by Gareth Robinson | Aug 6, 2025 | Pine Tree Camp, Pine Tree Camp 80th Anniversary, Uncategorized
Michael has been coming to Pine Tree Camp since he was in elementary school. It’s something he loves and feels a special ownership about. “He talks about it every day and tells people ‘Pine Tree Camp is my camp!’,” said his mother, Nicole. At camp, he does it all. He...
by Gareth Robinson | Aug 5, 2025 | Pine Tree Camp, Pine Tree Camp 80th Anniversary
Linda Bonnar-Ivery says with no hesitation that her years working at Pine Tree Camp were the best times of her life. “Definitely the best times of my life. I matured there and made lasting friendships with campers and fellow staff alike. And it’s where I learned I...
by Gareth Robinson | Aug 5, 2025 | Pine Tree Camp, Pine Tree Camp 80th Anniversary
During college, little did Dawn Willard-Robinson know that her first summer as a counselor at Pine Tree Camp would lead to a life-long career and a new family — both with Pine Tree Camp at the heart. “Pine Tree Camp literally changed everything for me,” From meeting...
by Gareth Robinson | Jul 10, 2025 | Pine Tree Camp, Pine Tree Camp 80th Anniversary
Meet the Man Behind Our Logo When Pine Tree Camper, John W. Conner, passed away in 2017 at the age of 86, there were two really important things in his life that his family wanted to pay tribute to: the Shriners Hospitals for Children and Pine Tree Camp. “A lot of...
by Gareth Robinson | Apr 30, 2025 | Pine Tree Camp, Pine Tree Camp 80th Anniversary, Uncategorized
80 Years After: Kathy McMahon – Camp Memories from the 1960s At 71 years old, Kathy McMahon’s memories of Pine Tree Camp go all the way back to 1959 when, as a five year old girl, she stepped foot at camp for the very first time. “I was young but I could tie my...
by Gareth Robinson | Mar 31, 2025 | Pine Tree Camp, Pine Tree Camp 80th Anniversary
80 Years After: Geraldine Mishou – Memories from the 1950s When Geraldine Mishou passed away in 2022, one of the most important legacies she wanted remembered was her connection to Pine Tree Camp. As a girl, Geraldine had polio and spent summers at camp making...
