Polar Bear Swim participants jump into a freezing Kawkawa Lake on New Year's Day.

Polar Bear Swim participants jump into a freezing Kawkawa Lake on New Year's Day.

SLIDESHOW: Polar Bear Swim

Participants celebrated 2017 with a freezing cold dip in Kawkawa Lake.




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