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Wilderness First Responder Course at PIC
We’re excited to offer a Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course at Pine Island this spring, led by expert instructor Jono Bryant of Aztec Travel.
My First Sloan Weekend
Every year, some six weeks after the Farewell Feed, a number of staff, alumni, parents—and even some especially brave significant others—return to Pine Island to help repair and maintain the camp’s fleet of wooden boats…
Two Classic Traditions Return to PIC
When I was planning for the summer of 2025, I wanted to bring back some of Pine Island’s old traditions as a novel way to maintain the continuity of our camp’s unique culture. I started combing through archival photos and documents…
“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…