03001nam 2200625Ia 450 991046000510332120200520144314.00-8166-5683-5(CKB)2670000000069676(EBL)635535(OCoLC)699475355(SSID)ssj0000471855(PQKBManifestationID)11284183(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471855(PQKBWorkID)10429346(PQKB)11122740(MiAaPQ)EBC635535(Au-PeEL)EBL635535(CaPaEBR)ebr10440596(EXLCZ)99267000000006967620100507d2010 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe opposite of cold[electronic resource] the Northwoods Finnish sauna tradition /Michael Nordskog ; photography by Aaron W. Hautala ; foreword by David Salmela ; introduction by Arnold R. AlanenMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20101 online resource (209 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-5682-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexAs 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 saunaFinnish AmericansMinnesotaSocial life and customsFinnish AmericansSuperior, Lake, RegionSocial life and customsSaunaMinnesotaHistorySaunaSuperior, Lake, RegionHistoryMinnesotaSocial life and customsSuperior, Lake, RegionSocial life and customsElectronic books.Finnish AmericansSocial life and customs.Finnish AmericansSocial life and customs.SaunaHistory.SaunaHistory.977.6Nordskog Michael934157Hautala Aaron W934158MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460005103321The opposite of cold2103139UNINA