polar plunge

The event benefits Special Olympics Massachusetts and will be held at East Beach in the South End.

The extreme cold that's wrapped itself around Southeastern Massachusetts has forced the cancellation of Polar Plunge events in Fairhaven and Fall River. Organizers of the Fort Phoenix Polar Plunge in Fairhaven decided to postpone the New Year's Day event because of the extreme cold that's forecast for Sunday night and Monday...

#TakeThePlunge for Special Olympics Massachusetts

The Fairhaven Polar Plunge has become an increasingly popular New Years Day tradition on the SouthCoast.

Start off the New Year by plunging into the icy cold waters of Fairhaven’s Fort Phoenix State Beach at the South end of Green Street at 10am.

This year, the fourth annual “Freezin' For A Reason Polar Plunge” will take place at Mattapoisett Town Beach on New Year’s Day at 12pm.

The annual New Year’s Day Polar Plunge will be returning this year after a one year leave of absence. An important annual fundraiser for the animal shelter, Forever Paws, was also canceled last year, in part because of bad weather and an unstable political climate...

The Polar Plunge at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven attracted more than 300 participants this year despite bitter cold and wind. Hundreds lined up at the water's edge just before 10am, with Fairhaven's Allen Days providing a count-down. After the firing of a musket, there was a quick dash into the water for many, and an even quicker run back out to a waiting towel...

Every year they do it and every year the crowd gets bigger and bigger.  To ring in 2014 once again fighting frigid temperatures the beach in Mattapoisett was full of brave individuals who stripped down to their shorts like it was the middle of July and jumped in to the icy water...

Hundreds of people took part in the 14th annual Polar Plunge at Fort Phoenix Wednesday morning. Over 250 participants jumped into Buzzards Bay, many of them dressed in costumes as part of this year's "Who's Your Superhero?" theme. ...