The boathouse pictured here was built by W.W Durant prior to 1895.  It is part of Durant's luxurious "Great Camp" named Camp Pine Knot.  Camp Pine Knot is located on beautiful Raquette Lake in the Adirondack Mountains.  When not racing across Raquette Lake with neighbors and friends, W.W. Durant used this boathouse as a home for his vessels.

    Unfortunately in 1895 W.W. Durant was forced to sell Camp Pine Knot because he was deep in debt due to his lavish living expenses.  Durant sold the "Great Camp" which included the Boathouse to Collis P. Huntington.  Huntington enjoyed Camp Pine Knot, and the Boathouse.  Huntington died shortly after purchasing the Camp.

    The Camp was vacant for many years, nearly half a century.  Camp Pine Knot was revived in 1949 when heirs of Huntington gifted the entire Camp to SUNY Cortland for one dollar.  SUNY Cortland utilized this Camp as an Outdoor Education Center for it's faculty and students.

    The current residences of the Boathouse are the Cortland Queen and the Discovery.  The duty of the Cortland Queen is to transport visitors and their luggage to various locations on Raquette Lake.  The Discovery has it's own interesting story of how it came to be at Raquette Lake.

    The Discovery was originally owned by Southhold High School in New Jersey.  It was intended to be used for recreational purposes for students and faculty.  However, the Discovery was without a captain, and so Southhold offered it to the Outdoor Education Facility at Raquette Lake.

    In the late 1990's tragedy and despair struck the Boathouse.  An enormous tree fell onto the Boathouse, and it collapsed.  The Cortland Queen and the Discovery sank to the bottom, but fortunately they were recovered with little damage.  The Boathouse was rebuilt and to this day it still houses the Cortland Queen and the Discovery.