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Amantacha – a unit and a bridge!

By Pati Egan What came first, the unit or the bridge?  I suppose that depends on your definition of the bridge.  Amantacha was the first tree house unit and it…
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The Marquette Trail

By Pati Egan While helping to organize the Archives Room at Camp, an unopened box caught my attention.  The box was full of approximately 100 individually-boxed medals.  The medals were…
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Going to the Gala?

By Pati Egan Not if you were only involved in Camp in its early years – you went to the Appreciation Dinner! It’s hard to date when the first Appreciation…
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The Catholic War Veterans – Post 370 Support Camp

On Wednesday, January 6th, Tony Vrooman, Sr. Director of Communications, and Whitney Strang, Director of Development, visited with members of The Catholic War Veterans – Butz-Jobe Post 370 to provide…
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Lucia’s Corner- Reflections on Why

The weight of winter, of aging, and of so many challenges in the lives of friends and family bring me to my knees.  In His name, as I ask for…
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Chabanel Camp Ondessonk

The Mighty Chabanel

By Pati Egan Chabanel, unique (snap snap), complete (snap snap), can’t be beat (snap snap) the Mighty Chabanel!  Unit cheers have been a mainstay at Camp for many years.  While…
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