Altsounds — After much rumor-spreading and speculation (that turned out to be true), Bridge Nine Records and Polar Bear Club are proud to announce that the upstate New York band has officially joined Bridge Nine's ever-growing roster. Label owner Chris Wrenn sa... more info

First swim of the year a chilly oneNews Sentinel - 15 hours agoThe Fort Wayne Polar Bear Plunge participants were gasping, yet smiling, during their dip in the St. Joseph River on Thursday afternoon, in what is now a New Year's Day tradition in Fort ... more info

The polar bear plungeConnellsville Daily Courier - 15 hours agoBy Mark Hofmann The snow on the ground and the chill in the air Thursday did not stop 170 people from running, diving and plunging into the Youghiogheny River in Connellsville for the fif... more info

Not Lake Michigan, But It's Our Polar Bear SwimMSNBC - 2 hours agoFor some Southern California residents, there's no better way to celebrate the New Year than with a dip in cold water. One of the dipping places Thursday was at the Hansen Dam Aquatic ... more info

Polar Brrr-rsShelbyville News - 3 hours agoRumors of the demise this year of the annual icy plunge into the lake at the old Fairland Recreation Center were greatly exaggerated.Hundreds take Polar Bear plunge MSNBCPolar Bear Club dives into 2009 The W... more info

KRQEPolar bears raise $9800 for charityLebanon Daily News - 1 hour agoBy JEREMY LONG While many countians settled down to pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Day to bring them good luck in 2009, another, far-chillier tradition was being carried out in ... more info

CTV British ColumbiaHundreds take Polar Bear plungeMSNBC - 2 hours agoYou heard that word again and again Thursday at One-Mile Recreation Area, where hundreds of swimmers braved the chilly waters of Big Chico Creek.Video: New Yorkers Take Polar Bear ... more info

WHAGHundreds ring in frosty New Year with annual Polar Bear Plunge in ...Bellingham Herald - 1 hour agoBIRCH BAY - They came from as far away as Tokyo and Hong Kong to take part in the annual rite of lunacy that is the Polar Bear Plunge into Birch Ba... more info

WSAV-TVA New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge? Take a hikeReading Eagle - 4 hours agoBy Rita Floriani Myerstown, PA - The hike was scheduled for Jan. 1. What a good way to start the new year, I thought, by getting out for a walk.Sub-Zero Wind Chills Can'... more info

People.com — Has the star attraction at the Berlin zoo outgrown his welcome? more info