The 2025 Polar Bear Plunge is set to be one of the most exhilarating events of WinterFest. On Saturday, Jan. 25, fearless ...

(WLS) -- What better way to jump into the new year than a dip in Lake Michigan. Hundreds of people woke up on New Year's Day to brave the 26th Annual Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge. "People come out ...

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 the year.

to take the plunge said it was his way to get a fresh start in the new year without a hangover. The Oakville-based polar bear dip into Lake Ontario has been running for 40 years, and is one of ...

Strangers volleyed dismissive colloquialisms back and forth as they emerged from the frigid waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene on New Year’s Day, partaking in the annual Polar Bear Plunge.

COLUMBIA — Eighth-grade students at H.W. Porter School are organizing a Polar Bear Plunge to raise money for the Covenant Soup Kitchen. The event will be held at Columbia Lake Beach Jan 5 at 11 a.m.

hopes to see 500 people jump into the frigid waters of Lake Farmington at this year’s Dave and Friends Polar Bear Plunge. Participants in the event, which serves as a fundraiser for 4 Corners K ...

But this year they were in town, which gave O'Hara the opportunity to spend New Year's Day crossing an item off his bucket list: participating in the annual polar bear plunge at Storrie Lake State ...

Raci Erdem, left, hugs Diana Parker as they emerge from the cold of Lake Coeur d’Alene after charging in at the annual Polar Bear Plunge. Parker works for Erdem, an area restaurateur.

hopes to see 500 people jump into the frigid waters of Lake Farmington at this year's Dave and Friends Polar Bear Plunge. Participants in the event, which serves as a fundraiser for 4 Corners K-9 ...

WALLOWA LAKE, Ore. — Todd Ambroson hopes he will make it Wednesday, Jan. 1, to the annual Beth Gibans Memorial Wallowa Lake Polar Bear Plunge, but he’s waiting for his doctor’s OK.