For the next few years, word of mouth encouraged more girls to attend. In 1932, Catholic Girls Camp moved to our current property on Loon Lake after originally starting on Shawano Lake. Just like today, Camp operated week-long sessions where girls could come for one or multiple weeks.

CGC became acclimated to the grounds and added several cabins and a chapel which held weekly Mass. The chapel still stands (as the Theatre in the Woods) with the altar remaining as a piece of history. 

A bath house was added to camp along with an infirmary, pump house, trading post, and dining hall (accommodating up to 200 campers). A paved driveway and tennis court were later added. The camp was also painted white which led to it's very attractive appearance at the time.

Additions were made to the 10 cabins to accommodate the ever-increasing enrollment!

A large recreation hall was completed with a fireplace, stage, and bathroom. This building was used extensively for all sorts of activities including dancing, Christmas in July, talent shows, and rainy day activities. The rec hall was named Bishop Bona Hall and was also used in emergency as a shelter from severe weather.

A contest was held by the Diocese of Green Bay to rename Catholic Girls Camp. Many names were submitted, but the committee decided upon Camp Tekakwitha. (Blessed) Kateri Tekakwitha was a North American Indian who was later canonized a Saint in 2012.

We call upon Saint Kateri's intercession incessantly at Camp Tekakwitha as we share her love for Jesus and ecology. 

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, pray for us!

Camp Tekakwitha opened to boys and became co-ed. 

All campers were offered a well-rounded program which included swimming, boating, water skiing, sailing, arts and crafts, archery, sports, horseback riding, primitive camping, campfire programs, religious programs, hiking, and nature studies.

The GBDCCW efforts with the camp discontinued when it became too financially taxing. The Diocese of Green Bay took over the responsibility of staffing and operating Camp Tekakwitha.

Camp Tekakwitha had nine cabins, a main lodge, Bishop Bona recreation hall, an infirmary, sandbox (bathrooms), arts and crafts cabin, chapel, trading post, garage, tennis courts with basketball hoops, director's quarters, waterfront area, and a large area of lakefront property with trails through the woods. The grounds were well-kept and very sandy.

In the early 2000s, our main lodge was deteriorating and plans were made to demolish it. Before this could take place, a fire started and burned the lodge to the ground.

Shortly following, a large building campaign allowed Camp to become a year-round operation with the addition of many new buildings. Camp added a new lodge, director's quarters, and health center. As a bonus, the bunkhouses were built for year-round programming and summer lead staff. A generous gift was made to build a new chapel which was to be named St. Francis of Assisi Chapel.

Camp Tekakwitha introduced a new mission and vision statement, deepening its focus on missionary discipleship. 

In 2019, Camp welcomed a record-breaking number of 1,000 campers for the summer season on Loon Lake! This number only continued to grow during the following summers.

A new building was built on the back of cabins 8 & 9 to serve as improved bathroom and FEMA-approved storm shelter space! It is fondly named the "Thunderdome."

This addition is a great resource during our summer season and also duals as a large conference space during our retreat season.