From a Red Lodge Sash to a Red Bandana
By Pati Egan A True Hero and Lodge Member – 1st Lt. Larry A. Garner There is today, in the United States Army, a group of soldiers who can claim…
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By Pati Egan A True Hero and Lodge Member – 1st Lt. Larry A. Garner There is today, in the United States Army, a group of soldiers who can claim…
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By Elizabeth Dirnbeck Gail Johnson has a love for Camp Ondessonk that is known by many. She was first introduced to Camp when her grade school teacher, Mr. Barker (now…
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By Judy Blase Woodruff With summer camp winding down, work on the Pete Korte Lodge staff duplex will undoubtedly pick up. But summer proved to be beneficial, with work moving…
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Two organizations generously supported Camp Ondessonk’s Scholarship Fund to help children in the Metro Area enjoy a week in the woods. The first, Blueprint4, is a St. Louis-based group that…
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Two campers’ perspectives on being on the first Horse Specialty Camp: I asked Colleen Shaughnessy how horses were assigned, “I wasn’t staff but was a camper for the first Horse…
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Camp Ondessonk is a rustic, outdoor, Catholic youth camp located in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest of Southern Illinois. This camping paradise is home to 983 acres of…
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