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 ...

Daniela Whittier of Havre de Grace, left, and Natasha Marshall of Baltimore pose in their Elsa outfits from the movie Frozen before plunging during the 2023 Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge ...

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.

Daniela Whittier of Havre de Grace, left, and Natasha Marshall of Baltimore pose in their Elsa outfits from the movie Frozen before plunging during the 2023 Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge ...

Contests include Biggest Polar Bear Splash, Oldest Polar Bear and Best Polar Bear Hat. After the plunge, warm up with a hot drink. Participants pay $8 to $45 depending on the amount of swag they want.

Thousands of people braved the cold Saturday and plunged into the chilly waters of the Chesapeake Bay for the 2023 Polar Bear Plunge to raise $3.4 million for Special Olympics Maryland.The cold ...

Flores-Deter, Elenbaas and Johnson were among a record crowd of 540 people who ran, walked or jumped into the lake in Waukegan’s 25th-annual Polar Bear Plunge Monday at the city’s beach in ...

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.

Polar Bear Plunge. People started off 2022 with the Polar Bear Plunge at Sanders Beach in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. Section: Gallery Sat., Jan. 1, 2022 ...

So if you haven’t started your training for the 2017 polar bear plunge, it’s probably best to sit this one out. You’ll just have to enjoy watching other people freeze their butts off.

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.

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 ...