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A larger crowd was expected this year of both participants and spectators.
“If you want to come to watch, dress warmly, because it’s cold outside, you
know,” wrote Door County
Advocate columnist Heidi Hodges, who seems to have suffered a name
change (did repeated cold dips get to her?). The
Polar Bears were assisted by the Jacksonport Fire Department,
anxious to try out their new rescue raft. “The sauna at the Square Rigger
generously provided relief for swimmers displaying what one observer called
‘The Jacksonport January Tan’.”
The swim date was changed for this and subsequent years to always fall on
New Year’s Day. This eliminates one of the last excuses friends have given:
“Oh, I’d love to join you, but unfortunately, I have to work at the time
you plan to swim,” they would say. But no longer!
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