By The Sauna Trail
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Today on The Sauna Trail, we're diving deep into the story of community and connection that has come from our adventures in sauna culture. In this episode, we talk about our first face-to-face encounter with Jeff, an early member of the Wood-Burning Sauna Facebook group, whom we fondly call "Dr. Sauna." Jeff has been an inspiration in the sauna community with his passion for building and sharing sauna experiences, and he opened his home and his saunas—both wood-burning and electric—for us to enjoy.
We'll share highlights from our time together, including our first time using his wood-burning sauna and enjoying his lakeside electric sauna, as well as the memorable Phil Keaggy concert we attended in Wisconsin. Jeff’s knowledge and welcoming spirit truly embody the essence of sauna culture, where strangers can feel like family.
We also talk about the special customs we've learned along the way and the warmth of the sauna community, both online and in person. Join us as we explore these shared experiences and what it means to embrace sauna traditions together. And a big thank you to Jeff for his generous hospitality!
For more on Jeff’s journey, check out his article on Sauna Digest, and take a look at the photos in the links below.
Music
Dirge of the Night by Tied With Twine
Website
https://www.thesaunatrail.com
Social Media
Instagram: /thesaunatrail
Facebook: /thesaunatrail
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:38 Jeff's Sauna Journey
11:03 Sauna with Strangers
13:33 Wood-Burning Sauna
15:48 Electric Sauna at the Lake
17:52 Things We Learned
19:11 Outro
Episode 28
Today we travel Up North (in Minnesota) to use two unique saunas and jump through a hole in the ice! We also use an off the grid sauna cabin. And there are a few ACCIDENTS! along the way. 😯
Camp du Nord
https://www.ymcanorth.org/adventure/l...
Music
Dirge of the Night by Tied With Twine
Website
https://www.thesaunatrail.com
https://www.instagram.com/thesaunatrail
https://www.facebook.com/thesaunatrail
TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@thesaunatrail
Locals
https://thesaunatrail.locals.com
CONTENT
00:00 Introduction
01:29 Off the grid sauna cabin on triangle lake
10:16 Camp du Nord
23:30 Accident!
37:42 Next episode
In this episode of The Sauna Trail, we explore the history of the Wood Burning Sauna Group, from its humble beginnings to a thriving community of sauna enthusiasts. You'll hear stories about unique sauna builds, including a special sauna in New Hampshire tied to a rich family history. We also share highlights from the group's calendar project, featuring beautiful saunas from around the world. Join us for this journey into the heart of the sauna community!
We wrap up our episode series about our return to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This week we leave the Keweenaw and drive east to the central part of the Upper Peninsula near Republic Michigan which is in the Michigamme River Basin. We invited my family to join us in the U.P. again to see the beautiful and rocky region around Republic and, of course, to experience an excellent log sauna… My brother and his family took us up on the offer! And they are joining us on the podcast! Welcome to Greg, Clarissa, Norah and Everett.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:49 Welcome to our guests
03:58 The drive to Republic (log sauna on the side of the road and Carla's Inn)
04:55 Dangerous Cave rental
07:19 Exploring the area, Big Bay, Logging roads, Marquette
08:38 Kayaking
18:34 Log Sauna Review
23:51 Greg and Clarissa's sauna journey and their home sauna
29:52 Outro
Back to the Yoopers Part II - Episode 25
Today’s episode brings us back to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan! We had gone the previous year for the first time and knew we had to go back. We had so many adventures that we made this into a three part series. We start by visiting Old Victoria Restoration and saunaing at Big Traverse Bay.... and we visit TONS of interesting places along the way.
We’re back… and we’re full of new and exciting stories to share with you all again. This week we recount our adventures in Canada, where we took sauna on a private island, jumped off a diving board, and tried making our own vihtas.
Link to the rental: https://www.vrbo.com/en-sg/p287369vb
Music
Dirge of the Night by Tied With Twine
Website
https://www.thesaunatrail.com
https://www.instagram.com/thesaunatrail
https://www.facebook.com/thesaunatrail
TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@thesaunatrail
Locals
https://thesaunatrail.locals.com
(00:00) Introduction
(03:51) Finding the vacation rental
(05:01) Adventures on the island
(18:03) Sauna notes and pictures
(28:36) Outro
In this episode, we’re going to get super geeky and tell how Risto and Nahlah ended up traveling to the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis to do sauna research in their archives. We decided to go on this daddy-daughter adventure after Risto discovered the Matti Kaups archive while reading the book The Opposite of Cold. Join us this week as we recount our adventures in the Matti Kaups archive!
Finnish pancake (lettu) recipe: https://beta.locals.com/thesaunatrail/feed?post=5587333
Michael Nordskog & Aaron Hautala in a series of Youtube videos about The Opposite of Cold: https://youtu.be/li9bnmduyz0, https://youtu.be/E1LU9FdNzIQ, https://youtu.be/PyBeX_TKw5A
Al's Breakfast Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%27s_Breakfast
El Burrito Mercado website: https://elburritomercado.com
Music
Dirge of the Night by Tied With Twine
Website
https://www.thesaunatrail.com
https://www.instagram.com/thesaunatrail
https://www.facebook.com/thesaunatrail
TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@thesaunatrail
Locals
https://thesaunatrail.locals.com
(00:00) Introduction
(02:28) Michael Nordskog's book The Opposite of Cold
(05:37) Who was Matti Kaups?
(8:21) Our trip to the archive
(10:22) Minneapolis adventures and Al's breakfast
(11:14) Interesting things we discovered in the archive
(17:51) Public saunas in North America circa 1920
(27:05) Outro and preview of future episodes
Part two is out! Join us for the second episode of our adventures in Thunder Bay as we tour Kangas Sauna, try more finnish pancakes, and go sledding in our birthday suits. We’ll share pictures from our exploration, 360 degree immersive photos of the sauna at Stepstone, and, of course, more stories from Thunder Bay.
Finnish Pancake (Lettu) recipe: https://beta.locals.com/thesaunatrail/feed?post=5587333
Kangas Sauna website:
https://kangassauna.ca
Music
Dirge of the Night by Tied With Twine
Website
https://www.thesaunatrail.com
https://www.instagram.com/thesaunatrail
https://www.facebook.com/thesaunatrail
TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@thesaunatrail
Locals
https://thesaunatrail.locals.com
(00:00) Introduction
(02:16) Introducing new people to sauna
(10:10) Touring Kangas Sauna
(14:30) Finnish pancake off
(17:33) Visiting a Finnish church
(18:57) Stepstone rental
(28:40) Sledding in our birthday suits
(33:11) Outro
We’re crossing the border! In the first part of this two part series, we drive up to Thunder Bay, Canada. We share our memories of Thunder Bay and the sauna, discuss a brand new food we fall in love with, and laugh about troubles at the border. Join us in this new adventure on the sauna trail!
Finnish Pancake (Lettu) Recipe: https://beta.locals.com/thesaunatrail/feed?post=5587333
Tyndall Stone Bed and Breakfast Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070114934030
Stepstone Performance & Event Venue Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/p/Stepstone-Center-100049683296091/
Music
Dirge of the Night by Tied With Twine
Website
https://www.thesaunatrail.com
https://www.instagram.com/thesaunatrail
https://www.facebook.com/thesaunatrail
TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@thesaunatrail
Locals
https://thesaunatrail.locals.com
(00:00) Introduction
(02:58) About Thunder Bay
(07:13) Too many oranges
(08:41) Visiting Thunder Bay
(13:31) Sauna at Tyndall Stone
(17:28) Finnish pancakes
(21:21) Outro
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