11/20/16 – Winter arrived at Sawbill, literally overnight. Similar to much of Minnesota, we experienced quite the storm this past Friday. High winds and snow accumulation of 7.5″ has turned the Wilderness into a sparkling snowglobe. One large tree came down, narrowly missing one of our buildings. The lake is still open, wavy waters are hard to freeze. We have our fingers crossed for some calm nights ahead; with temperatures forecasted to be in the single digits we could end up with the elusive “wild ice” which is perfect for ice skating. -Clare

The Sawbill store is looking snug in its first winter coat of snow.

High winds and freezing temperatures have created many ice sculptures on the shores of Sawbill Lake.