Saturday was Western Michigan University's
Winter Carnival. The main attraction was the Polar Plunge, a jump into freezing cold water through a hole cut in the ice on Goldsworth Valley Pond. About 50 people took the plunge, which was a fundraiser for
Special Olympics.
The Kalamazoo Gazette has a
story with photos and video. The Western Herald has slideshows of the
carnival and the
plunge. See more of my
pictures of this event on Facebook.
The carnival included music, a snowman contest-- made difficult by the light fluffy snow-- and pizza, doughnuts, and hot chocolate. A temporary ice rink was erected but not open for skating when I visited. A cardboard sled contest was planned for later in the afternoon.
WMU President John Dunn in the freezing water.
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