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15 Essential Safety Questions Every Parent Must Ask Before Choosing a Summer Camp

15 Essential Safety Questions Every Parent Must Ask Before Choosing a Summer Camp

Picking a summer camp for your child is a big decision. Brochures may show happy campers and fun activities, but what really matters is the camp’s safety protocols and risk…
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2025–2026 Lodge of Ondessonk and Tekakwitha Officials

The Lodge of Ondessonk and Tekakwitha welcomes its 2025–2026 Lodge Officials: Senior Lodge Officials Maggie DuRoss, Emma Linn, and Lizzy Schauster, and Lodge Official Olivia Niemeier. These dedicated leaders will…
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Why Returning to the Same Camp Every Summer Is the Best Gift You Can Give Your Child

Why Returning to the Same Camp Every Summer Is the Best Gift You Can Give Your Child

Growth, confidence, and belonging deepen each year. Here’s why repeat campers thrive. Every spring, parents face the same dilemma: should we send our child back to the same summer camp,…
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New Program and Hospitality Director at Ondessonk- Jess (Sanders) Horvath

New Program and Hospitality Director at Ondessonk

By Judy (Blase) Woodruff Jess (Sanders) Horvath has come home. Her first association with Camp Ondessonk was in 2009 when she was a first-year camper. She went on to become…
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Once a Rag Rat, Always Camp Family

Once a Rag Rat, Always Camp Family

Kate (Burgauer) Albrecht’s Camp journey began as a fourth grader in the unit of Raganeau (“Rag Rats Rule!”), continued through years as a camper, Horse Adventure camper, and CIT, and…
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Lifetime Lodge Membership Dues Increasing in 2026

Lifetime Lodge Membership Dues Increasing in 2026

After five years at the same rate, the one-time dues payment for Active Lifetime Lodge Membership will increase from $250 to $275, effective January 1, 2026. This modest adjustment reflects…
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