The Sauna in Central New York

The Sauna in Central New York by Melissa Ladenheim published in Ithaca New York 1986 by the DeWitt Historical Society The publication The Sauna in Central New York and the exhibit Sauna Finnish Influence on the Landscape both premiered at the DeWitt Historical Society from September 1985-August 1986. Saunas are popular in the Finger Lakes region due to FInnish immigrants who began settling and filming in the hill country of Tompkins, Chemung, and Tioga counties in the early 1900's.