Polar Bears take the plunge — or don’t | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Polar Bears take the plunge — or don’t Of the few hundred people who ran into Lake George on Tuesday at Shepard Park beach, the two who sta Of the few hundred people who ran into Lake George on Tuesday at Shepard Park beach, the two who stayed in longest were brothers from Albany County, Brian and Bill Hart. Smoking or chewing on cigars, wearing old fashioned pilot’s and football helmets, they seemed blithely unconcerned about the temperature. “We take a lot of tequila,” said Bill, explaining their training regimen. Brian said eating helped, too, contributing to the middle-aged brothers’ considerable waistlines and powers of endurance.