A brrrr-isk beginning to the New Year in Edmonds

They came, they drank beer and they plunged — participants in the fourth annual Edmonds Polar Bear Plunge, that is — running from the 27-degree air temperature at Brackett’s Landing straight into the 42-degree waters of Puget Sound. (And a few minutes later, heading to Rory’s and Dimitri’s to warm up with more beer and…

Reminder: Take the Polar Bear Plunge in Edmonds Saturday

Here’s your chance to welcome the New Year with the Polar Bear Plunge, which celebrates its fourth year this Saturday at Brackett’s Landing. The festivities start at 11 a.m. at Daphnes, 415 1/2 Main St., where members of the Edmonds Uplift Society begin plunge preparations, highlighted by a 12:30 p.m. Rainier Beer Toast to original…

Edmonds Uplift Society prepared to take the New Year’s Day plunge

What do New Year’s Day, beer, bathrobes and history have in common? Well, if you’re in Edmonds, those are the elements of our town’s own Polar Bear Plunge, which celebrates its fourth year this Saturday at Brackett’s Landing. The festivities start at 11 a.m. at Daphnes, 415 1/2 Main St., where members of the Edmonds…

Party like a polar bear on New Year’s Day!

Sponsored by the Edmonds Uplift Society, the Polar Bear Swim is an annual Edmonds tradition for those hearty souls who believe that a cold dip in Puget Sound is the best way to start the New Year. Gather at Daphne’s Cafe at 425 1/2 Main St. at 11 a.m. for the walk to Brackett’s Landing,…