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.

OLCOTT, N.Y. — On Sunday, Mar. 2 folks will be braving the cold waters of Lake Ontario for a good cause. The Olcott Lions Club has hosted the annual Polar Bear Swim for Sight for over 56-years now.

At 60 degrees Fahrenheit, the water in the outdoor pool wasn't Titanic-class icy - although it was far from cozy. But the water in the air made up for that. Drifting, swirling flakes of snow - at 30 ...

It was amazing. I woke up still a bit drunk of course from New Years Eve. To tell you the truth, I wasn’t excited so much for New Years Eve as I was for the Dip. I met up with my friend Don at the Q ...

Lifeguards have been known to scold rascally swimmers for horseplay around the pool. But would they dare blow the whistle for polar bear play? No megaphone at any volume would have been able to stop ...

While most of us drink and dance and make regrettable decisions, members of the Polar Bear Club all over the world ring in the new year with a life-affirming plunge into icy ocean water. And that ...