2025 Newsletter #4
For those just starting to read our newsletters for the second session, a quick programming note at the top: Newsletters are written and sent out weekly, mostly on Tuesdays, though occasionally (like this week) the rhythm of camp can delay the newsletter until Wednesday. You’ll get a brief snippet included in the body of an […]
2025 Newsletter #3
Hello from Pemi, At the top here, and following up on Kenny’s communication earlier this week, I’ll begin this week’s newsletter by again acknowledging the pain and sorrow that all of us in the Pemi community feel for the families, camps, and everyone impacted by the recent flash floods in Texas. As Kenny said, the […]
2025 Newsletter #2
Greetings from Wentworth! It’s been quite a week here on the shores of Lower Baker Pond, as the Pemi season continues at breakneck pace. Not only have the boys and staff been all over the place, but the weather has been doing. During the last seven days, we’ve gone from nearly 100º temperatures with mandatory […]
2025 Newsletter #1
Hello from Pemi and welcome to the 2025 season! First, a quick programming note at the top: Newsletters are written and sent out weekly, mostly on Tuesdays, though occasionally the rhythm of camp can delay the newsletter until Wednesday. You’ll get a brief snippet included in the body of an email, with a link to […]
2025 Pemi Staff
Hello and welcome to the first newsletter of the 2025 Pemi season – our 118th summer! In just a matter of hours, boys and families will begin flooding into camp, having traveled from 24 states and 10 different countries to create our 2025 camp community. It’s a day that so many of us – directors, […]
2025 Division Heads
When speaking with families considering sending their son to Pemi, I’m frequently asked, “What makes Pemi different from other camps? What sets you apart?” I give a variety of answers to this question, as I truly believe that Pemi has many distinctive attributes: our equal focus on four stellar program areas, our private location as […]
Rainy Days at Pemi
When you conjure up an image in your head of summer in New England, chances are bright blue skies, shining water, and lush green grass quickly come to mind. And while it’s true that most days at Pemi do indeed fit this stereotype, we have a confession: sometimes it rains at camp. Try as we […]
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 […]