2/3/15 – Jeanne and Wayne Dezell have been camping at the Sawbill Lake Campground since they were kids back in the ’50s. Jeanne sent along this photo that she found among her parent’s things. She recalls taking the picture with her new Kodak Instamatic when she was a little girl.

This is “Uno,” the industrious Finn who kept Sawbill Creek flowing by turning his water wheel 24/7. He was a reflection of Sawbill Lodge owner Dick Raiken’s (his birth name was Toivo Raikenen) sense of humor. “Uno” was located between the walking bridge and the driving bridge which is visible behind him in the picture. I think he was on duty from the mid-1940s until the mid-1960s. He always had a red bandana and a pint whiskey bottle in his back pockets. We still have Uno’s head, torso and arms in storage here at Sawbill Canoe Outfitters.