Paul Senechalle
Favorite BWCA Route: Kelso Loop
Hometown: Saint Charles, IL
Favorite Activities: downhill skiing, ice hockey, reading, and exploring the outdoors.
Favorite Sawbill Job: Temperance River Campground maintenance and Dinner Cook.
Hannah Kennedy
Favorite BWCA Route: Alice and Fishdance Lakes via Kawishiwi.
Hometown: Stillwater, MN
Favorite Activities: playing violin, being outside, reading, and listening to podcasts.
Favorite Sawbill Job: outfitting maintenance, rental desk, cook.
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
Claire Mutch
Favorite BWCA Route: Frost River Loop
Hometown: Apple Valley, MN
Favorite Activities: running, studying, downhill skiing
Favorite Sawbill Job: office manager
Megan Price
Favorite BWCA Route: Lady Chain / Little Saganaga East
Hometown: Owatonna, MN
Favorite Activities: hockey, swimming, reading
Favorite Sawbill Job: packing food for people’s trips
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.
Kate Crockett
Favorite BWCA Route: Cherokee Loop
Hometown: Deephaven, MN
Favorite Activities: yoga, writing, long walks with Huckleberry
Favorite Sawbill Job: rental desk
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
Kevin Tarlseth
Favorite BWCA Route: Wonder/Sunhigh Lakes
Hometown: Gibbon, MN
Favorite Activities: climbing, first aid, farming
Favorite Sawbill Job: canoe repair
Clare Shirley & Kit Shirley
Favorite BWCA Route: Frost River
Hometown: Tofte, MN
Favorite Activities: law, music, mothering
Favorite Sawbill Job: owner, general manager
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, stocking pop/beer, accounting
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
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
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.