Italian Auction…in Finnish…Priceless!
Finnish Aspirin Commercial
February 1st, 2010Skiing
January 18th, 2010It was a perfect January winter day when Cathy and Jenny came by to ski the Knox Creek Farm trails, stopping at Maki Talo for a brief rest…
Cathy & Jenny
Maki Talo
January 17th, 2010Braden and Eric enjoyed the magic of Maki Talo by skiing over the river and thru the woods to get there for an unforgetable weekend of skiing and sauna-ing including rolling in the snow. Come back anytime…
Braden & Eric
Christmas
December 13th, 2009At Christmas…experience the magic of Maki Talo!
Christmas at Maki Talo
Savusauna
December 12th, 2009The Koskela House Finnish Museum at Brantwood, Wisconsin, has acquired this Finnish wood carving of a savusauna (smoke sauna).
Savusauna
Rolling in the Snow
December 6th, 2009Sung to the tune of Bringing in the Sheaves:
Rolling in the Snow
1. Warming of the sauna, heating of the water,
Carrying of the firewood at Maki Talo;
Waiting for the right heat, and the time of bathing,
We shall come sauna-ing, rolling in the snow.
Refrain:
Rolling in the snow, rolling in the snow,
We shall come sauna-ing, rolling in the snow;
Rolling in the snow, rolling in the snow,
We shall come sauna-ing, rolling in the snow.
2. Rolling in the sunshine, rolling in the shadows,
Fearing neither snow nor winter’s chilling blow;
By the end of steaming, and the sauna ended,
We shall come sauna-ing, rolling in the snow.
3. Going forth with sisu, rolling for the Master,
When the sweating’s over we will always go;
When the sauna’s over, He will give us voima (strength),
We shall come sauna-ing, rolling in the snow.
Lyrics by the Maki Talo Sauna Meister
Bill Hoffman
Copyright: 2009
Music by George A. Minor, 1880
Copyright: Public Domain
Sauna
November 19th, 2009If you can’t stand the heat get out of the…sauna.
Here is another satisfied sauna enthusiast emerging from the sauna at Maki Talo, at Brantwood, Wisconsin. He braved the heat and steam and enjoyed the refreshing and relaxing feeling that only a Finnish sauna can give.
Thank you, Benjamin, for contributing to another gemutlich experience at Maki Talo.
Gemutlichkeit is the German word for “coziness.” Rather than merely describing a place that is compact, well-heated and nicely furnished, it connotes the notion of belonging, social acceptance, cheerfulness, the absense of anything hectic and the opportunity to spend quality time.
Benjamin
Sauna Interior
October 27th, 2009Someone requested an interior photo of the sauna at Maki Talo. Well, here it is. Just in time for Halloween!
Maki Talo Sauna Meister
Bench at Maki Talo
September 30th, 2009This beautiful new bench was made specifically for Maki Talo by the barefoot Finn, Mike Macki. It is made of cedar, ironwood, blue beech and white pine with a cherry burl backpiece.
Bench at Maki Talo
Sauna at Maki Talo
September 25th, 2009Another new Finnish-American architectural gem from “the barefoot Finn,” Mike Macki. The sauna at Maki Talo, Brantwood, Wisconsin, has now been finished. Come on over for a sauna!
Sauna at Maki Talo