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Photo submitted by Vincent Balansag

Wrangell's polar bear club welcomed the new year with their annual polar bear plunge on Jan. 1. Participants ran out into the water by Shoemaker Park, dunked themselves, and stood in the icy water for 60 seconds. Aleisha Mollen, with the polar bear club, said that this was Wrangell's 19th annual plunge.