Ten GWL Fire Dept. firemen along with two GWL Police Dept. officers had to cut large sections of ice loose and move them off to the side to clear the area for the polar plunge event. They were in the water up to their hips and shoulders. About a thousand adults and children lined the beach waterfront to watch the polar plunge into the icy water. ( Photo by Ed Bailey ) Thousands frolicked, some swam, at wintery carnival It was a cold weekend, punctuated with 20-degree temperatures, strong, sustained gusts of wind, white-out snow squalls, and... Home 22 Feb 2022 | 01:31
