In honor of Hurricane Island Outward Bound School's 60th anniversary, we recently reached out to our staff—both past and present—and asked them to share a memory or story from their time working for HIOBS. We were curious about what their... READ MORE

Written by McKenzie Kimball 2020 was the first summer in the past five years that I didn’t spend the entire season primarily in a tent, on a boat, or in staff housing.  My blonde hair is curiously dark, my skin... READ MORE

Little did I know, stepping off the bus in Rockland ME, that summer, my life was about to change, forever... From the minute we set sail for the deeper waters of Penobscot Bay, tucked off the cold North Atlantic Ocean,... READ MORE

Outward Bound programs are renowned for teaching profound lessons - many of which are discovered weeks, months, or even years after the course itself. These lessons reverberate through the lives of our alumni from all kinds of programs and... READ MORE