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2025 Shawnee Hills Trail Races at Camp Ondessonk

2025 Shawnee Hills Trail Races at Camp Ondessonk

Presented by Stack’d | August 23-24, 2025 The 2025 Shawnee Hills Trail Races are officially in the books, and what a weekend it was! From the opening check-in on Friday…
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Preparing Leaders in the Outdoors: Camp Ondessonk’s 2025 Outdoor Education Staff Training

Preparing Leaders in the Outdoors: Camp Ondessonk’s 2025 Outdoor Education Staff Training

At Camp Ondessonk, the mission of providing exceptional outdoor adventures doesn’t stop when the last summer camper heads home. Since 1988, the Camp has welcomed thousands of students each year…
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Pickleball paddles with three yellow balls

Camp’s First Pickleball Tournament: It’s a Really Big “Dill” 

By Jennifer Tyler  The fastest-growing sport in America is coming to the Camp Ondessonk Community.  Camp Ondessonk will host its inaugural Ondessonk Smash! Pickleball Tournament fundraiser Saturday, November 8, 2025, at…
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Jared Long and SO iLL Cinema: Capturing the Heart of Southern Illinois, One Frame at a Time

Jared Long and SO iLL Cinema: Capturing the Heart of Southern Illinois, One Frame at a Time

When Jared Long moved to Southern Illinois in 2019, he didn’t just find breathtaking waterfalls, rock formations, and open skies; he discovered a place that inspired and transformed his career.…
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Lodge Volunteer Fall 2025 Events

Lodge Volunteer Fall 2025 Events

Our fall calendar is full of many opportunities to serve! Please share your time and talents with us to support Camp’s mission “to provide exceptional outdoor and spiritual adventures empowering…
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Embroidered patch with arrow and star design.

THE LODGE ARROWHEAD

By Judy Blase Woodruff You might have seen Lodge Members with an arrowhead stitched onto their Lodge sash and wondered what it was for. It is the Lodge Arrowhead. I…
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