by PIC | Oct 13, 2026 | Pine Needle, What Boys Learn at Pine Island
Dear Friends of Pine Island Camp, What do you learn when you learn to fish at Pine Island? You learn to tie a surgeon’s knot, and how to cast from shore and from a boat. You learn about Maine’s freshwater and saltwater species, and how to reel in and release a fish....
by PIC | Oct 6, 2026 | Pine Needle
Dear Friends of Pine Island Camp, When you spend your summers without your phone (and electricity), you start to get creative quickly. From clever campfire games to full-length theatrical shows, campers tap into their imagination and discover that it’s...
by PIC | Sep 22, 2026 | Pine Needle
Dear Friends of Pine Island Camp, Imagine this: You’re a young man of about fourteen, enjoying life on a small island with your friends, when a group of girls from a neighboring camp come sailing within shouting distance of your tent, which sits, sides...
by PIC | Aug 20, 2026 | PIC News
Pine Island’s 2026 season was another great one! Campers earned ranks in their favorite activities, explored the remote Maine North Woods, performed in Campfire skits and Saturday Night Shows, and, most importantly, built a community where every boy’s energy and...
by PIC | Aug 3, 2026 | PIC News
More than fifteen years ago, then-director Ben Swan walked into the office of University of Virginia nursing professor Theresa Carroll with a simple question: Could she help him find a nursing student to serve as Pine Island’s camp medic? That chance...
