A beautiful day for a Polar Bear Swim! With Favre undergoing surgery
today and a great Packer win last night, the Polar Bear Gods smiled on us
and none of the rain or snow materialized. Just a few low rollers coming
in on the lake, no wind, clear skies and absolutely no snow or ice on the beach.
We went in on the South side of the old pier where it was shallow and
mostly sandy. A deer was seen swimming out into the lake about noon,
so there were more than just bears in the water!
Many of the pix below courtesy of Dave Harsh.
To preserve picture quality, The data for the images is
fairly big. Those of you on dialup, please be patient and wait for them
to load. Copies of the videos made for our local cable access
Channels for the last 3 years are available on DVD at a nominal cost. Email me for details.
Jon Jarosh has made a 5 minute video of this year's
swim on YouTube: Explore the Door. Hi-speed Internet
connection recommended!!
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For the photo collage at left, Clockwise from top: 1) And they're off!
2) (L-R) Jon, J.R. and Joe Jarosh.
3) Three generations of Haens took the plunge this year;
back row L-R: J.R. Jarosh, Steve & Pete Haen; Front: Junior & Logan Haen.
4) A happy group on the beach.
5) At radio station WDOR, (L-R) Eddie Allen, Joe Jarosh, Jon Jarosh.
6) The Sevastopol Girls' Basketball team. Photo Credits:
Dennis Connolly took #1,4 and 6; the rest were contributed by the Jarosh family.
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For the photo collage at left, Clockwise from top,
The rookies: Rebecca Maza (Plainfield, IL) and Steve Minten
(Fish Creek, WI) were so excited to become Polar Bears
they were among the first to arrive this morning.
2: Invigorating, isn't it?
3: The Jacksonport Fire Department with Fire Chief Brad Bley (at left).
4: The Espositos and furry friends.
Photo Credits:
#1: Jim Maza; #2 & 4: Rob Esposito; #3: Dennis Connolly
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For the photo collage at left, Clockwise from top right:
1) Fred the Clown, as wet as he gets.
2) At the stroke of noon.
3) Exuberance.
4) Happy campers.
5) Deb Bergeson-Graham of Sturgeon Bay, who writes: "Happy New Year and Thanks for a great polar bear swim.
This was my first time participating and I had a great time!
I guess I lucked out with the weather, but it was wonderful fun –
and I was even able to retrieve the shoe that came off in the water
on my way out! Thanks for a great event!"
6) The crowd waiting for the noon hour.
Photo Credits:
Deb Bergeson-Graham contributed #5;
the rest were supplied by Jon Jarosh.
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For the photo collage at left, All pictures were supplied by Dave Harsh of Sturgeon Bay
except for the one in the middle which is courtesy of Melanie Sargent.
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