Views: 2,101 The First Pocono Boathouse The story of the Pocono Boathouse retail establishment begins when, in 1965, Frank and Carolyn Betz built a chalet on the north side of Lake Naomi and opened a small but ambitious boating business two years later, as there was no other place to purchase boating equipment. Nestled just … Continue reading Pocono Boathouse History – A Lake Naomi Institution