Thousands will dive next week into the frigid waters of the Chesapeake Bay for the 2025 Polar Bear Plunge – some, though, are going the extra mile. See how.

Whether you’re looking to check off a bucket list challenge, get outside during a long Chicago winter, or do some good for your community, the annual polar plunge is the perfect way to dare ...

A growing body of research verifies that cold water plunges do provide benefits, particularly for mood and cognitive ...

The young democratic socialist has been building buzz and raising money from New Yorkers online, but it remains to be seen how that will translate into votes IRL.

Greetings from Michelle in snowy Washington, DC, where I’m grappling with flashbacks. It was 18 degrees and snowing in Minnesota when I dove into Lake Minnetonka on New Year’s Day. Insanity? Perhaps.

Developer John Basalyga intends to move forward with his original renovation plans for the Coney Island Lunch property in downtown Scranton despite a collapse of the building’s façade Monday morning.

A group called The Coney Island Polar Bear Club hosted the first recorded polar bear plunge on New Year's Day in 1903, and that's when essentially a bunch of people run into ocean water.

A fundraiser for the Pine Creek Trout Nursery, the 15th rendition of the Polar Bear Plunge drew a wide turnout of people of all ages. Dressed in light clothing (and in some cases without a shirt ...

Revelers in costumes get their photo taken before they enter the cold water during the annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York.

Cold temperatures didn’t stop a huge crowd from participating in the 122nd Annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge. Starting at 11 a.m., more than 4,000 people braved the weather and ...

In December of 2023, Basalyga’s JBAS Realty, purchased the Coney Island Lunch property from C.I.L. Associates and Pete and Bob Ventura for $300,000, according to a deed filed in the county.