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Ice floating on Lake

With sauna, it’s all about the cool down

Many folks think of sauna as a small room, very hot, and wood paneled with a stove. This isn’t sauna.  This is a component to sauna. Folks who are not afraid to live – who have carved out their own health and

Larsmont Cottages wood fired sauna building

Seeking Superior: a quest to cool off in a very cold lake

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

The Bucket Rinse at 4700

The Clean Rinse

A hidden yet hugely valuable part of a good sauna experience is the clean rinse: fully washing all the sweat off our bodies.

Outdoor fire pits bring people together

While sharing some bench time and urban sociology chatter with Max Musicant, Musicant Group , he observed how outdoor fire pits are magnets that bring people together. Maybe it’s a reminder of camping. Days of youth spent roasting marshmallows and

Sauna Plans

A sauna build along Scenic Highway 61, revisited

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

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