Alumni News & Notes – Winter 2025
Hello Pemi Family! Over the last couple weeks, the Pemi team has been fortunate enough to enjoy alumni gatherings in New York City and Boston, where we caught up with a large number of alumni who had been at Pemi as recently as 2024 and as long ago as 1952. We love any opportunity to […]
What Is Bean Soup?
What is Bean Soup? If you have any connection to Pemi, chances are you know the answer; if you’re brand new to the community, you’re almost certainly scratching your head and saying “Huh?” Bean Soup is one of Pemi’s oldest and most cherished traditions, dating back to the summer of 1910, meaning that 2025’s serving […]
Pemi West – 16s Program 2025
For the 2025 summer, we’re excited to share news that Pemi West will break new ground by heading north to Montana for an incredible two-week experience canoeing on the Missouri River and backpacking in Yellowstone National Park. The trip is open to anyone – veteran Pemi campers and those brand new to Pemi, boys and […]
Family Camp 2024
For most people in the Pemi community, the phrase “the last day of camp” would be easy to define: it’s the day when the boys leave. For well over a century, that’s been a relatively uncontroversial definition. Sure, some might have claimed that the counselors left the next day so that was the real “last […]
2024 Newsletter #7
Hello from the much quieter shores of Lower Baker Pond, On Saturday, August 10th, Pemi’s campers scattered to the winds, returning to their homes near and far filled with tales of an incredible summer and the energy and spirit that we thrived on throughout Pemi 2024. While every Pemi summer feels, and is, special, the […]
2024 Newsletter #5
Greetings from Pemi, We’re now ten days into the second session of Pemi 2024, but it feels like the community has been together for ages. It’s been a full week of activities, trips, nature exploration, sports, and creative endeavors here at camp. Our full season and veteran boys have helped the new guys settle in, […]
2024 Newsletter #4
Hello from Pemi! A quick note if you’re just now starting to read these newsletters for the summer: they’re typically posted on Tuesday or Wednesday, and all photos can be enlarged by clicking on them to see the full-sized image. Today’s newsletter comes right at the midway point of the 2024 summer. On Saturday we […]
2024 Newsletter #3
Hello from Wentworth, What a week it’s been at Pemi! Since the last installment of these newsletters, we’ve had the 4th of July, multiple sibling ice cream trips with sisters at nearby camps, a BVT Day, the Allagash canoe trip heading off to Maine, a swim meet, a trip to the local food pantry, projects […]
2024 Newsletter #2
Greetings from Wentworth! While this is somehow only the second newsletter of the 2024 summer, it feels like everyone in camp is a years-long veteran already. The boys are fully into the rhythm of life at Pemi – they’ve formed bonds with their cabinmates, they run around camp as if they’ve been here forever, and […]
2024 Newsletter #1
Hello Pemi Families and Friends, Welcome to our first newsletter of Pemi 2024! These weekly missives will give you a glimpse into the goings-on here at camp, from the everyday activities to weekly events to trips, athletic contests, special events, and so much more. They’ll typically be posted and sent out on Tuesday afternoons or […]
2024 Pemi Staff
The 2024 Pemi season is finally upon us! We’re mere hours away from the start of Pemi’s 117th summer, and the staff here at camp can’t wait for the campers to arrive. Counselors are currently spread all across camp putting the finishing touches on all of our program areas to ensure everything is in tip-top […]
Pemi Hut Trips: Part Two
If you missed Part One of our hut trip series, focused on Greenleaf Hut, here you go! It’s tough to find better than Greenleaf and the Franconia Ridge, but the trips undertaken by our Seniors to Lakes of the Clouds and Madison Spring Huts might just accomplish that impressive feat. These two huts stand abreast […]