Pogie’s Adventure Center

2024 marks our 5th year of kid’s camps and Pogie’s 9th year in business. Safely having fun while learning through doing. That sums up our kids programs. Safety comes first in all that we do. Our programs are designed to give a genuine safe on the water experience through activities such as boating, kayaking, tubing, fishing, and cast netting. Kids will engage in group games/activities to help foster friendships, educational lessons that teach the kids about the local ecosystems and marine life around them in a fun and memorable way. Whether it’s their first time on the water or their 1000th, we have no doubt the kids will walk away with more knowledge than they came with, a fun memorable experience, and probably a couple of new skill sets and friends.

Ethan Johnson Pogies Founder

  • Founder/ Head Counselor/ Camp Director

    Ethan is the mastermind behind Pogie’s Summer Camp and his love for the water and all that nature has to offer shines almost as bright as his love for children. If he wasn’t running Pogie’s, he would most likely be a teacher and a soccer coach. He loves giving our campers the opportunity to explore the water in a safe, hands-on, exciting way. Ethan has never done anything ordinarily, and that’s exactly how he executes his Summer camps: extraordinarily fun.

  • Co Founder/ Camp Director/ Camp mom/ (Paperwork Handler - In Ethan’s Terms) Aka Secretary.

    Ethan might be the mastermind but Laini is the one who keeps the back office stuff straight. Almost always there to check in kids/parents and to check them out at the end of the day. She is core to keeping the camp on schedule and moving forward.

  • Daughter of the founders, favorite of all the kids, youngest member of the Pogies team

    If you come by, most likely Orli is around somewhere, showing kids the ropes in her own 2 year old way.

The rest of the head camp staff

  • Chris Smith

    On call Rescue Captain should the need arise ( such as storms, oyster cuts, bathroom needs) / Helps with the fishing Days at camp also

  • Kimmie Ross

    12 Kid camp Lead/ Captain/Lifeguard. Currently enrolled at ASU studying elementary education.

  • Jacob Wilson

    Bay Day Camp Leader, CNA, Captain, currently in school to be a nurse.

  • Sammantha Hall

    Sam Hall

    12 Kid Camp Lead/ Captian/Lifeguard/ attends UT

  • Kierra Mohr

    Head Lifeguard/ Beach activity coordinator, collegiate volleyball player