When Camp Onanda Gives Her Call: Camp History on Canandaigua Lake

In 1883, eleven Rochester women formed the Young Women's Association, and in 1919 they purchased Camp Onanda to provide an escape for young factory girls. The YWCA carried on that mission into the 1980s so that girls from all walks of life could experience the joys of camp. Over the decades, girls enjoyed summer activities like archery and sailing, drinking bug juice around the campfire and swimming lessons. They came from all over to experience the great outdoors, free from the economic ha...