by PIC | Oct 20, 2026 | Pine Needle, What Boys Learn at Pine Island
Dear Friends of Pine Island Camp, Trips are a big part of the Pine Island experience. We send out more than 30 hiking and paddling trips each summer, and those who love them have been dubbed “trippin’ fools” (listen to “I’m a Camper at PIC” for context). I’m...
by PIC | Oct 13, 2026 | Pine Needle, What Boys Learn at Pine Island
Dear Friends of Pine Island Camp, What do you learn when you learn to fish at Pine Island? You learn to tie a surgeon’s knot, and how to cast from shore and from a boat. You learn about Maine’s freshwater and saltwater species, and how to reel in and release a fish....
by PIC | Oct 6, 2026 | Pine Needle
Dear Friends of Pine Island Camp, When you spend your summers without your phone (and electricity), you start to get creative quickly. From clever campfire games to full-length theatrical shows, campers tap into their imagination and discover that it’s...
by PIC | Sep 22, 2026 | Pine Needle
Dear Friends of Pine Island Camp, Imagine this: You’re a young man of about fourteen, enjoying life on a small island with your friends, when a group of girls from a neighboring camp come sailing within shouting distance of your tent, which sits, sides...
by PIC | Jul 25, 2026 | PIC News, Pine Needle
We’re pleased to present this year’s Mid-Summer Pine Needle! Created by campers during a journalism session with editor Harry Swan, these stories, trip reports, and artwork offer a window into life at Pine Island through their eyes. We hope you enjoy...
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...
