
Mike Philips
Hometown: New Milford, NJ
Favorite Activities: Playing foosball, night swims, eating fresh fish, weight lifting
Favorite Sawbill Job: Driving customers to entry points

Robin Henrikson
Hometown: Grand Marais, MN
Favorite Activities: running, watercoloring, hiking, camping, knitting, baking
Favorite Sawbill Job: Outfitting maintenance

Jessica Hemmer
Little Sag West Loop and Little Sag East Loop combined via Alice Lake
Hometown: St. Cloud, MN
Favorite Activities: Paddling, listening to music, knitting
Favorite Sawbill Job: Trip unpack

Brian Henry
Kelso Loop, at night
Hometown: Byron, MN
Favorite Activities: “Working” at Sawbill and time with my granddaughter
Favorite Sawbill Job: Renting canoes and fishing consultant

Gabriel Eggert
Hometown: Cedar Falls, IA
Favorite Activities: Hiking the lake path and wildlife viewing, diving in the lake
Favorite Sawbill Job: Roll & Put

Mia Pudas
Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
Favorite Activities: Backpacking, reading, running, baking (and eating said baked goods)
Favorite Sawbill Job: Outfitting desk and store

Sawyer Laird
Hometown: Lowell, MI
Favorite Activities: Walking, playing soccer, reading, boxing, sunbathing
Favorite Sawbill Job: Cleaning cookkits and outfitting desk

Benjamin Carpenter
Hometown: Centerville, MN
Favorite Activities: Lifting weights, snowboarding, singing, and acrobatics
Favorite Sawbill Job: Outfitting Manager

Siri Martin
Hometown: Mount Horeb, WI
Favorite Activities: hiking, biking, skiing, camping, paddling, reading
Favorite Sawbill Job: Working in the Sawbill Store

Paul Ryda
BWCA circumnavigation
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Favorite Activities: Sewing, paddling, wild foraging
Favorite Sawbill Job: Canoe Repair

Diana Deuel
Hometown: Sartell, MN
Favorite Activities: biking, swimming, playing with dogs, and dancing
Favorite Sawbill Job: Merchandise Manager

Emma Nelson
Brule->Winchell->Long Island->Sawbill
Hometown: Des Moines, IA
Favorite Activities: sunset swims, talking, reading
Favorite Sawbill Job: Cooking for the crew

Autumn Lauer
Hometown: Eagan, MN
Favorite Activities: Paddling, hiking, reading, skateboarding
Favorite Sawbill Job: Temperance River Campground manager

Emily Nelson
Border Route
Hometown: Duluth, MN
Favorite Activities: Sunset Swims, hiking, biking, reading
Favorite Sawbill Job: Working in outfitting

Matthew Campbell
Hometown: Duluth, MN
Favorite Activities: Paddling, foosball, playing soccer, camping
Favorite Sawbill Job: Canoe Washing

Dan Shirley
Lake One to Sawbill via Knife and Cherry
Hometown: Santa Fe, NM
Favorite Activities: Travel, yoga, night swims, cooking
Favorite Sawbill Job: Repairing canoes, accounting

Clare Shirley
Hometown: Tofte, MN
Favorite Activities: Travel, reading, cooking, listening to podcasts
Favorite Sawbill Job: Answering phones

Cindy Hansen
Hometown: Hovland, MN
Favorite Activities: Dancing, reading, walking the dogs, mothering
Favorite Sawbill Job: Babysitting Kit

Bill Hansen
Hometown: Duluth, MN
Favorite Activities: Playing music, cross-country skiing, politics
Favorite Sawbill Job: Answering questions

Mary Alice Hansen
Brule to Long Island
Hometown: Hutchinson, KS
Favorite Activities: Listening to audiobooks, writing, history visiting
Favorite Sawbill Job: Accounting, bookkeeping, ordering

Frank Hansen
Frank is no longer with us, but his presence still is strongly felt here at Sawbill. Frank and Mary Alice founded Sawbill Canoe Outfitters in 1957 and were largely responsible for the welcoming atmosphere that prevails to this day. Frank will always be a Sawbill crew member as he lives in our memory.