PHOTOS: Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019
Casey Kreider | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 years, 10 months AGO
Participants step out of Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Participants step out of Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Paul Coats, left, King Ullr LX in the Whitefish Winter Carnival Royal Court, steps out of Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 at City Beach on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Two ladies wearing penguin costumes for Whitefish Winter Carnival watch participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 at City Beach on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 at City Beach on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Paul Coats, left, King Ullr LX in the Whitefish Winter Carnival Royal Court, steps out of Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A participant bellyflops into Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Participants step out of Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Participants step out of Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Dr. Kanyon Smith, third from left, Prime Minister LX in the Whitefish Winter Carnival Royal Court, leaps into Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Dr. Kanyon Smith, right, Prime Minister LX in the Whitefish Winter Carnival Royal Court, leaps into Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 at City Beach on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 at City Beach on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
New Kalispell police chief Doug Overman, center, steps out of Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Participants swim to shore after leaping into Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 at City Beach on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Paul Coats, left, King Ullr LX in the Whitefish Winter Carnival Royal Court, shakes off after leaping into Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Participants representing the Whitefish Police Department leap into Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 at City Beach on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 at City Beach on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 at City Beach on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Photos from the Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge 2019 held at City Beach in Whitefish on Saturday.
ARTICLES BY CASEY KREIDER
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