Camp Onomia
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Camp Onomia is a Lutheran
summer camp
on Shakopee Lake near Onamia, Minnesota
, about 50 miles (80.5 km) north of Minneapolis-Saint Paul. It is adjoined to Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
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to authorize the purchase of 144 acre (0.58274784 km²) on Shakopee Lake and Warren Lake. The original property was mostly wetlands and swamps and had only a primitive log barn and a farmhouse
. Plans for the development of the camp were made by Site Planners and Architects. Clearing of the grounds was started in 1948 and the first camp program was held in the summer of 1948 under the leadership of Bill and Iona Knoll. The first family camp was held in 1952 and the Lutheran World Federation
gathering took place there in 1957. Lakeview and Pine Needle dormitories were added in the early 1950s, Woodland was completed in 1954, and the motel was completed in 1959. Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
(which the camp adjoins) was established in 1957. The Fireside Circle was completed in 1959, the Braun Chapel was completed in 1961, the camp manager
's home was completed in 1963, and the all-season retreat center was completed in 1972. The Southeastern Minnesota District of The American Lutheran Church gained control of the camp in 1975, 80 acre
s were added to the camp in 1980, and the camp paid off its mortgage in 1987. An association of congregations from five of Minnesota's six synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA) took over ownership of the camp in 1988.
(Lakeview, Pine Needle, Woodland), a cafeteria
/meeting hall (Friendship Hall), a family motel
, a chapel
(Braun Chapel), an all-seasons retreat center and various outbuildings.
, Blaine
, Byron
, Cannon Falls
, Cottage Grove
, Eagan
, Eden Prairie
, Elk River
, Hanover
, Hayfield
, Henderson
, Hillman
, Isle
, Lakeville
, Malmo
, Maplewood
, Milaca
, Minneapolis
, Minneota
, Minnetonka
, New Hope
, New Richland
, Onamia
, Otisco, Owatonna
, Pine Island
, Princeton
, Rochester
, Rockford
, St. Paul
, South St. Paul, and Stillwater
.
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
summer camp
Summer camp
Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....
on Shakopee Lake near Onamia, Minnesota
Onamia, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 847 people, 318 households, and 171 families residing in the city. The population density was 938.3 people per square mile . There were 355 housing units at an average density of 393.3 per square mile...
, about 50 miles (80.5 km) north of Minneapolis-Saint Paul. It is adjoined to Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, also known as Kathio Site, is a Minnesota state park on Mille Lacs Lake. The park preserves habitation sites and mound groups, believed to date between 3000 BC and 1750 AD, that document Sioux Indian culture and Ojibwe-Sioux relationships...
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History
In 1948 Reverends Arthur Braun, William Tinge, Otto Herder Paul Bredow convinced the Minnesota District of the American Lutheran ChurchAmerican Lutheran Church
The American Lutheran Church was a Christian Protestant denomination in the United States that existed from 1960 to 1987. Its headquarters was in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Upon its formation in 1960, the ALC designated Augsburg Publishing House , also located in Minneapolis, as the church publisher...
to authorize the purchase of 144 acre (0.58274784 km²) on Shakopee Lake and Warren Lake. The original property was mostly wetlands and swamps and had only a primitive log barn and a farmhouse
Farmhouse
Farmhouse is a general term for the main house of a farm. It is a type of building or house which serves a residential purpose in a rural or agricultural setting. Most often, the surrounding environment will be a farm. Many farm houses are shaped like a T...
. Plans for the development of the camp were made by Site Planners and Architects. Clearing of the grounds was started in 1948 and the first camp program was held in the summer of 1948 under the leadership of Bill and Iona Knoll. The first family camp was held in 1952 and the Lutheran World Federation
Lutheran World Federation
The Lutheran World Federation is a global communion of national and regional Lutheran churches headquartered in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. The federation was founded in the Swedish city of Lund in the aftermath of the Second World War in 1947 to coordinate the activities of the...
gathering took place there in 1957. Lakeview and Pine Needle dormitories were added in the early 1950s, Woodland was completed in 1954, and the motel was completed in 1959. Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, also known as Kathio Site, is a Minnesota state park on Mille Lacs Lake. The park preserves habitation sites and mound groups, believed to date between 3000 BC and 1750 AD, that document Sioux Indian culture and Ojibwe-Sioux relationships...
(which the camp adjoins) was established in 1957. The Fireside Circle was completed in 1959, the Braun Chapel was completed in 1961, the camp manager
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
's home was completed in 1963, and the all-season retreat center was completed in 1972. The Southeastern Minnesota District of The American Lutheran Church gained control of the camp in 1975, 80 acre
Acre
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
s were added to the camp in 1980, and the camp paid off its mortgage in 1987. An association of congregations from five of Minnesota's six synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
(ELCA) took over ownership of the camp in 1988.
Grounds
The grounds consists of three dormitoriesDormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
(Lakeview, Pine Needle, Woodland), a cafeteria
Cafeteria
A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen...
/meeting hall (Friendship Hall), a family motel
Motel
A motor hotel, or motel for short, is a hotel designed for motorists, and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles...
