Long Lake Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Eve

Experience next-level cold in pristine Adirondack waters and do something good before 2023 is over.

The Town of Long Lake Parks and Recreation Department, Fire Department and Rescue Squad join forces for the long-anticipated return of the “Feeling Long Lakey Polar Bear Plunge.” The Polar Plunge is on December 30, 2023, at Noon at Long Lake Town Beach, 1258 Main Street, Long Lake, NY.

Ring out 2023, win prizes, and support the Wounded Warrior Project.

This is a fundraising event to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Anyone over the age of 16 is welcome to participate. Participants can win prizes for Best Costume, Most Money Raised by an Individual, Most Money Raised by a Team and Best Plunge Technique.

Fundraising efforts support Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) programs and services, provided at no cost to warriors and their families. Through their efforts at the community level, the “Feeling Long Lakey Polar Plunge” is directly supporting WWP programs and services for warriors, which include access to mental and physical health care, employment assistance, and education services.

Pre-registration materials and Wounded Warrior Pledge sheets are available online and at the Long Lake Town Office Building, 1130 Deerland Road, on weekdays from 8:30 am to 5 pm. Call 518-624-3077 for more information.

There is a minimum of $25 per person for a fundraising donation to participate. All proceeds go directly to the Wounded Warrior.

The Adirondack Hotel is your Plunge Day HQ.

Participants are requested to report to the Adirondack Hotel between 11 am and 11:30 am on the day of the Plunge. The Plunge itself will take place at the nearby Town Beach. The Long Lake Fire Department will be at the site to cut the ice and ensure the safety of the Polar Bears. The Long Lake Rescue Squad will also be present to check participants’ blood pressure. The Parks and Recreation Department is seeking volunteers to hand out towels and handle registrations at the site.

Participants are asked to bring towels, robes, warm clothes and must wear shoes. The location has a heated public restroom, and plungers will have access to the building to change and warm up.

For more information, visit the Felling Long Lakey Polar Bear Plunge webpage.

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