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Honoring Emily Swan: A Legacy of Loyalty
Last December, Emily Swan fully retired from Pine Island after more than 30 years as the camp’s Business Manager. This was a woefully inadequate job title; Emily seamlessly handled everything from finances and payroll to logistics and endlessly frustrating regulations. Her attention to detail touched every aspect of camp life, both during the summer and throughout the year.
A 2023 Saturday Night Show Report
The campers line up on the Honk Lawn, sweet treats in hand. Saturday evening: it’s time for the show! All day during general swim and rest hour, they’ve been trying to get a peek at the goings-on inside Honk Hall, where rehearsals have been underway since the start of morning activities. For hours, rumors have been swirling around the island: Who’s playing Sumner?…
A Camper-Directed SNS?!
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of directing a Saturday Night Show (SNS) at Pine Island, you know that to do so is borderline madness. Your work begins the night before with an idea, perhaps a few one-liners—at most, a rough sketch of a plot for the night’s spectacle. At breakfast on Saturday, you still have no cast…
Please raise a paddle in gratitude to our Directors
We need places that teach our children the beauty, the essentiality, and the fragility of nature. We need places that allow our boys to explore, to wonder, to breathe, to make new friends in a community that is connected by laughter and shared experience…