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“That’s No Loon…”

“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…

Hmmm… Yum!

Hmmm… Yum!

We dined on classic Brazilian dishes like Feijoada, a stew with sausage, veggies, and black beans with Anna’s unique twist (a couple of orange slices), and Brigadeiro, often solidified and known as Brazil’s chocolate truffle…

A 2023 Saturday Night Show Report

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?!

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…