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When Do We Get to Go Horsebacking Riding? Camp Ondessonk Stables - Part One

When Do We Get to Go Horseback Riding? Camp Ondessonk Stables – Part One

By Pati Egan A long, proud history Horseback riding was an activity in 1959 at Camp Ondessonk, and still is today. This post will only feature staff and horses from…
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Archives Room Open During Friends Weekend

By Judy Blase Woodruff Guests during Friends Weekend were treated to viewing Camp Ondessonk’s Archives Room. After many years of renovation, filing, and research, the brightly lit room was opened…
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Times Change - Camp Changes Too

Times Change – Camp Changes Too

By Pati Egan The late 1960s and early 1970s were a time of challenges and change. Bob Dylan’s song The Times They Are A-Changin’ was just as true then as…
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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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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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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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