March Steam @The Castle

The 612 Sauna Society honors the heritage of the Nordic countries, and the many immigrants who brought the Sauna and Bastu traditions with them to the upper Midwest. Once Sauna becomes a part of your lifestyle, you can’t live without it. This is precisely why...

February Toast @Norway House

The 612 Sauna Society honors the heritage of the Nordic countries, and the many immigrants who brought the Sauna and Bastu (as it’s called in Norway) traditions with them to the upper Midwest. Our residency at Norway House is meant to share the many benefits and...
Otterness Update from Up North

Otterness Update from Up North

I somehow missed an update on our Facebook page a few weeks ago about Marty’s sauna rebuild. Phillip Otterness was an early member of our group. His uncle, Marty, lives at his family farmstead near Maple, WI, where he’s a caregiver for his father. Marty grew up...
a torch, a promise

a torch, a promise

  “I will not die an unlived life I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I...