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Founded in 1906 by Rev. Ernest Joseph Dennen, an Episcopal minister from Lynn, Massachusetts.
In 1906, he purchased an old farmstead on Lake Sebago, ME, an ideal spot for bringing the boys of his parish up from the city to the pine scented shores to reward the boys for their efforts in the character-building program he called the Order of Sir Galahad.
Twenty boys attended camp the first summer and slept in canvas tents and the Farmhouse. In 1907, the Bungalow was constructed and by 1930 the Great Hall, Commons, and the rest of the camp were built.
Today, O-AT-KA serves 150 campers and has over sixty buildings, two playing fields, five tennis courts, a covered basketball court, rifle and archery ranges, and a seven-studio arts center. Members of the camp community come from more than 30 states and 12 foreign countries.
