Annual Polar Bear Plunge Heats Up Vermilion
Who needs to travel to Times Square to ring in the New Year when you can drive down the road and watch a bunch of hardy men, women and children leap into the frigid waters of Lake Erie?
The 2012 Polar Bear Plunge took place at noon yesterday at the Erie Kai/Firefly Beach Resort. A Lake Effect snowstorm was on the horizon and winds were whipping up. That didn’t deter the participants from shedding their clothes, along with their fear of freezing to death, in order to jump right in without hesitation.
Sounds like a pretty good way to greet 2012. Feel the fear and do it anyway.
Happy New Year!
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