A group of swimmers plunged into the cold Gulf of Maine water Sunday morning at Sand Beach to celebrate the new year. Some took advantage of the relatively warm weather and went for multiple plunges. “If you can jump in the ocean in Maine in January,” participants said, “you can do anything!”
Another “Polar Plunge” event organized by the Tremont Fire Department met at Back Beach.
See photos of both groups here.
Liz Graves
Reporter at Mount Desert Islander
Former Islander reporter and editor Liz Graves grew up in California and came to Maine as a schooner sailor.
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