Drew Negangard
Favorite BWCA Route: Temperance River Loop
Hometown: Homer, IL
Favorite Activities: Skating, Hockey, Skiing, & Hiking
Favorite Sawbill Job: Recycling and Dinner Cook.
Hannah Kennedy
Favorite BWCA Route: Lady Chain
Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
Favorite Activities: playing violin, being outside, reading, and spending time with friends and family
Favorite Sawbill Job: outfitting maintenance
Jessica Hemmer
Favorite BWCA Route: 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
Favorite BWCA Route: 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
Andie Garza
Favorite BWCA Route: Cherokee Loop
Hometown: Pharr, TX
Favorite Activities: floating on the lake, hammock hanging
Favorite Sawbill Job: Campground recycling
Mia Pudas
Favorite BWCA Route: Lady Chain
Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
Favorite Activities: Backpacking, Reading, Running, Baking (and eating said baked goods)
Favorite Sawbill Job: Outfitting Desk and Store
Sawyer Laird
Favorite BWCA Route: Long Island/Winchell Loop
Hometown: Lowell, MI
Favorite Activities: walking, playing soccer, reading, boxing, sunbathing
Favorite Sawbill Job: Cleaning cookkits and Outfitting desk
Nathan Strom
Favorite BWCA Route: Morgan to Winchell Lake
Hometown: Woodbury, MN
Favorite Activities: nordic skiing, playing music, camping
Favorite Sawbill Job: transporting customers to area entry points.
David Kelm
Favorite BWCA Route: Malberg/Adams/Makwa Loop
Hometown: Brainerd, MN
Favorite Activities: Running, bouldering, backpacking
Favorite Sawbill Job: Outfitting Maintenance
Owen Slater
Favorite BWCA Route: Louse River
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Favorite Activities: Swimming, hiking, canoeing, ceramics, reading, music production
Favorite Sawbill Job: canoe washing
Katie Kelley
Favorite BWCA Route: Alton – Wonder – Sunhigh
Hometown: Edina, MN
Favorite Activities: writing, biking, rock climbing, crosswords, jumping in puddles, watching soccer
Favorite Sawbill Job: washing canoes
Allison Bolin
Favorite BWCA Route: Cherokee Loop
Hometown: Cedarburg, WI
Favorite Activities: Yoga, hiking, reading, playing euchre, traveling
Favorite Sawbill Job: Temperance River Campground manager
Nora Vos
Favorite BWCA Route: Kawishiwi River
Hometown: Duluth, MN
Favorite Activities: climbing, camping, traveling, crafts.
Favorite Sawbill Job: Working in the store.
Amelia Stieglitz
Favorite BWCA Route: Dent Lake Loop
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Favorite Activities: ballet, spending time with family, studying.
Favorite Sawbill Job: Pricing merchandise.
Dan Shirley
Favorite BWCA Route: Lake One to Sawbill via Knife and Cherry
Hometown: Santa Fe, NM
Favorite Activities: travel, yoga, night swims
Favorite Sawbill Job: repairing canoes, accounting
Clare Shirley
Favorite BWCA Route: Frost River
Hometown: Tofte, MN
Favorite Activities: travel, reading, cooking, listening to podcasts
Favorite Sawbill Job: Answering Phones
Cindy Hansen
Favorite BWCA Route: Little Saganaga West Loop
Hometown: Hovland, MN
Favorite Activities: dancing, reading, walking the dogs, mothering
Favorite Sawbill Job: babysitting Kit
Bill Hansen
Favorite BWCA Route: Lady Chain/Louse River Loop
Hometown: Duluth, MN
Favorite Activities: playing music, cross-country skiing, politics
Favorite Sawbill Job: answering questions
Mary Alice Hansen
Favorite BWCA Route: Brule to Long Island
Hometown: Hutchinson, KS
Favorite Activities: listening to audio books, 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.