Author Archives: Lake Owego

Fleas, Ticks & Mosquitoes: Oh My!

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Lake Owego

A Note from the Health Center to our Camp Parents: We’d like to take a moment to share our plan of action for the risks associated with tick, flea and mosquito bites throughout the United States. Camp has been taking steps to … Continue reading →

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Fun Facts about Lake Owego Camp

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Lake Owego

Spring is in the air! Summer 2026 will be here before we know it!   Lake Owego is full of tradition, rituals and special names, and though there’s no pressure to learn them yet, we thought it might be fun to … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Lake Owego
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Owego Cares: Camp and Costa Rica by L.J. Horowitz

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Lake Owego

Going to Costa Rica was one of the most enriching opportunities I have ever been awarded. What could be better than spending two weeks with your best camp friends in a great place like Costa Rica? The trip proved to … Continue reading →

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Owego Cares: Spotlight Lenny Miller

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Lake Owego

For my Bar Mitzvah Project, I decided that because I loved camp so much and knew how much it changed me as a person, I would do something to help other kids get to camp. I wanted to collect things … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life of a Junior Camper

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Lake Owego

  Waking up at Lake Owego Camp as a Junior Camper, is unlike anything else. It starts with some crazy singing by your favorite Unit Leader and Head Counselor to help get you up. The next hour so can be … Continue reading →

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Lake Owego Camp Alumni Spotight: Jordan Kaplan

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Lake Owego

Hey Owego!! Hope everyone is having a nice start to another school year. For me, this year has started in a flash as I enter my second year of medical school at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. It’s busy … Continue reading →

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Kyle’s Favorite Days at Camp, Summer 2014

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Lake Owego

  In thinking back to this past summer at Lake Owego, there were so many amazing days. There was the first day of counselor camp, when I got to meet our international staff, in person, for the first time and … Continue reading →

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Camper to Camper…Don’t Waste a Minute

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Lake Owego

We wanted to share this note with you from an alumni, written on the eve of the start of camp this past summer. He finished his camper days in 2013 and was unable to return for Summer 2014. He’ll return … Continue reading →

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Song Lyrics, Frontier Week 2014

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Lake Owego

If you ever had to wonder what Lake Owego means to the campers, the staff, the alumni, you only need to look as far as the lyrics to the Frontier Week songs and the Olympic Captains’ speeches. They tell the … Continue reading →

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