LEADER 02969nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910785689103321 005 20230207213954.0 010 $a0-8166-5683-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000069676 035 $a(EBL)635535 035 $a(OCoLC)699475355 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000471855 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11284183 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471855 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10429346 035 $a(PQKB)11122740 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC635535 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL635535 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10440596 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000069676 100 $a20100507d2010 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe opposite of cold$b[electronic resource] $ethe Northwoods Finnish sauna tradition /$fMichael Nordskog ; photography by Aaron W. Hautala ; foreword by David Salmela ; introduction by Arnold R. Alanen 210 $aMinneapolis $cUniversity of Minnesota Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (209 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8166-5682-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aAs 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 lo?yly ), 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 606 $aFinnish Americans$zMinnesota$xSocial life and customs 606 $aFinnish Americans$zSuperior, Lake, Region$xSocial life and customs 606 $aSauna$zMinnesota$xHistory 606 $aSauna$zSuperior, Lake, Region$xHistory 607 $aMinnesota$xSocial life and customs 607 $aSuperior, Lake, Region$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aFinnish Americans$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aFinnish Americans$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aSauna$xHistory. 615 0$aSauna$xHistory. 676 $a977.6 700 $aNordskog$b Michael$01521685 701 $aHautala$b Aaron W$01521686 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785689103321 996 $aThe opposite of cold$93761034 997 $aUNINA