, a chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
(Braun Chapel), an all-seasons retreat center and various outbuildings.
Churches
The churches which have partial ownership are in the following cities: Belle PlaineBelle Plaine, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,789 people, 1,396 homes and 949 families residing in the city. The population density was 932.7 people per square cube . There were 1,424 housing units at an average density of 350.5 per square mile...
, Blaine
Blaine, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 44,942 people, 15,898 households, and 12,177 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,330 people per square mile . There are 16,169 housing units at an average density of 477.6 per square mile...
, Byron
Byron, Minnesota
Byron is a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States, approximately 5 miles west of Rochester on U.S. Route 14. It is surrounded by Kalmar Township. The population was 4,914 at the 2010 census....
, Cannon Falls
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,795 people, 1,550 households, and 996 families residing in the city. The population density was 946.4 people per square mile . There were 1,611 housing units at an average density of 401.8 per square mile...
, Cottage Grove
Cottage Grove, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 30,582 people, 9,932 households, and 8,462 families residing in the city. The population density was 899.9 people per square mile . There were 10,024 housing units at an average density of 295.0 per square mile...
, Eagan
Eagan, Minnesota
Eagan is a city south of Saint Paul in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River. Eagan and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the fifteenth largest...
, Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 54,901 people, 20,457 households, and 14,579 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 21,026 housing units at an average density of 649.2 per square mile...
, Elk River
Elk River, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,447 people, 5,664 households, and 4,400 families residing in the city. Recent estimates show the population at 21,329 as of 2005. The population density was 385.5 people per square mile . There were 5,782 housing units at an average density of 135.5 per...
, Hanover
Hanover, Minnesota
Hanover is a city in Hennepin and Wright counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 2,938 at the 2010 census. Most of Hanover lies in Wright County; only a small part of the city extends into Hennepin County....
, Hayfield
Hayfield, Minnesota
Hayfield is a city in Dodge County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,340 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Transportation:...
, Henderson
Henderson, Minnesota
Henderson is a city in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 886 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
, Hillman
Hillman, Minnesota
Hillman is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 38 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
, Isle
Isle, Minnesota
Isle is a city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 751 at the 2010 census. Its name in the Ojibwe language is "Chi-minising" , due to being located right by Malone Island of Mille Lacs Lake, the largest island of that lake.-Geography:According to the United States...
, Lakeville
Lakeville, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 43,128 people, 13,609 households, and 11,526 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,192.4 people per square mile . There were 13,799 housing units at an average density of 381.5 per square mile...
, Malmo
Malmo, Minnesota
Malmo is an unincorporated community in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located on the northeast corner of Mille Lacs Lake at the junction of State Highway 18, State Highway 47, and Aitkin County Road 2....
, Maplewood
Maplewood, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,947 people, 13,758 households, and 9,190 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,017.5 people per square mile . There were 14,004 housing units at an average density of 808.5 per square mile...
, Milaca
Milaca, Minnesota
Milaca is a city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,946 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Mille Lacs County and is situated on the Rum River.-Geography:...
, Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
, Minneota
Minneota, Minnesota
Minneota is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,392 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land...
, Minnetonka
Minnetonka, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 51,301 people, 21,393 households, and 14,097 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,893.0 persons per square mile . There were 22,228 housing units at an average density of 818.9 per square mile...
, New Hope
New Hope, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,873 people, 8,665 households, and 5,268 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,098.6 people per square mile . There were 8,746 housing units at an average density of 1,717.4 per square mile...
, New Richland
New Richland, Minnesota
New Richland is a city in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,203 at the 2010 census. Located in rural south-central Minnesota, New Richland is a small town with a strong agricultural base.-Geography:...
, Onamia
Onamia, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 847 people, 318 households, and 171 families residing in the city. The population density was 938.3 people per square mile . There were 355 housing units at an average density of 393.3 per square mile...
, Otisco, Owatonna
Owatonna, Minnesota
Owatonna is a city in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 25,599 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Steele County. Owatonna is home to the Steele County Fairgrounds, which hosts the Steele County Free Fair in August....
, Pine Island
Pine Island, Minnesota
Pine Island is a city in Goodhue and Olmsted counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 3,263 at the 2010 census. Most of Pine Island is in Goodhue County, but a small part extends into Olmsted County, making it part of the Rochester metropolitan area.The community has a strong...
, Princeton
Princeton, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,933 people, 1,624 households, and 998 families residing in the city. The population density was 887.7 people per square mile . There were 1,670 housing units at an average density of 376.9 per square mile...
, Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Olmsted County. Located on both banks of the Zumbro River, The city has a population of 106,769 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it Minnesota's third-largest city and the largest outside of the...
, Rockford
Rockford, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,484 people, 1,296 households, and 929 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,021.2 people per square mile . There were 1,333 housing units at an average density of 773.3 per square mile...
, St. Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
, South St. Paul, and Stillwater
Stillwater, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,143 people, 5,797 households, and 4,115 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,340.0 people per square mile . There were 5,926 housing units at an average density of 915.7 per square mile...
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