merger of The Finger Lakes Council and Otetiana Council, both in Western New York.
The Finger Lakes Council served the Finger Lakes Region of New York. At the time of the merger with the Otetiana Council the council service center was located in Geneva, New York and it was operating Camp Babcock–Hovey in Ovid, New York.
The Otetiana Council served the Greater Rochester area. At the time of the merger with the Finger Lakes Council the council service center was located in Downtown Rochester, New York and it was operating the Massawepie Scout Camps in the Adirondack Park as well as Camp Cutler in Naples, New York.
The Seneca Waterways Council Scouting Historical Society has a collection of memorabilia relating to the history of Scouting in the Seneca Waterways Council. Exhibits are displayed at the council service center near the entrance to the Scout shop and are changed bi-monthly. The society meets the third or fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm, visitors are welcome.
Some of the historical camps maintained by Seneca Waterways Council's predecessors included Camp Otetiana (Canandaigua Lake, 1918–26); Camp Tarion (Canandaigua Lake, 1925–33); Camp Pioneer (Seneca Lake, 1927–38); Camp Three Lakes (Lake Ontario/Durand-Eastman Park 1931–39); Camp Arrowhead (Sandy Harbor/Hamlin, 1933–37); Camp Archibald (Point Breeze/Carlton, 1938–42); Camp EONAC (Cranberry Lake/Wanakena, 1938–49); Brown Camp (Wolcott, 1938–?); Camp J. Warren Cutler (Lake Ontario/Webster, 1939–62); Camp Eagle Island (Lake Ontario/Sodus Bay, 1943–51); Camp Muller (Naples, ?–?); and Horn Farm Camp (1947–?).
Seneca Waterways Council maintains three year-round camps: Camp Cutler in Naples, New York (1963–), The Massawepie Scout Camps in Piercefield, (Adirondack Park) New York (1952–) and Camp Babcock-Hovey in Ovid, New York (1937–).
Camp Babcock-Hovey is the Premier Boy Scout camp in the Finger Lakes Region. Camp Babcock-Hovey sits on the east shore of Seneca Lake and spans 283 acres (1.15 km2) of woodlands and fields. Babcock-Hovey accommodates every type of camper and meets all ability levels. The camp is fully handicap accessible; because of this it is the site of the annual Camp Onseyawa summer camp. The camp has a lakeside waterfront, hiking trails and 10 campsites equipped with tent platforms and lean-tos. In 2007 a gravel road was put in from the entrance to the Dining Hall and in 2008 a new Science and Tech Building was built to promote Science and Technology for 14- to 18-year-olds.[2] In 2010 Pooler's Pond was added for Cub Scout fishing and boating. They have an very active alumni association. Babcock Hovey Alumni Association Website
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