The water roared as hundreds of participants plunged into an ice-cold tub Sunday afternoon for the Washtenaw County Polar Plunge.

For the first time ever, the annual polar bear plunge that draws thousands to Long Beach’s boardwalk and raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Make-A-Wish Foundation will not take place on ...

For Bethpage resident Paula Braband, February on Long Island doesn’t mean hibernating indoors. It means keeping a family tradition alive by plunging into the icy cold Atlantic. Braband, a health care ...

Polar plunge participants have to be prepared for frigid temperatures, but this weekend’s Myrtle Beach fundraiser has been cancelled as a looming winter storm could make the plunge too polar for ...

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JACKSONPORT, Wis. (WBAY) - What better way to start off the new year than by doing a polar plunge in Door County? The 40 th-annual “Polar Bear Swim” took place at Lakeside Park in Jacksonport, Door ...

The motion failed in a 3-3 vote, with three members voting in favor and three voting against. Cathi Oreto, who helped organize the overnight stays at Safe Haven, said the city had kept in close ...

The stormy start to 2026 didn't stop people from getting in their shorts and swimsuits and plunging into the ocean at the Avila Beach Polar Bear Plunge. The annual tradition held on New Year's Day is ...

The plunge into the waters off Flagler Beach wasn't exactly polar with water temperatures hovering at around 60 degrees, but for a sizable group of hardy souls, it was cold enough. The Polar Plunge at ...

You don’t need an official event as an excuse to take a dunk in cold water on New Year’s Day, but running frantically across the sand with a group can certainly help thrust you into the frigid waves.

An ocean water closure for Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro was issued by the L.A. County Health Department on Tuesday, Dec. 30. The closure, in place until further notice, follows a recent sewage spill ...

The Jacksonville Beach Polar Plunge is an annual New Year's Day tradition where participants run into the Atlantic Ocean. The 2026 event will take place at 9 a.m. on January 1 near the Seawalk ...