Sayner is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

in the Town of Plum Lake in Vilas County,

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

, United States. It is located at the intersection of Highway 155 and County N, about 15 miles northwest of Eagle River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 207. Sayner has an area of ; of this is land, and is water. Sayner got its name from Orrin W. Sayner, who settled the area in 1891, two years before any other settlers took up homes in the town. In 1895, the Milwaukee Road extended its Valley Line north from Woodruff to Star Lake, with a stop in Sayner. The line primarily carried lumber from area forests, later carried tourists and had been abandoned in the middle 20th century. Sayner is home to the

Vilas County Historical Society Vilas may refer to: People ;Last name * Armin Vilas (fl. 1970s), Austrian bobsledder * Charles Nathaniel Vilas (died 1931), American philanthropist in New Hampshire for whom the Vilas Bridge was named * Dane Vilas (born 1985), South African cric ...

. The community is the birthplace of the

snowmobile A snowmobile, also known as a snowmachine (chiefly Alaskan), motor sled (chiefly Canadian), motor sledge, skimobile, snow scooter, or simply a sled is a motorized vehicle designed for winter travel and recreation on snow. Their engines normally ...

, with the first "motor toboggan" built by

Carl Eliason A snowmobile, also known as a snowmachine (chiefly Alaskan), motor sled (chiefly Canadian), motor sledge, skimobile, snow scooter, or simply a sled is a motorized vehicle designed for winter travel and recreation on snow. Their engines normally ...

in 1924."Sayner, Wisconsin - Birthplace of the Snowmobile"
RoadsideAmerica.com. Accessed August 22, 2006. Sayner is also home to one of the nation's oldest summer camps,

Camp Highlands Camp Highlands for Boys is a private summer camp for boys ages 8–16 in Sayner, Wisconsin. History The camp was founded in 1904 by Harry O. Gillet, Elementary School Principal at the University of Chicago Laboratory School. At the urging of L ...

for Boys, founded in 1904, and located on the northeast end of Plum Lake. Located on the south shore of Plum Lake, the Plum Lake Golf Course is the oldest nine-hole golf course in Wisconsin, founded in 1912.

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Vilas County Historical Museum
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