“Everyone’s creativity has to be in full force." It’s an exciting time at Pine Tree Society and Pine Tree Camp as we plan for what more we can do to support Maine people with disabilities. Check out this Maine Summer Camps feature story about the innovation behind our "Camp to You" initiative at this link. The American Camp Association New Read More ›
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Virtual Pine Tree Camp Info Sessions
***Registration is required. The Zoom conference login will be sent to participants after registration*** Click here to register. Questions? Please contact Lori Chesley at lchesley@pinetreesociety.org or 207-386-5993. Taking the leap and sending a child to overnight camp is a big decision for any parent. At these three Zoom conference Read More ›
Don’t miss this all you can eat breakfast
On Saturday, February 1st, snowmobile riders in the 47th annual Dysart’s Snowmobile Ride-in and Q106.5 Egg Ride to benefit Pine Tree Camp will fuel up at the Hungry Hollow 76’ers Clubhouse in Levant with an all-you-can-eat breakfast. “When people think of us, they think of this event,” said Matt Arnold, secretary/treasurer of the Levant Hungry Read More ›
Q106.5 Invites snowmobilers to ride in support of Pine Tree Camp
It’s Pine Tree Camp’s 75th anniversary and Q106.5’s Scott Miller and Cindy Campbell have a special message for Maine snowmobilers. “On Saturday, February 1st, we are inviting anyone who has a sled to join us in support of Pine Tree Camp,” said Scott Miller. “Rest assured, you will not have to carry raw eggs, that will be left to us.” The Read More ›
Welcome to Our Barn
Let it goat, let it goat, let it gooooaat! Winter, we goat this. With a little help from our facilities assistant, Peter Halligan, our famous goats Oreo, Dunkin and Stewart are settled into their new barn at Pine Tree Camp where they will be snug during the winter months on the shores of North Pond. Thanks to the Burger-Roy Family Charitable Read More ›
Pine Tree Society holiday card artist featured by Courier Publications
One of the artists of this year's Pine Tree Society holiday cards, Marieluise Hutchinson of Cushing, was recently featured by Courier Publications. Read the full news story at this link. Her paintings have been featured on our holiday cards seven times. This year, we went back to our archives to offer a special, limited edition rerelease of a Read More ›
Pine Tree Camp opens facility for use by non-profit organizations and increases impact
To many, Pine Tree Camp is known as a summer camp. What might not be so widely known is that Pine Tree Camp is open all year long. About 10 years ago, Pine Tree Camp began offering retreat opportunities, providing the ability for similar organizations to use the beautiful barrier-free campus for their programming. “It’s always been our goal to Read More ›
Something I can’t do anywhere else
“I don’t want to do something I can do anywhere. I want to do something I can’t do anywhere else.” That’s how one of our counselors described why she chose to work at Pine Tree Camp this summer. Our assistant camp director, Mary Schafhauser, couldn’t agree more. “It’s the best experience I’ve ever had. Every day, I get to help someone Read More ›
Behind the scenes at Pine Tree Camp barn raising
Reporters at Newscenter Maine and the Morning Sentinel take you behind the scenes to meet the team of volunteers who came together for a traditional barn raising at Pine Tree Camp. Read the Morning Sentinel story here. Watch the Newscenter Maine report here. Pine Tree Camp stands alone in terms of barrier-free access to nature and Read More ›