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...
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...
