Whoa! Advanced Stats Ahead!

New program poised to revolutionize PIC performance analytics By Xander Schwartz Pine Island’s position at the pinnacle of summer camp excellence is well-established and in no danger of diminishing, but several months ago, my associates and I became aware of a...

No Need for Sports Camp!

Pine Islanders Find Athletic Success in the Real Worldby Sumner Ford Pine Island is far from a sports camp; indeed, our lack of competition is one of our major selling points. For campers and counselors who spent much of the year battling in various competitive...

A Bulkhead for Bulk Workers!

Since the foundation of Pine Island’s illustrious Leadership Training Internship Program, its staff of rising high-school seniors, known as LTIPs, have been semi-nomadic, living in a variety of places around the island: North Hampton, Tent 1, Kopa Kababa, even a...

Just Another LTIP

The job of an LTIP, as anyone who knows will tell you, is work. Long, arduous, sometimes pouring-rain work, which tends to focus everyone on the task at hand. Any apprehension I might have had about being on the marquee as ‘The FIRST Female LTIP at Pine Island Camp...

We’re Hiring!

We are looking for great candidates to fill our last few positions this summer. If you know someone who might be interested in any of these roles, please call (207-465-3031) or email me (sford@pineisland.org). Benefits include: Advanced Wilderness First Aid training...