TPL Social Club

TPL Social Club is the community at the heart of Twin Ponds Lodge. While Twin Ponds Lodge provides the physical setting, the Social Club helps shape the culture, connection, and sense of belonging that make the experience more than just a visit.

Founded alongside the LLC that operates Twin Ponds Lodge, TPL Social Club is a private nonprofit social club for gay and bisexual men. It exists to foster connection, participation, and community in a setting built around respect, privacy, and shared expectations.

What Membership Means

Joining TPL Social Club means becoming part of something larger than a single visit or weekend. Members are helping sustain a rare space in Maine where gay and bisexual men can gather, connect, and build real community in person.

Membership comes with both benefits and responsibilities. Members help protect the culture of the club by respecting privacy, honoring boundaries, following community standards, and contributing to the welcoming atmosphere that makes people want to return.

A Community That Depends on Participation

TPL Social Club is not just something members receive. It is something members help create. The strength of the club depends on people bringing energy, ideas, care, and participation to the community.

That can take many forms. Some members help by volunteering at events, welcoming newcomers, sharing feedback, or supporting special projects. Others contribute by showing up consistently, participating respectfully, and helping maintain the spirit of the space.

Leadership, Volunteers, and Opportunities to Get Involved

TPL Social Club is guided by a board of directors and depends on member involvement to keep growing and evolving. For the club to thrive, it needs volunteers, fresh ideas, thoughtful input, and people willing to do real work behind the scenes.

Members who want to be more involved may have opportunities to support programming, community-building efforts, fundraising, outreach, special events, and other club initiatives. Whether someone has time, skills, ideas, or simply the desire to help, there is value in stepping forward.

Why It Matters

In a state where dedicated spaces for gay and bisexual men are few and far between, TPL Social Club offers something increasingly rare: a place to gather in person, build real friendships, and feel part of something lasting.

That kind of space does not sustain itself. It continues because members care enough to participate, contribute, and help carry it forward. TPL Social Club is not just where people visit. It is something they help shape, protect, and grow together.