This year, Camp Ondessonk’s Giving Tuesday campaign celebrates everything and everyone who make it possible for our campers to grow at Camp Ondessonk. Campers and families, staff and volunteers, alumni…
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As of this writing we have received 81 volunteer applications. There are many returning volunteers & some intrepid souls who are looking for a new and fulfilling adventure. ALL of…
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My June birthday is later than most of the kids in my class. That meant I had to wait a year to become a Counselor in Training. I wasn’t ready…
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As I write, it’s Wednesday July 1, 2026, the halfway mark of Summer Camp. It always goes too fast, and here we are, once again, speeding through another glorious summer. I should start by mentioning the weather. While we did…
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By Judy (Blase) Woodruff Imagine that you are one of the first campers to arrive June 28th the opening day of Camp Ondessonk in 1959. Your family drove to Ozark,…
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Long before campers set foot on the Southern Illinois trails, something transformative unfolds in Ozark, Ill. Throughout the past six days in late May, more than 100 staff members arrived…
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