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Family Sauna
Family Sauna
The family sauna is a tradition in much of the Upper
Midwest especially near and along the shore of Lake
Superior. Finnish immigrants brought the sauna and
its tradition to these areas in the mid 1800s. It then
spread to other immigrants who became aware of the
many benefits that the sauna provides. Loggers,
miners and commercial fisherman all used the sauna
to relieve sore muscles and to clean the dirt and grime
from their bodies. Commercial saunas were
established around mining towns in the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota to
service copper and iron miners after each of their
shifts. In addition many people began to build a family
sauna that was attached to or adjacent to their homes.
The family sauna was more than a place to sauna and
bath it was a family gathering place and in many cases
a place to treat an illness. Traditional families were
large and extended to include in laws and great grand
children. Frequently the patriarch of the family would
have the best and largest sauna. Families would
frequent schedule different days of the week for
different family members. Some families followed the
Scandinavian tradition of allowing both sexes to take
a family sauna together. However most times the
family men would sauna on different times then the
women. Frequently small children would sauna with
the women. In many cases the sauna was reserved for
the working men of the family as they return home,
then other family members would follow in turn.
Family sauna temperatures would be elevated for
family members who took regular weekly and even
daily saunas. Many times the sauna stove would be
started hours before the sauna was taken. It would not
be uncommon for the family sauna to reach
temperature of 200F degrees. Water was then ladled
on to the stove rocks. Neophytes would soon head
out the sauna door seeking relief in the cold water of
nearby lake or river. In winter once snow depths were
sufficient family sauna users would head out the
sauna door to jump into the snow. Many times rolling
in it for several minutes before returning to the family
sauna. Researchers have found that this activity
stimulates the immune system and the growth of white
blood cells all of which helps fight infections and
illness.
A family sauna was constructed of cedar frequently
without plans using the designs that were passed
down through the family. Commercial sauna stoves
were expensive and prized commodities. Many
families that could not afford a dedicated sauna stove
would improvise by using a regular wood stove that
would have pans that held the sauna stove rocks on
top of it. Every spring the family would have to harvest
the wood they would need to cook, heat their homes
and fire the family sauna. The wood used in the sauna
stove had to be split into kindling which would burn
hotter and faster thereby heating the sauna as fast as
possible. Once the fire was hot then larger stove wood
would be added as the stove was damped down.
The traditional family sauna still exists on the
Minnesota iron range and in Michigan’s copper
country. The new infrared sauna technology will now
allow you to purchase and install a dry sauna in just
about any home. Although these saunas do not have
the full benefits of a traditional sauna they do provide
a chance for any family to start its own family sauna
tradition. Along the shores of Lake Superior it is said
that a family that saunas together stays together.
Family Sauna
Midwest especially near and along the shore of Lake
Superior. Finnish immigrants brought the sauna and
its tradition to these areas in the mid 1800s. It then
spread to other immigrants who became aware of the
many benefits that the sauna provides. Loggers,
miners and commercial fisherman all used the sauna
to relieve sore muscles and to clean the dirt and grime
from their bodies. Commercial saunas were
established around mining towns in the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota to
service copper and iron miners after each of their
shifts. In addition many people began to build a family
sauna that was attached to or adjacent to their homes.
The family sauna was more than a place to sauna and
bath it was a family gathering place and in many cases
a place to treat an illness. Traditional families were
large and extended to include in laws and great grand
children. Frequently the patriarch of the family would
have the best and largest sauna. Families would
frequent schedule different days of the week for
different family members. Some families followed the
Scandinavian tradition of allowing both sexes to take
a family sauna together. However most times the
family men would sauna on different times then the
women. Frequently small children would sauna with
the women. In many cases the sauna was reserved for
the working men of the family as they return home,
then other family members would follow in turn.
Family sauna temperatures would be elevated for
family members who took regular weekly and even
daily saunas. Many times the sauna stove would be
started hours before the sauna was taken. It would not
be uncommon for the family sauna to reach
temperature of 200F degrees. Water was then ladled
on to the stove rocks. Neophytes would soon head
out the sauna door seeking relief in the cold water of
nearby lake or river. In winter once snow depths were
sufficient family sauna users would head out the
sauna door to jump into the snow. Many times rolling
in it for several minutes before returning to the family
sauna. Researchers have found that this activity
stimulates the immune system and the growth of white
blood cells all of which helps fight infections and
illness.
A family sauna was constructed of cedar frequently
without plans using the designs that were passed
down through the family. Commercial sauna stoves
were expensive and prized commodities. Many
families that could not afford a dedicated sauna stove
would improvise by using a regular wood stove that
would have pans that held the sauna stove rocks on
top of it. Every spring the family would have to harvest
the wood they would need to cook, heat their homes
and fire the family sauna. The wood used in the sauna
stove had to be split into kindling which would burn
hotter and faster thereby heating the sauna as fast as
possible. Once the fire was hot then larger stove wood
would be added as the stove was damped down.
The traditional family sauna still exists on the
Minnesota iron range and in Michigan’s copper
country. The new infrared sauna technology will now
allow you to purchase and install a dry sauna in just
about any home. Although these saunas do not have
the full benefits of a traditional sauna they do provide
a chance for any family to start its own family sauna
tradition. Along the shores of Lake Superior it is said
that a family that saunas together stays together.
Family Sauna
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