+6186952489
camp@ondessonk.com

Tag: youth camp

Getting the Herd Ready for Summer

Getting the Herd Ready for Summer

By Judy Blase Woodruff What truly sets Camp Ondessonk apart is its magnificent herd of more than 60 horses and two donkeys. The sheer size of the herd is a…
Read more

Daniel - The Only Unit With, a Bridge, a Path, and a Ladder

Daniel – The Only Unit With, a Bridge, a Path, and a Ladder

By Pati Egan The next group of units built after the original four units included Daniel. It was located on the Camp Road and up on the rocks. A Zipline…
Read more

Serving with Heart, Year-Round: The Lodge of Ondessonk & Tekakwitha in Action

Serving with Heart, Year-Round: The Lodge of Ondessonk & Tekakwitha in Action

Herman Melville once shared, “We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.” The Lodge of Ondessonk & Tekakwitha provides opportunities for people to…
Read more

Woman smiling at baby in her arms.

Lifetime Lodge Member, Jane (Gass) Boron 

The Gass family has a long history with Camp Ondessonk and it became a family affair to both work and volunteer early on. Even before Jane (Gass) Boron was old…
Read more

What's in a Color? OWLs at Camp Ondessonk

What’s in a Color?

By Judy Blase Woodruff We rely on colors for a number of things throughout our lives. We know to ‘stop’ at a red traffic light and ‘go’ when it turns…
Read more

Camp Ondessonk Styles - Staff Uniforms Through the Years

Camp Ondessonk Styles – Staff Uniforms Through the Years

By Pati Egan Rules, Rules, Rules The Staff Manual, created in the early 1970s, had very specific rules that had to be followed. These remained unchanged for male staff until…
Read more

Translate »