Point O'Pines Camp for Girls http://www.pointopines.com Point O'Pines Summer Camp for Girls Sat, 12 May 2012 23:21:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 A Beautiful Day at POP http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/a-beautiful-day-at-pop/ http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/a-beautiful-day-at-pop/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 23:21:17 +0000 erin http://www.pointopines.com/?p=3544 As the sun sparkles on the lake during this beautiful spring day, it feels like camp should be filled with our wonderful campers!!  We can’t wait for the summer to begin – only 41 more days!!

]]> http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/a-beautiful-day-at-pop/feed/ 0 What a Weekend! http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/what-a-weekend/ http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/what-a-weekend/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:19:04 +0000 brandon http://www.pointopines.com/?p=3533 read more »]]> This weekend camp was full of voices, songs and cheers.  The girls ran the Wacked-Up Relay and competed in Aunt Emma’s Auction.  It featured great friends, great memories and lots of Peakers.  Even though it was March, it was just like a regular day at camp.  Many of our Alumnae were able to enjoy reliving camp as our guest for a reunion weekend celebrating 55 summers at Point O’Pines Camp.  We loved seeing everyone and the life-long friendships warmed all of our hearts.  We love you, girls, and miss you already. 

Photos of the festivities are available by logging in on our home page and looking in the photo album, or in our alumnae group on Facebook.

The Alumnae stacking cans. ]]> http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/what-a-weekend/feed/ 0 100 Days http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/100-days/ http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/100-days/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:17:29 +0000 brandon http://www.pointopines.com/?p=3522

Wow!  Today it is only 100 days until we are together again.  We are getting excited, how about you?  What are you the most excited for?

]]> http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/100-days/feed/ 3 Swimming Anyone? http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/swimming-anyone/ http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/swimming-anyone/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:47:01 +0000 brandon http://www.pointopines.com/?p=3494 read more »]]> This has been quite an interesting week out on Brant Lake.  Today a group of SCUBA divers came out to enjoy Brant Lake under the ice.  The group cut through the ice to practice their ice diving skills.  While I love the lake, I stayed high and dry today, and snapped a few pictures for you.  Have any of you ever seen ice divers in action?

Ice Diving in Brant Lake ]]> http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/swimming-anyone/feed/ 2 Bald Eagles Returning to Brant Lake http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/bald-eagles-returning/ http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/bald-eagles-returning/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:09:25 +0000 brandon http://www.pointopines.com/?p=3476 read more »]]> In the past few years we have seen more bald eagles up here on Brant Lake.  Last year, Sue and Jim even had an eagle land on a tree behind their house, and this morning Brandon finally caught one of them on film.  While they generally stay away from the busyness of the summer these surprisingly huge birds are becoming an increasingly frequent sight.  This bald eagle was out in the middle of the frozen lake early this morning.  What an amazing place to call home.

 Bald Eagle on Brant Lake

Winter Morning on Brant Lake ]]> http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/bald-eagles-returning/feed/ 0 A Wonderful Winter Weekend at The Point http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/a-wonderful-winter-weekend-at-the-point/ http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/a-wonderful-winter-weekend-at-the-point/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:04:31 +0000 erin http://www.pointopines.com/?p=3466 read more »]]> We had an AMAZING weekend with the Seniors of 2011!  Although the girls enjoyed winter activities at the Point including tubing at Gore Mountain and walking to Schultz’s Island on the ice, they were most excited about planning for the upcoming P.O.P. summer!  It was great to spend time together with some of our summer family. We can’t wait until we are all back together on June 23rd!!

Update: Photos of the weekend are up in your account when you log in.

Senior Retreat 2012 ]]> http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/a-wonderful-winter-weekend-at-the-point/feed/ 0 We can’t wait!! http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/we-cant-wait/ http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/we-cant-wait/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:28:49 +0000 erin http://www.pointopines.com/?p=3462 We are excitedly counting down the days until the Seniors of 2011 arrive at camp for their winter retreat on Saturday!  We can’t wait to hear all the wonderful events that they have planned for the summer of 2012!!

]]> http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/we-cant-wait/feed/ 0 The Staff of 2012 at POP http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/the-staff-of-2012-is-coming-together/ http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/the-staff-of-2012-is-coming-together/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:45:38 +0000 erin http://www.pointopines.com/?p=3452 read more »]]> Sherie and Jackie are on the road this week meeting with some of our great returning staff in Michigan and interviewing potential new staff for the summer of 2012! We have a lot of wonderful returning staff who will be joining us again for the upcoming summer – they are so excited to get back to their summer home!

]]> http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/the-staff-of-2012-is-coming-together/feed/ 1 Winter Has Finally Arrived at POP! http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/winter-has-finally-arrive-at-pop/ http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/winter-has-finally-arrive-at-pop/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:15:41 +0000 erin http://www.pointopines.com/?p=3444 read more »]]> Happy New Year from Camp!!  Winter has finally arrived in the Adirondacks and we are excited to watch camp transform into a winter wonderland!  The lake completely froze over this week – it should be nice and solid in a couple of weeks so the Seniors of 2011 can walk to Schultz’s Island during their retreat . For our current camp families, the January Mailing with information about how to complete important forms, organize uniform clothing, etc. will be arriving at your homes this week.  Let us know if you have any questions!snowman

]]> http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/winter-has-finally-arrive-at-pop/feed/ 0 Happy Holidays to Our Point O’Pines Family! http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/happy-holidays-to-our-point-opines-family/ http://www.pointopines.com/news-from-the-point/happy-holidays-to-our-point-opines-family/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:54:11 +0000 erin http://www.pointopines.com/?p=3436 Happy Holidays to our Point O’Pines Family!  We hope you have a safe and happy holiday season and a terrific New Year!  We can’t wait to see you in 2012!

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