What Is Specialty Camp?
By Pati Egan The January 1992 Camp Ondessonk Newsletter featured this question and then went on to introduce a totally new way to enjoy Camp. Specialty Camp evolved into Camp’s…
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By Pati Egan The January 1992 Camp Ondessonk Newsletter featured this question and then went on to introduce a totally new way to enjoy Camp. Specialty Camp evolved into Camp’s…
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Did you know there are different types of Lodge memberships? While your membership in this special group will last throughout your life once you’re inducted into The Loyal Lodge of…
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Camp O Day commemorates the founding of Camp Ondessonk. First celebrated in 2021 and held annually on June 28, the date that the first campers came through the Camp gate…
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By Pati Egan Seeing the majestic Clydesdale Horses enter Busch Stadium to start the 2026 season is a long-standing St. Louis Cardinals’ tradition. This long-forgotten cheer entered my mind as…
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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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By Judy Blase Woodruff About ten years ago, the late Dave McCoy expressed to Dan King that his earliest volunteer experiences decades before were often challenging because Camp simply wasn’t…
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