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Tag: Illinois Summer Camp

Wooden treehouse with people on a balcony.

Amantacha – a unit and a bridge!

By Pati Egan What came first, the unit or the bridge?  I suppose that depends on your definition of the bridge.  Amantacha was the first tree house unit and it…
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Update – Pete Korte Lodge

By Judy Blase Woodruff Volunteers!  Camp Ondessonk would not be what it is today without our dedicated, talented, selfless volunteers!  Throughout Camp’s 64-year history, volunteers have had a major role…
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Staff Spotlight- Koy Kennedy

By Judy Blase Woodruff Koy Kennedy is a versatile man who has been a farrier, worked in carpentry, and was a full-time rodeo cowboy who rode bucking horses for a…
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The Marquette Trail

By Pati Egan While helping to organize the Archives Room at Camp, an unopened box caught my attention.  The box was full of approximately 100 individually-boxed medals.  The medals were…
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2023 Camp Ondessonk Gala

The 2023 Camp Ondessonk Gala – The Roaring 20s – is this Saturday, March 4th, 2023, at the Four Points by Sheraton in Fairview Heights, Ill.   Funds raised during…
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Summer Camp Tip- Swim Assessment

Attention Camper Families: Did you know that campers can complete their Swim Assessment before check-in?  All campers must complete a swim assessment before using our swim lake.  This assessment is…
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