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New Years polar plunges put on ice Mainers are welcoming 2021 through virtual lobster rolls and polar dips to benefit non-profits statewide, some that last all month. Author: Beth McEvoy (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 4:26 PM EST January 1, 2021 Updated: 4:38 PM EST January 1, 2021 PORTLAND, Maine — Its a chilly tradition that many Mainers pride themselves in taking part in as a way to ring in the new year - an icy dip in the ocean but not this ...

Virtually shivering: Crowded Jan. 1 polar plunges put on ice By Staff | Dec 31, 2020 FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2011, file photo, David Greenham, of Readfield, Maine, reacts after taking a plunge with about 100 others participating in the annual Polar Bear Plunge at the East End Beach in Portland, Maine. The tradition of taking an icy plunge into the ocean to ring in 2021 is going virtual during the coronavirus pandemic. (John Patriquin/Portland Press Herald via AP) PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The co...

Virtually shivering: Crowded Jan. 1 polar plunges put on ice by David Sharp, The Associated Press Posted Dec 30, 2020 8:24 am EDT Last Updated Dec 30, 2020 at 8:26 am EDT PORTLAND, Maine — The coronavirus pandemic has poured cold water all over the tradition of gathering en masse to ring in the new year by taking an icy plunge, but organizers are going with the floe. Organizers of many traditional “polar plunges” have resolved to stay safe on New Year’s Day instead of hosting large even...

David Sharp FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2011, file photo, David Greenham, of Readfield, Maine, reacts after taking a plunge with about 100 others participating in the annual Polar Bear Plunge at the East End Beach in Portland, Maine. The tradition of taking an icy plunge into the ocean to ring in 2021 is going virtual during the coronavirus pandemic. (John Patriquin/Portland Press Herald via AP) December 30, 2020 - 5:24 AM PORTLAND, Maine - The coronavirus pandemic has p...

Polar dip fundraisers go virtual, but you can still join the … fun? The health risks posed by COVID-19 were deemed too great for organizations like Maine Special Olympics and the Natural Resources Council of Maine to gather large groups for an icy plunge, so they figured out other ways. Share Colin Durrant, spokesperson for the Natural Resources Council of Maine runs into the ocean at Winslow Park in Freeport as part of the 13th annual NRCM Polar Bear Dip & Dash that has gone virtual to bene...