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A polar bear plunge is an event held during the winter where participants enter a body of water despite the low temperature. In the United States, polar bear plunges are usually held to raise money for a charitable organization. In Canada, polar bear swims are usually held on New Year's Day to celebrate the new year.
Port Washington hosts many annual events tied to the community's maritime heritage. Each year on January 1, the city is the site of a polar bear plunge in which over 100 people jump into Lake Michigan. [37] Fish Day, billed as the "world's largest one-day outdoor fish fry," has been held annually since 1964 on the third Saturday in July.
Jan. 1: Sheboygan Polar Bear Plunge. A New Year's Day tradition since 1973, the Sheboygan Polar Bear Plunge returns on Monday, Jan. 1 at 1 p.m., according to VisitSheboygan.com. The plunge takes ...
Gebert-Arbaugh Polar Bear Challenge: Day-of registration at 10 a.m. with the plunge at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, Spring Shores Marina, 74 Arrowrock Road, Boise. Jump, water ski or wakeboard in the ...
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Milwaukee's 2024 Polar Bear Plunge was a 'bucket list' item and a 'baptism' into the new year, participants say. Gannett. Claire Reid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. January 2, 2024 at 11:56 AM.
Brickner earned his nickname, "The Human Polar Bear," when local residents often saw him swimming in the Monongahela River behind ice-breaking ships in the middle of a cold winter snap the area was known for. [3] The river is well used by commercial barge traffic, and long thick freezes of the river required ice-breakers to be brought in.
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