by PIC | Dec 10, 2025 | PIC News
This blog post appeared on the website of camp search database Sleepawayz. To read this post in full on the Sleepawayz website, click here. By Alex Toole As the director of a full-season boys’ camp in Maine, I’m asked the same questions by nearly every new family:...
by PIC | Nov 26, 2025 | PIC News
If you’d prefer to listen to this message, head over to the PineCast on Spotify or Apple. Dear Friends of Pine Island Camp, Believe it or not, we’re already approaching Thanksgiving, even though it feels like yesterday that we waved goodbye to the last boatload...
by PIC | Oct 1, 2025 | PIC News
Pine Island is different. Every summer we build a unique community, one that draws on and is enhanced by the talents and energy of every one of our campers and staff. It’s something special. It starts with small successes: hiking a mountain, making a shelter,...
by PIC | Sep 11, 2025 | PIC News
Dear Friends of Pine Island Camp, Pine Island’s 2025 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...
by PIC | Jul 30, 2025 | PIC News, Pine Needle
We are excited to share the Mid-Summer Pine Needle, a collection of articles, trip reports and artwork created by campers during a journalism session earlier this month. It offers a glimpse into the creative, imaginative, and active lives of Pine Islanders. We hope...
by PIC | Jun 24, 2025 | PIC News
Dear Friends of Pine Island Camp, Our 2025 season is about to begin! On Friday, June 27, we’ll welcome a terrific group of boys from nineteen states and five countries to Pine Island. We’re excited to share the next six weeks with them! Each day at Pine...
