Sauna during each of the four seasons involve: Summer saunas by the lake with plunges off the dock and rainy days. Spring saunas with freshly made vihta and new growth. Fall saunas in the misty garden all wet with rain
Travel all over North America this winter has been a challenge. Polar Vortex, ice storms, and lots of snow have hit us, wave after wave. Shoveled paths and walkways are now becoming gerbil trails – critical connections points between A
Saunatimes has been active this past week, and so have the weathermen. Folks all over North America are freaking out about record cold temperatures and the Polar Vortex. “How can you deal with that?” “What do you do when it’s
There are moments when everything comes together: -10 degrees f. (-23 degrees celsius) outside. No need to drive to a health club, cabin, or Finland. Backyard authentic Finnish sauna patiently waiting just steps out the back patio door. Wood burning sauna
Saunas in rural and lake areas are as much for enjoyment as they are for survival. With his wife and two girls, Jeff Forrester built a wood burning sauna on his minimally developed land on an Island in Northern Minnesota.
Even in the heat of a late summer day, a few sauna rounds and a jump in the nearest lake can hint at the virtues of a cooling Upper Midwest change of season. To all the kids heading back to
There are many, many millions of people who don’t relate well nor seek out temperature extremes. The walk from their air conditioned car to their air conditioned office is enough of a temperature trauma for one day. Thankfully for them,
47 of the 50 States here in the US are under “Extreme Heat Index” which basically means a sauna is everywhere you go outside. But nobody is outside. The sun bakes and scorches, and the humidity can be cut with
Members of the Twin City Sauna Club will be gathering in the 5621 outdoor sauna to celebrate this May Arctic blast. What is your crappy weather insurance policy? Is it time for you to consider your own authentic Finnish sauna?
… make sauna! April in Minnesota has given us snow storm after snow storm. Sauna has offered respite from this nonsense. The final snow of the season (?) presented this beautiful blanket on the sauna deck. April 24, 2013. Instead
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