Residents of "Cow Bay" proved that it is not short for "cowardly" as residents braved the cooler temperatures on Jan. 1, hitting the icy cold water of Cowichan Bay for the annual polar bear swim.

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About 20 people took to the waters of Lake Pleasant on New Year’s morning at the Clallam County park during the Polar Bear ...

Whether they chose to run full sprint and submerge, or lightly jog and only go in waist-deep, many from Kenosha and beyond ...

“Goss Lake’s usually colder in the winter and warmer in the summer,” said Greg Easton, a Marine Resource Committee member.

Woodland’s Polar Bear Plunge is becoming a New Year’s Day tradition for some families while others seem more intent on seeing ...

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Thousands of participants rang in the new year with a cold jump into the water at Coney Island for the 122nd annual Polar ...

Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge drew thousands of people to the beach on New Year's Day as participants took a freezing dip to ...