by PIC | Feb 13, 2026 | Pine Needle
Volunteer Whit Fisher gives one of the Stimson dories a fresh coat of paint. By Sam Lanoff 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...
by PIC | Feb 10, 2026 | Pine Needle
The big game in progress on the Ballfield By Alex Toole 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...
by PIC | Feb 9, 2026 | Pine Needle
The moose off the western shore of the Second Island, photographed from a respectful distance 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...
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 | Mar 17, 2025 | Pine Needle
The 2018 Ex-Camp group that Ms. Chandler encountered on the Allagash. Standing: Ian Ford, Cole Wofford, Anders Westerman, Dylan Ashby, Ash Fraiman, Alex Sidorsky, Satchel Toole. Kneeling: David Austin, Ben Brill, Tom Straus. By Sarah Hunter Late one night last fall,...
by PIC | Mar 11, 2025 | Pine Needle
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...
