Nearly 2,000 of your friends and neighbors began the New Year with a trip to Lakeside Park in Jacksonport on Sunday. The Jacksonport Polar Bear Club held their 35th and 36th swims on Saturday under overcast skies and an air temperature of 19 degrees. Approximately 1,500 spectators caught a glimpse of 500-600 swimmers jumping into Lake Michigan with the Jacksonport Fire Department on hand in case of an emergency. Swimmers represented 18 different states and as far away as Hungary. The 37th Jacksonport Polar Bear Club Swim is scheduled for January 1st, 2023 at Lakeside Park at noon. 

Media courtesy of Jacksonport Polar Bear Club and Southern Door Fire Department

The Southern Door Fire Department kept a watchful eye over a similar event hosted at Waterfront Mary's in Sturgeon Bay.