- 10 x 9 (25.4 x 22.8 cm)
- Writer: Michael Nordskog
- Photographer: Aaron W. Hautala
- Published: University of Minnesota Press, September 2010
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As many in the north country can attest, one of life's great pleasures resides in the tradition of sauna-sitting in 180-plus-degree heat and throwing cool water on oven-hot stones to create a blast of steam (called löyly), followed by a jump in the lake, standing naked in subzero temperatures (or even a roll in the snow), or just relaxing on the cooling porch. To the uninitiated, there is a strange, alluring mystique to the art of Finnish sauna. But to an ever-incr... More >>
The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition
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