Each year, the Scholarship Fund ensures that every child can experience and enjoy a week at Camp regardless of their financial situation. No one can explain the true impact of…
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By Whitney Strang On Tuesday, June 28, the Camp community came together to commemorate the 63rd summer at Camp Ondessonk. First celebrated in 2021, Camp O Day was created to…
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A member of our Maintenance Family passed last month at his home in Goreville. Many of us knew John Blue as “the Mow Man” at Camp Ondessonk, but he was…
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By Pati Egan In the summer of 1982, the Girls’ Staff decided to try a new way to close the Friday Night Campfire. From the 1960’s until 1982, the girls’…
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Camp Ondessonk’s O.W.L program (Ondessonk Wisdom Leadership) has undergone a name change but still aims to provide a growing leadership experience. The O.W.L program, previously called the C.I.T program, provides…
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by Pati Egan Camper vs Wild is one of the adventure programs occasionally offered during Summer Camp. The 2025 Camp brochure states: Participants will develop real-life leadership skills through participation…
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