“No sniveling” - Bob

“My sauna cabin is primitive, one step removed from the first excavations in the hillsides of Finland. I wanted it that way for I felt it must be close to the earth, so much a part of the natural environment that simple values would not be lost.” - Sigurd Olson

"The slight smell of wood fire, the sound of flames devouring birch logs and the gentle heat given off cannot be surpassed by any other method of heating a sauna." - Bert Olavi Jalasjaa from his book, The Art of Sauna Building

“In order to become fully involved in the true sauna spirit, one must develop a full understanding not only for the sauna process, but also for its traditions and the nature of the enjoyment.” - Bert Olavi Jalasjaa from his book, The Art of Sauna Building

“In the midst of the forest the family carved out a humble living, and in the midst of the farmyard sits an elegant savusauna.” - Michael Nordskog describing the Hanka homestead sauna in his book, The Opposite of Cold

“To the Finns, the sauna was an absolute necessity. It served many purposes. You went in after a day of exhausting labor and sweated out your weariness along with the grime. You came out relaxed and refreshed. You went in with a bad cold or the flu, sipped a bottle of whiskey and sweated out the fever. It was wonderful for arthritis, rheumatism, and various aches and pains.” - Jingo Vittala Vachon, Tall Timber Tales

“Saunas and islands pair together like peanut butter and jelly.” - Risto Rice

“The sauna, or Finnish bathhouse and bath, is one of the most distinctive cultural traits the Finns brought when they emigrated to the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. No other custom or tradition of these northern Europeans generated as much interest, curiosity, flights of fancy, and, more recently, imitation among their non-Finnish neighbors.” - Matti Kaups

“Once they learn the feeling; once they learn that rejuvenation; they’ll say “ya know what, it’s a smart thing to do” - Jari Sarkka