This Jersey Shore polar bear plunge draws thousands. It all started as a dare.
The New Year’s Day polar plunge in Brigantine draws thousands of participants and spectators, but it started with a couple of friends daring themselves to jump into the ocean. That’s how Augie Peltonen recalls that first Jan.
Ring in 2025 with a chill at Austin's Barton Springs Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day
Ring in the New Year with a dip in the spring! The annual Barton Springs Polar Plunge invites Austinites to brave the chilly waters on Jan. 1.
Celebrate the new year with a Polar Bear Plunge
Celebrate 2025 with a Polar Bear Plunge at two locations in the Bakersfield area. Community members can go down to the activity pool at the McMurtrey Aquatic Center to slide down the slide into the icy water and then swim 25 yards.
Take the Plunge on New Year’s Day: Polar Bear Dips to Kickstart 2025 in Ontario
New Year’s Day Polar Bear Dips are happening throughout Ontario, offering a unique winter adventure and a chance to meet other thrill-seekers.
Plunge into 2025: Polar bear swims around Metro Vancouver
The largest Polar Bear swim around town is in Vancouver’s English Bay, but there’s several others going on around Metro Vancouver, so you don’t have to go far to prove your mettle. Whether you jump in with a wet suit or a crazy costume, start off the year on a high (and very, very cold note) with any of these events:
Organizer of Farmington polar bear plunge hoping for crowd of 500 this year
A bone-chilling event now in its fourth year is expected to draw participants from Santa Fe, Albuquerque and beyond to Farmington on New Year's Day. Organizer Dave Dailey, a Farmington business consultant and real estate agent,
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Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club to hold 27th annual Polar Bear Plunge
The Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club will hold its 27th annual Polar Bear Plunge and Paddle on Wednesday, Jan. 1.
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All invited to take the plunge in Edmonds and welcome 2025
Looking for a refreshing way to start 2025? Consider participating in the 18th annual Polar Bear Plunge, hosted by The ...
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Could be a snowy Plunge
Hundreds of adults and kids are expected to line up at Sanders Beach at noon Jan. 1 for a dip — run in, dive under, run out ...
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Before Milwaukee's Polar Plunge, there was a Polar Bear Club that regularly swam in the lake in winter
Before there was a Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day in Milwaukee, there was the Milwaukee Polar Bear Club. And its members didn't just dive into frigid Lake Michigan on the first day of ...
Polar Bear Dip returning to Kelowna's Tugboat Beach
Kelowna is invited to be freezin’ for a reason during the 10th annual Polar Bear Dip at Tugboat Beach. Organized by CRIS ...
La Jolla News Nuggets: Polar Bear Plunge, e-bike vouchers, Jacobses honored, more
Ushering in the new year on Wednesday, Jan. 1, the La Jolla Cove Swim Club will welcome people to dive into the chilly ...
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Ready to take the plunge?
The traditional Polar Bear Plunge will begin at noon Wednesday at the dock below the Red Wolf Crossing Bridge, 15th Street in Clarkston near Hells Canyon Resort, although people often begin arriving ...
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HUCKLEBERRIES: Bear with me here
In the beginning, there were five. On Nov. 21, 1978, Pat Mitchell, then 16, and four Coeur d’Alene High buddies stripped down ...