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 […]
Johanna Zabawa – Assistant Director
I am excited to share the news that Johanna Zabawa has joined the directorial team at Pemi as an Assistant Director! In September of 2022, Johanna returned to Pemi in a year-round, multi-faceted role encompassing winter administrative duties as well as overseeing Pemi’s Health and Wellness efforts. This past winter, Johanna added the role of […]
The Distance Swim
Generations of Pemi campers have swum their distance, helping to establish this camp tradition as a staple of the Pemi program. This open water swim is a fun, personal challenge that develops grit and resilience. It’s often among a boy’s most memorable moments at camp.
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 […]
Pemi Hut Trips: Part One
From their earliest days as Juniors, Pemi campers take to the trails to experience the majesty, tranquility, and camaraderie of being out in the woods with their friends. For the younger campers, these trips most frequently consist of day hikes up nearby mountains such as Cube, Rattlesnake, or Black; an initial exposure to our overnight […]
Cans from Campers Program Receives National Award
New Orleans, LA – February 6, 2024 Camp Pemigewassett is proud to announce that our Cans from Campers initiative has received a 2024 Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence from the American Camp Association. Cans from Campers founder and Pemi Board member Dottie Reed, former director and Pemi shareholder Tom Reed, Jr., Pemi director […]
Defining Photos of 2023
As we count down to the end of 2023, we want to take a moment to look back on some of the highlights from another incredible Pemi summer. Pemi’s 116th summer was filled with kindness, laughter, friendships, and the foundations of lifelong bonds. While we could never hope to capture all that magic in a […]
Alumni News & Notes – Winter 2023
Greetings, Pemi Family! As we steadily march towards the end of an eventful 2023, I’m excited to share a wide variety of news and notes from the extended Pemi family. While campers and staff eagerly await the arrival of Bean Soup, volume 114, it’s an honor and a joy to get to share this round […]
Pemi West 2023
Pemi West provides former and new campers alike with the opportunity to hone their wilderness adventure skills, develop leadership abilities, and spend time bonding in one of the most picturesque parts of the United States: the Four Corners area of the southwest. The group consists of our Pemi campers, a Pemi trip leader, and two […]
Community Service & Engagement at Pemi
The Pemi experience provides innumerable opportunities for boys to have fun, try new activities, improve in areas of strength, and learn how to live in community with their peers. In addition to all these benefits, Pemi provides some less obvious but equally important chances for boys to develop, as our mission states, into “caring and […]