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We celebrated the very first Camp O Day a few weeks ago on June 28th.  It was a day that commemorated the founding of Camp Ondessonk – the date that…

Once each summer at Camp Ondessonk, female campers fill the units to take part in Girls Week. During Girls Week, campers experience the same activities as Coed sessions, but are…

At the very core of Camp Ondessonk‘s functionality is the passion and commitment exerted by volunteers who are dedicated to its preservation. Every summer and beyond, hundreds of volunteers donate…

How, you ask, can you make a significant impact on Camp Ondessonk through your creativity?  You can hold a third-party fundraiser that provides financial support for Camp’s mission.  Camp relies…

Camp Ondessonk’s love for goats began two summers ago when we leased goats from a summer staff member as a trial run to see how expanding our animal husbandry program…

Every fall for the past dozen or so years, Marcia “Crickett” Daab gathers for a weekend with a group of her camp friends from generations ago. They call themselves “senior…

When it comes to creating a new challenging mountain bike race, look no further than Jon Greenstreet and his team at the Bike Surgeon.  Saturday, February 6, 2021, at 10:00…

Silver Recreation Adventurers – Join a small group of active senior citizens as Camp Ondessonk staff guide you into the forest for a 2 or 4-night mini-adventure in the Shawnee…

Camp Ondessonk has created a series of Retreats to help individuals focus on their faith and themselves. William Wordsworth: The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting…

Over the holidays, Jason Burklow from O’fallon, Illinois, spotted a white Jeep with purple Heepwah letters!  Being a Jeep owner and Camp Ondessonk enthusiast, he had to speak to the…

Winter has come to the Shawnee. Last summer is a distant memory, and the next is just as far away. Skies are grey, bluebird days infrequent. Snow cover makes things…

Spreading the good word about Camp Ondessonk’s summer camp program has always been a rewarding and challenging task.  For years Ondessonk Staff would visit over 200 schools and PSR groups…