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My First Sloan Weekend
Every year, some six weeks after the Farewell Feed, a number of staff, alumni, parents—and even some especially brave significant others—return to Pine Island to help repair and maintain the camp’s fleet of wooden boats…
Two Classic Traditions Return to PIC
When I was planning for the summer of 2025, I wanted to bring back some of Pine Island’s old traditions as a novel way to maintain the continuity of our camp’s unique culture. I started combing through archival photos and documents…
Join our Team!
As our enrollment grows, we’re continuing to build an outstanding team of summer staff. We are thrilled with the exceptional individuals who have decided to join us so far — Pine Islanders and new faces alike — but we are still seeking thoughtful, capable people for the following roles…
“That’s No Loon…”
It was a quiet afternoon during Staff Week when Taylor Clyde, ever vigilant and apparently overdue for an eye exam, spotted what he thought was an unusually large loon swimming toward the western shore of the Second Island…




