Waiters & Camp Aides
As boys progress through their Pemi journey, the opportunities for new adventures and leadership increase. In addition to many other exciting trips and events, our oldest campers take on two roles that provide them with valuable experiences while serving a vital role for camp: working as waiters and camp aides. WAITERS Waiters are assigned to […]
Birthdays at Pemi
What could be better than getting to celebrate your birthday once a year, every year? How about celebrating it three times! If your birthday happens to fall during the Pemi season, that’s often exactly what you get! Pemi campers get their birthday celebrated on the day itself, during the Birthday Banquet, and then typically again […]
Reading After Taps
It should come as no surprise to anyone who’s ever been around boys aged 8-15 that a Pemi day includes lots of noise. From shouts of excitement (or groans of frustration in Senior Camp) at Reveille to joyous Mess Hall singing to raucous laughter during Bean Soup, sound fills Pemi days. Yet as the sun […]
2022-2023 Pemi Board Updates
Last fall, Pemi’s Board of Directors welcomed two new members and also saw the elevation of two current members to new leadership positions. Joining the Board were Dottie Reed and Sky Fauver! Additionally, Allyson Fauver assumed the position of Board president and Dan Reed took on the role of vice-president! Read on for more on […]
Defining Photos of 2022
As 2022 draws to a close and winter begins to rear its head in earnest across much of the United States, we want to take a look back at some of the defining photos from an incredible summer! Pemi’s 115th summer will be remembered for many different reasons by many different people, so the offerings […]
115th Reunion Newsletter!
After a hugely successful 2022 season, including record attendance at our third annual Family Camp, members of the Pemi family gathered together to celebrate our 115th summer! These reunions, held every five years, are a special opportunity for the Pemi community to travel back to the shores of Lower Baker for a weekend of reminiscing, […]
2022 Newsletter #8
Greetings from Camp Pemigewassett! I’m writing, sadly, not from the placid shores of Lower Baker but rather from the confines of a South Boston apartment. Like (almost all of) our boys and staff, I’ve made the journey away from Pemi and back to the outside world. While it’s been nice to reconnect with family and […]
2022 Newsletter #7
Hello from the tropics of Wentworth! The last week has seen an unusual run of hot and humid days here at Pemi, but that hasn’t slowed us down one bit. We’ve mixed in some Gatorade with our water coolers at event locations, added extra dips in Lower Baker, and fired up our water cannon to […]
2022 Newsletter #6
Good afternoon from yet another beautiful day in Wentworth, The weather here at Pemi continues to spoil us as we enjoy a perfect mix of warm sunny days and cool nights that are perfect for sleeping. We may see a few scattered late summer storms now that the calendar has turned to August, but on […]
2022 Newsletter #5
Good morning from the shores of Lower Baker! Somehow, we’re already a full week into the second half here at Pemi – the summer is truly flying by! It’s been an action-packed week, as the new boys who joined us last Tuesday have jumped in head-first. The way that cabin groups and the broader community […]
2022 Newsletter #4
Good afternoon from a sweltering day here in Wentworth! The past week has seen a flurry of activity as we wrapped up the first session and started our second. We said goodbye to our first session boys with a wonderful banquet on Sunday night (more on that below) and then we welcomed in the second […]
2022 Newsletter #3
Hello from Wentworth! It’s been another wonderful week here at Pemi as we rapidly approach the midpoint of the summer. One week from today we’ll be welcoming in our second session campers, having said goodbye to our first session boys the day before. Life will not slow down at all in the final days of […]