Taking the Plunge - Part 2
Monday, February 28, 2011 at 3:15PM What a difference a month makes. On January 1st I stood on the beach at Shepard’s Park in Lake George to take part in the annual Polar Plunge. The air temperature was 46˚ that day with the water temperature hovering around 32˚. Although ice was forming around the docks, the lake itself was still open water. But I won’t lie to you, it was plenty cold.
So I watched in amazement as two-dozen or so hardy souls took to the water for another polar plunge on February 5th when the lake was frozen solid. Oh, and did I mention it was snowing? Knowing how it felt a month ago, I cheered loudly as they ran from a beach covered in two feet of snow into a 20 by 20 foot section of water that was kept from freezing by a bubbler attached to the pier. Most ran in then ran right back out, just as I had, but their feat seemed so much bolder (and their feet no doubt colder) than mine.
Fellow plungers, my hat is off to you. Now get out of the water and put on
some clothes. 
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I got a chill just reading the article