It’s been a long winter. April is an exceptionally wonderful time to work up the North Shore of Lake Superior to Larsmont Cottages. They are hosting “Sauna Days” April 19-20, 2019 weekend, with many events geared toward we sauna lovers. …
Guest post series continues. Duluth, Minnesota is to North American Sauna as North Shore Hawaii is to surfing. And for good reason, Duluth, and Thunder Bay Ontario to the North, is home to many Finnish immigrants, attracted to the familiar …
As winter chill settles in upon us and with Christmas and New Year holidays just around the corner, many are considering alternative gift giving with more thought than just one click on Amazon and with less misery than navigating down …
It’s a bold statement because almost ANY lake is a #1 sauna lake. There is nothing like stepping out after a sauna round, when “the idea of a cold lake plunge is about the best idea you’ve ever heard.” But …
Read MoreWhy Lake Superior is the #1 sauna lake in the Continental US
Whether sitting in your cube at work, or maybe sitting in seat 13c on flight 324 to O’hare, this 2 minute video may help one chill out in anticipation of their next authentic sauna session.
In this beautifully produced video from Prana Lens, we are treated to the Spirit of Superior Surf. Included therein is Singularity and the Fibonocci Principle, where we find parallelism within sauna building through Divine Proportion. “The worse the weather, the …
Guest post series continues. Welcome Matt, who has followed Saunatimes lead with a follow up post to this one here from Christofer’s visit to Larsmont Cottages, Two Harbors, MN. Enter Matt: My wife and I chose the Larsmont due to their …
Read MoreFinding a sauna oasis takes time and persistence: Larsmont Cottages revisited.
Guest post series continues, thanks to Christopher, an authentic sauna adventurist. Enter Christopher: Our family is not Finnish, so we are new to the whole authentic sauna thing. We experienced our first wood-fired, multiple session, sauna a few months ago — and …
Read MoreSeeking Superior: a quest to cool off in a very cold lake
Conventional buildings are often functional boredom. Houses and office buildings get lost in conventionality: pure function. Example: When viewed from the street, many new houses show a big ass garage door. Pull in the driveway and reach for the garage …
With sauna sometimes its not the stove, its not the benches, its not how much water you toss on the rocks. Sometimes it’s that magical moment between sauna rounds when you look around and can actually feel what heaven …