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 […]
2023 Newsletter #7
Greetings from Pemi! Hard as it is to believe, we’re well into the final week of the 2023 Pemi summer. The last few days have seen us finish up our regular weekly activities, conclude the trip and athletics season, and transition into Pemi Week – our week of inter-cabin competition and games. It’s in full […]
2023 Newsletter #6
Camp Pemi and our friends from Camp Tecumseh on Lake Winnipesaukee have engaged in a spirited competition for over a hundred years (1908!). It is an experience that every Pemi veteran remembers and has sometimes generated legendary performances from our young athletes and teams. The Mess Hall vibrates each summer with a growing series of […]
2023 Newsletter #3
Hello from the shores of the expanded Lower Baker Pond! It’s been quite a week here at Pemi, with athletics events for campers of all ages, a major milestone in the Nature Program, and a series of trips to the heights and depths of our region, all with a side of rain! Given that unlike […]
2023 Newsletter #2
Hello from the shores of Lower Baker Pond! On the heels of a wonderful celebration of the July 4th holiday, we’re geared up for a stretch of hot, sunny weather here at Pemi! Some rain during the first week of camp has done nothing to dampen spirits, as the Pemi 2023 community has had an […]
2023 Newsletter #1
Greetings from Camp Pemigewassett! I’m thrilled to be sharing the first newsletter of the 2023 season with you all. Each week throughout the summer, we’ll share an update on the happenings here at Pemi. Typically posted between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning, the newsletters will give you a written and photographic glimpse into life at […]
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 […]