Built in the 1920's at it's present location, Duluth Family Sauna was a necessity for the Swedish & Finnish miners, loggers, and railroad men who embarked upon Duluth on weekends. As people settled down into homes with proper indoor plumbing, public saunas/bath houses rapidly began to close down. 

In 1969, Duluth Family Sauna (formerly known as Duluth Steam Baths) was purchased by Herb Jensen, after years of slow deterioration and change in management.