Okay, lesson learned: never leave a sauna stove on overnight! Luckily, no one was hurt, but things got a little too hot for comfort in Pequaywan Township last night.
A sauna company is working on building the first public floating sauna in the United States. They hope to get it ready in time for the FinnFest, and they are looking for contributors and crowdfunding.
Countless times I've had to correct friends in conversations about this simple word. It's a Finnish word, and this is how my Finnish ancestors taught me how to say it.
If your sauna experience is limited to cramped hotel saunas or crowed saunas at the gym, then you need to try a traditional sauna experience on the shore of Lake Superior.
The display is up for four weekends and people of all ages are invited to come see over 150 performers and over 20 different shanties, one of which is a fully functioning sauna.