A Steamy University of Minnesota Press Fall Catalog

Aaron Hautala and Michael Nordskog are happy to report that the fall catalog for the University of Minnesota Press prominently features "The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition" and many other titles. Their sauna book is also already available for pre-order at Amazon.com.

Finnish Saunas in the Lake Superior Region

Photographer Aaron Hautala (right) and writer Michael Nordskog (left) are currently gathering material for a book to be published by the University of Minnesota Press in the fall of 2010 about saunas in the Lake Superior region. This sauna book will consider everything from Finnish immigrant saunas dating back to the Civil War era to the latest architectural examples, while telling the stories of sauna use from the distant past to current enjoyment by those who seek the benefits of the relationship between sauna and health.