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Black and white photo of people at a banquet.

Going to the Gala?

By Pati Egan Not if you were only involved in Camp in its early years – you went to the Appreciation Dinner! It’s hard to date when the first Appreciation…
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Camp Ondessonk CIT badges with deer.

Patches, Badges and the Old Camp Logo

By Pati Egan Patches, Badges, bars, and the old Camp logo. Staff and C.I.T.s (Counselors-in-Training) don’t wear these patches on their uniform shirts anymore. A staff picture from 1988 shows…
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Camp Ondessonk Garnier (800 x 600 px)

The Great Green Machine

By Pati Egan The Kelly-Green unit of Garnier was not one of the four original units but it was a huge hit when it was built in the early 1960s.…
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Wooden bridge over path in woods.

A bridge to nowhere?

By Pati Egan A bridge to nowhere?  This bridge used to be an important access point to get too old Daniel. The Daniel Shortcut Daniel used to be located where…
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Ruth Halterman and a group of people posing for a picture.

The Amazing Ruth Halterman & Her Office Machines

By Pati Egan How did she do it?  No computers, no copy machines, just an electric typewriter, a mimeograph machine, and carbon paper. Ruth Hayden Halterman was born and grew…
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