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Polar Plungers brrrrr-ing in the New Year

Leader staff | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 6 months AGO
by Leader staff
| January 10, 2014 4:00 PM

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<p>New Year's revelers charge boldly into the bone-chilling waters of the Flathead River at the 16th annual Polar Plunge held in Polson on Jan. 1.</p>

POLSON — A large crowd gathered at Riverside Park on New Year’s Day to observe one of Polson’s coldest — and craziest — traditions. When the clock struck 1 p.m. those assembled stormed into the Flathead River to ring in the New Year with the 16th annual Polar Plunge.

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