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Evolution of a Youth Camp – Unit by Unit

By Judy (Blase) Woodruff February 26, 1959: a letter from Most Rev. Albert R. Zuroweste, Bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, stated his preference of names for the new Catholic…
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From the Director’s Desk – Fretting About Change Camp Ondessonk Raganeau Cabins

From the Director’s Desk – Fretting About Change 

Three Sundays ago, I spent most of a two-hour drive fretting about how to break the news that Raganeau’s original cabins, a dearly loved group of four small structures overlooking the mouth of Phantom Canyon, were demolished two days before.  My coworkers and I take turns posting on social media. I’m in…
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From The Original Camp Stables to Brébeuf Flats

From The Original Camp Stables to Brébeuf Flats

By Pati Egan Hundreds of campers, staff, and visitors pass Brébeuf Flats every day. They might stop, sit for a while, and think to themselves “What a nice little spot.”…
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Just a Glimpse of Riding in the 1960s

Just a Glimpse of Riding in the 1960s

By Pati Egan Why only a glimpse? For you young campers and staff, a fire article will appear in the November Newsletter. For you older staff “fire” means something is…
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Cross and circle over campfire flames.

What is serendipity and what does it have to do with the Council Ring where the Lodge Ceremony is held?

By Pati Egan What does the Council Ring have to do with the word serendipity? First, we need to define the word. According to the dictionary, it means the “faculty…
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REFLECTIONS

REFLECTIONS

By Bill Clark As I write at this time in my life, I find I am trying to remember and understand the people, places, and events in my past. Now…
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