This weekend Walker ran away to camp to participate in the Fall Lodge Reunion. He was looking forward to it. The lodge members serviced Camp and bonded with other members. Walker worked on trail maintenance, cleaning the aquatics area, expanding the Ahatsistari Fire Pit, repairing the fire pits at Woodsmanship, and working in the stables. […]
Today was the last day of the last session of the 2019 summer sessions at Camp Ondessonk. It’s always a very happy and very sad day on the camp grounds. This week good times were had by all. Mason attended Lodge Week, slept in the great unit of Raganeau and made more great friends. Walker […]
My drive up to Indianapolis yesterday made the early pick up of scouts at camp a breeze. I arrived at 9:30 am and they were just finishing up inspection. Cole and Mason jumped in my car and we headed back from Camp Ransburg. Thanks to several of the dads, I have some photos to piece […]
Pictures of the boys popped up on Bunk 1 this week starting with Walker’s job on Sunday doing temperature checks. He played the drum at the Inspection one night. I bet he was happy to get that opportunity. Justin was Mason’s unit leader this week. He is a very happy, go lucky guy and Mason […]
Holy moly! It’s Mason’s third time heading to Camp Ransburg. He’s grown a lot since his first year. Our growing troop is sending twelve kiddos and three leaders. (One scout headed up separately and is not in the group photo.) This year Mason is doing several fun merit badges—water sports and motor boating, one Eagle […]
The sounds of campers in the old dining hall always brings joy to my heart but it was electrifying this week. I almost couldn’t sleep last night because I was so excited to head out to camp and see the boys. Both had a really good first week. Walker said hello briefly before heading off […]
It was good to get back to Camp Ondessonk today for the first session of camp. Our 9:15 am arrival was early enough this time to earn us first place in the queue but had we dallied even five minutes, we would have been third. Selby tradition dictates a walk from the car to the […]
Walker has been looking forward to this day for years. Today marks the first time he is driving himself to camp in the summer. Today he begins a five week stint as an LIT. Last summer he was a CIT, a counselor in training, for two weeks. This summer he is one step closer to […]
This article was written by Alissa Hollmann, Camping Services Director, and published in the Camp Ondessonk newsletter and blog. Pictured above, Walker, Sage, Josie and Abbie About a month after the dust settled on the 2018 Summer Camp Season, I sat down with campers Walker Selby, Abbie Hernandez, and Josie Hooten, who were willing to […]
We spent our Labor Day out at Camp Ondessonk. This is the second time we have been invited to the special event reserved for those who have given time, talent and treasure to camp. It’s a very mellow weekend and for many campers and former staff, it’s a big reunion. Most of the regular activities […]