SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) — Floating saunas are a mainstay in Norway and after living there for several years, Kate Butchart decided to bring that concept back to the United States. She is now working to launch Kos Sauna on Saratoga Lake.
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Butchart created the company along with Tom Varghese and architect Bjørnar Haveland. In Norway, Butchart would go to a floating sauna two or three times a week.
“It’s a transformative experience,” Butchart told NEWS10. “There’s something really magical when you combine the hot with the cold water, beautiful surroundings and the public element.”
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When looking for places to launch Kos Sauna, she decided on upstate New York and looked at several bodies of water including the Finger Lakes, Lake Ontario and Lake George. She thought Saratoga Lake was the perfect spot due to its tourism, closeness to New York City, and history of healing waters in Saratoga Springs.
Butchart is partnering with Lago by Druthers and will have the sauna floating in the marina at that location. They’ll start by building one floating sauna to launch the company and then think about building more.
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Kos Sauna will be open all year round. In Norway, Butchart said the floating saunas are most popular in the winter…