What Happened?! The History of Sauna in North America - 005 In this week's episode, Risto presents an overview of Finnish sauna in North America and how it has devolved over time. He will also introduce you to the Cecil Ellis sauna company. Special thanks to the work of Matti Kaups, Frank Eld, and Cecil Ellis. Timestamps  (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:43) Sauna is an ancient practice (00:11:33) How did sauna get to North America (00:15:10) Immigrant communities and the American melting...

The next stop on our trail is Viroqua, Wisconsin, in the Driftless area. Risto shares about his experience introducing his brother and dad to sauna, contrasting heat with cold for the first time, and discovers the sauna spins.  Music Dirge of the Night by Tied With...

In this episode we tell the story of using our first wood-burning sauna. Christopher and Julie discuss their trip to Herbster, Wisconsin, getting a sauna fire started, and how sauna helped them out of a difficult time in their marriage. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:25) Finding a wood-burning sauna (05:14) On the way up (08:05) Discovering sauna books (09:50) Checking out the sauna (11:00) Attempting to start the fire (11:48) Dinner and sauna (13:50) Exploring the area (18:55)...

This episode marks the beginning of our sauna trail. Join us as we introduce  ourselves, share our trip to Madison, Wisconsin, and stumble upon Finnish sauna for the first time.  Music Dirge of the Night by Tied With Twine Website https://www.thesaunatrail.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thesaunatrail Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thesaunatrail TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@thesaunatrail Locals https://www.locals.com/thesaunatrail

After visiting over 100 unique saunas the past several years, we’re excited to share this journey with you through The Sauna Trail podcast. Sauna has created so many wonderful memories for our family of so many places with so many lovely people. We hope each episode will warm your heart, make you laugh or maybe cry. But most of all, our goal is that The Sauna Trail will encourage you to seek your own Finnish sauna experience and perhaps even build one to create sweet memories for you and...