by PIC | Mar 10, 2025 | Pine Needle
By Miller Elston This is a four-day canoeing trip for ages 13-14 on the St. Croix River in Downeast Maine. On the first day, we had an early breakfast before starting our drive to the drop-off point. We ate lunch when we got there, then got out on the water. We...
by PIC | Mar 8, 2025 | Pine Needle
By Rob Gowen On March 18, 2024, after years and years of thinking, reading, planning, and hoping, I finally embarked on one of my lifelong bucket-list items: thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. My experience at Pine Island Camp over ten summers between 1981 and 1994,...
by PIC | Mar 6, 2025 | PIC News
Dear PIC Community, The summer is coming up quickly, even though it may not feel like it in your neck of the woods! We have plenty of snow on the ground in Maine, and Great Pond is frozen solid. We’re experiencing a winter like the olds days — snow that...
by PIC | Mar 5, 2025 | PIC News
This past summer, a seismic shift rocked Pine Island Camp. For decades, campers received two cherished pieces of candy during the weekly Saturday Night Show. But in 2024, Director Alex Toole boldly reduced the candy ration to just one piece. “It’s a decision I made...
by PIC | Mar 1, 2025 | Pine Needle
By Alex Toole This past summer, I had the joy of bringing my dog, Scout, to Pine Island. She’s a sweet, quirky creature, and while I had high hopes that she’d fit right in, her start at camp was a little rocky—literally and figuratively. At first, Scout was nervous...
