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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

More than 7,500 people participated in the 30th annual Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside Heights, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...