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Category: Ondessonk History

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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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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Patches, Badges and the Old Camp Logo

By Pati Egan Staff and C.I.T.s  (Counselors in Training) no longer wear these patches on their uniform shirts.  A staff picture from 1988 shows the girls’ and most of the…
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Camp Ondessonk Garnier (800 x 600 px)

The Great Green Machine

By Pati Egan The Great Green Machine…Garnier!  The Kelly-Green Unit of Garnier was not one of the four original units, but it was a huge hit when it was built…
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Inspection

By Pati Egan Since Camp opened, campers and staff have assembled on the “Parade Grounds”  – also known as the parking lot – to lower the American Flag and the…
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Proudly, Third-Generation Ondessonk: The (Smith) Stierwalt Family

By Sara (Bell) Clifford Long before she could earn a paycheck, Betsy (Smith) Stierwalt was an Ondessonk ambassador. It started when she was 6, when she and her family moved…
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