The Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge attracted thousands of New Yorkers ready to start the year with a shock to their systems. Since 1903, New Yorkers have braved the icy ...

Tim Sherno, left, a Minnesota resident is joined by Chris Chamberlin of Millersville as they plunge during the 2025 Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point State Park on Saturday.

However, the frigid liquid you dip into for a polar bear plunge is something else entirely. There are a few guidelines to follow when looking for the perfect place to jump in.

Revelers in costumes get their photo taken before they enter the cold water during the annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York.

Lustgarten’s group – the Coney Island Polar Bear Club – hosted the first winter water plunge in the United States on New Year’s Day in 1903. The L Street Brownies in South Boston followed ...

The Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics Maryland is coming up. Jennifer Franciotti has a conversation with a Special Olympics athlete to talk about the importance of inclusion and the bigger ...

People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025. The event was sold out after selling 1,000 tickets.

The first Polar Bear Plunge in Maryland took place in 1996. Over the years, the plunge on average hosts over 10,000 people annually. #Maryland @SpOlympicsMD #Plungefest is about to get underway!

On Long Island, a plunge was also held in East Hampton on Wednesday to benefit a food bank. While some took a polar bear plunge, Rachel Wilson, of East Hampton, took a polar bear ride at the East ...

SEA ISLE CITY – The city will host its 22nd annual Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 13 at the beach between 38th and 40th streets.

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.