The first extant issue of Islander, infelicitously titled "Moose Meat," is a mimeographed pamphlet with construction paper covers and a mix of woodblock and mimeoed illustrations and pasted photographic prints. It contains no address list. The names of campers and staff, listed below, are drawn from the text.

	BAILEY	HORACE	CAMPER
	BESSE	ARTHUR	CAMPER
	BESSE	RICHARD	CAMPER
	BROWN?	CHET (CHESTER)	COUNSELOR
	CROSBY	PENNELL	CAMPER
	CROSBY	WILLIAM	CAMPER
	HASKELL	BILL	CAMPER
	DILL	BOBO	COUNSELOR
	FALLGATTER	MR	COUNSELOR
	FRENCH	ELEANOR	HEAD OF CAMP
	FRENCH	JOHN	HEAD OF CAMP
	FRENCH	NAT	COUNSELOR
	RUNDLETT	MISS	COUNSELOR
	STREET	MARY
	TULPA	LEONID	COUNSELOR
	WALE	MR	COUNSELOR
		BARBARA	CAMPER
		FROGGY
		KED	CAMPER
		MAC
		MARY	COOK
		PAGIE	CAMPER
		RUTHIE
		SANDY	CAMPER

For selected contents of 1931 Islander (Moose Meat), click the images below:

Although the people who wrote or are mentioned in these yellowed pages are long dead, it is amazing to consider how some of the traditions they invented remained vibrant -- notably the annual July 4th trek up Great Mountain. The narrative of the canoe trip to Bangor is notable too, especially paddling down the canal that runs through the city. Evidently the tradition of "salt water" canoe trips dates back to the camp's earliest days.

The next to last song -- "Heigh-Ho" (intended to be sung to the tune of "Johnny Comes Marching Home") -- suggests that important elements of the camp, such as the Lodge and the docks, were built during the summer of 1930, with help from the campers.