While most folks are doing everything they can to stay out of the cold this weekend, some families are embracing the frigid ...

More than five hundred brave souls rang in the new year by plunging into the icy waters of Lake Ontario during Oakville’s beloved annual Polar Bear Dip. There is no better way to begin the New Year ...

The new year arrived windy and freezing in Brooklyn, but bone-chilling weather couldn’t stop tradition as thousands of people welcomed 2026 at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. After a few years of ...

COCHRANE - A polar bear turning 16 may not come with a driver’s licence in the wild, but at the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat, staff leaned into the milestone. Ganuk, one of the habitat’s resident polar ...

Out with the old, in with the cold! Thousands of thrill-seekers brrr-aved frigid 27-degree weather to kick off the New Year with an icy splash at Coney Island’s annual polar plunge Thursday. Some ...

Thousands of people went to Coronation Park to jump into Lake Ontario for charity on Jan. 1, 2026 (Roger Collins/CHCH News). Share this story... Thousands of people turned out to Coronation Park in ...

It’s 11 a.m. on the first morning of 2026 in Birch Bay, Washington. There’s a sharp chill in the air. Driving down Birch Bay Drive, sporadic groups of people wrapped in towels, robes and sweatshirt ...

BIRCH BAY — Thousands of community members from across the region, and some from across the country, crowded the Birch Bay waterfront on New Year’s Day to take part in a potentially world ...

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WLS) -- The 27th annual Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge took place in frigid weather Thursday morning: It's a New Year's Day tradition. The annual event is a benefit to fund recreational ...

The annual Captain’s Polar Bear Levee is set to return to Port Dover on Thursday, January 1, inviting residents and visitors to ring in the New Year with music, community spirit, and charitable giving ...

Three experts share the science behind taking a dip in cold water—and offer safety tips that any potential plungers should bear in mind Marta Hill - Freelance contributor The Polar Bear Swim in ...

REMINDER: All are invited to celebrrrrate the New Year of 2026 this Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, with three area Polar Bear Plunges, including in Burien’s Three Tree Point. For the truly hardy, or hardly ...