A new Grand Marais Sauna is tapping into a growing trend of public saunas across Minnesota.

Excerpt from the Minnesota Star Tribune article. From Grand Marais to Golden Valley, sauna 'revival' grows across Minnesota by Kelly Smith which was originally published on January 13th, 2023.

Waves crashed against Lake Superior's rocky, snow-covered shoreline. Just a few feet away, we sweated in a sauna, watching the frigid winter scene from a large picture window.

"It's magical," my mom said. "You basically are sitting right on the lake."

That picturesque northern Minnesota view is what sold Katie Usem on converting a century-old Norwegian fishing shack into a public year-round sauna along the world's largest freshwater lake. Located on the East Bay in Grand Marais, MN up on Minnesota’s North Shore.