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Fourth Annual Event


Annual Date Number of
"Swimmers"
Air
Temp
4th 12/28/1989 3 +29°F

“Three Times The Fun This Time” read the headline of Heidi Reiche's Door County Advocate column as she recalled joining J. R. Jarosh and Richard Herschleb in the plunge which was growing in popularity enough to attract 20 spectators. Green Bay TV Channel 11 said they had better things to do (imagine that!) but Channel 2 volunteered a camera and well-bundled crew. This time the TV crew did not get in the water deliberately or otherwise.

Huddling together for warmth, so to speak, Heidi and J.R. joined forces this year (see the previous year’s text) to form the combined Jacksonport Polar Bear Club.

Swimmers negotiate the ice pedestals
around submerged dock pilings
(L-R) Richard Herschleb, Heidi Reiche
and J.R. Jarosh are interviewed by TV Channel 2