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Polar Bears are starting to gather in Jacksonport at Lakeside Park!By Sue Jarosh There is a noticeable increase in cars driving down to the end of Park Road to check out the shore "conditions." The Jacksonport Polar Bear Club 23rd Annual Plunge is just around the corner. There are two exciting new additions to the 23rd Annual Polar Bear Plunge. The Fire Departments of Door County will be working together to provide an "all you can eat pancake breakfast" for the public at the Jacksonport Town Hall located on Hw off Hwy 57 in Jacksonport. Pancakes will be cooked and served by the "Great Pancake Show" from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Profits will benefit all participating fire departments. In addition to the Pancake Breakfast, a group of filmmakers is shooting a feature film in beautiful Door County this winter, and can’t wait to freeze their toes off with the Jacksonport Polar Bear Club on New Year’s Day. Participants may notice some cameras filming the dip into Lake Michigan this year; some of that footage of the icy plunge may be used in the film, Feed The Fish. Film producers want participants and observers to PLEASE NOTE that you will have a better chance of being on camera if you aren't wearing clothing with logos. Although none of the cast will be on site on January 1, 2009, film makers will be recreating the Polar Bear scene on a smaller level at a date to be determined in late February, and would love to have some of the Polar Bears to join in the plunge for that time as well. Feel free to contact Alison at alisonabrohams@gmail.com, or 310-383-6032 if you are interested. More information about the film is at www.feedthefishmovie.com. The registration table for the Polar Bear Plunge will be set up at the shelter at Lakeside Park located on Hwy. 57, 11 miles north of Sturgeon Bay. All participants must sign the hold harmless agreement prior to the plunge. There is a NEW agreement this year in lieu of the film so all that go in must sign this new form. Please allow enough time to read and sign the new release. The agreement can be run off from the website and brought to the park Registration Booth. Download the form here. This year a 2009 souvenir T-shirt will be available at the Registration Booth. Lapel pins, caps and fleece jackets are also available in limited quantities. Hot beverages will also be available at the Registration area in Lakeside Park. Call 920-823-2288 for further information. |
If you are planning to be a Polar Bear, here are Important instructions and helpful hints you should read before next New Year's Day!
So once a year isn't enough for you? Now you can help raise funds for local Special Olympics athletes, with swimming events in Wisconsin February thru March. Click on the happy diving bear above to visit their site.
ROAD TRIP!!! The Polar Bears were 20th Century-Fox's special guests on March 12, 2002 for the "Outdoor Frozen Premiere" of the fun film ICE AGE.
Click on the big group photo below to see 3 more pages of pictures!
Wisconsin Trails Magazine wrote about our trip in the June 2002 issue, page 14. See the article with our picture in Wisconsin libraries now!
Read Heidi Hodges'
Door County Advocate article about the 2000 event!
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| "Any idiot can throw himself in freezing water, but it takes a real Polar Bear to do it 16 years in a row." |
| – J.R. Jarosh |
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| "Isn't the lake beautiful?" |
| – Irma Schira Tucker |
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| "Is that an icicle in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?" |
| – Mae West |
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| "Your poor heart. There's not enough room in your body for it when you hit the water." |
| – Bob Brauer |
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| "Our lives are not measured by the number of breaths we take, but the times that take our breath away." |
| – Tom Minahan |
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Polar Bear Club of Coney Island, NY
DoorCam: Daily Lake Michigan pictures!
