Published Jan. 3, 2012
Monday, the day after the polar bear plunge, one lonely figure was out in waist deep water, wearing a wetsuit and using one of those machines that people use to search for coins and metal in the sand.
Published Jan. 1, 2012
I said I would never do it again. But this year, I did it again, this time to be with my dear friend and the mother of three beautiful daughters who suffered a serious brain injury
Published March 24, 2011
Because of the nature of my job, I've had the opportunity to experience Milwaukee in a way that not everyone else has. But that's not to say I've completely crossed everything off my Milwaukee "bucket list." Before I go to that great cheese castle in the sky, I've got more than a few experiences I must try.
Published Jan. 1, 2010
Though I'm not sure taking the Polar Bear Plunge was really on any of my lifelong lists of things to do, I nonetheless checked it off today. Five hours later, I'm still cold.
Published Dec. 31, 2009
Since 1916, the tradition of jumping into Lake Michigan's icy water has taken place every Jan. 1 at high noon. For the past three years, Glendale's Christal Korfhage spent a portion of her New Year's Day at Bradford Beach to take part in the annual Polar Bear Plunge.
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