The White House
The
White House serves both as the Camp Ranger’s residence and the Camp Office.
Units visiting Boyhaven sign in here before proceeding to their campsites. A
small "camp store" in the lobby is run by the Ranger and our Museum of
Scouting is located in the front room which also serves as a meeting place for
the summer camp staff, "Gophers" and "Campmasters", and the
Camp Boyhaven Steering Committee. There’s a phone on the counter just inside
the door for making "emergency calls".
The origin of the White House can be documented at least as far back as 1830 when it was the property of Isaac H. Frink, a well-to-do farmer who raised dairy cattle and hogs. The 320 acre tract of land that now comprises Camp Boyhaven was once a part of his 500 acre farm.
One of the men who devoted many years of hard work to build Camp Boyhaven was Harry L. White, President of Schenectady County Council from 1964 to 1969. Upon his retirement in 1969, the Ranger's residence was officially designated the "White House" in his honor.