| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 187 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Contents |
Contents; Foreword; Introduction: The Sign of the Finn; Sauna in the New World; Immigrant Saunas in the Lake Superior Region; Finland's Sauna Culture; The North American Lakeside Tradition; The Value of Heat; Keeping the Wood-Fired Sauna Tradition Alive; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
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-increasing number of people-from their small urban saunas to backwoods and lakeside retreats-the culture and practice of Finnish sauna |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-181) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Finnish Americans -- Minnesota -- Social life and customs
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Finnish Americans -- Superior, Lake, Region -- Social life and customs
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Sauna -- Minnesota -- History
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Sauna -- Superior, Lake, Region -- History
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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Finnish Americans -- Social life and customs
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Manners and customs
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Sauna
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| SUBJECT |
Minnesota -- Social life and customs
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Superior, Lake, Region -- Social life and customs
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| Subject |
Lake Superior Region
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Minnesota
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hautala, Aaron W.
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| ISBN |
9780816656837 |
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0816656835 |
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