Resident hopes to make Polar Plunge a community-wide New Years experience

  • Dressed in a tutu, Tracy Day of Hot Springs prepares to jump into the waters of Cascade Falls during her annual New Years Polar Plunge, which she started doing while living in Seattle. Since moving to Hot Springs three years ago, Day has enticed some friends to now join her and hopes to see the event expanded in the future. Courtesy photo
    Dressed in a tutu, Tracy Day of Hot Springs prepares to jump into the waters of Cascade Falls during her annual New Years Polar Plunge, which she started doing while living in Seattle. Since moving to Hot Springs three years ago, Day has enticed some friends to now join her and hopes to see the event expanded in the future. Courtesy photo
  • Polar Bear Plunge participants make their way from the parking lot to Cascade Falls on January 1, 2025. Pictured is Nicki Johnson, Purity Weisz, Laura Sowers and Ady Clasen. Courtesy photo
    Polar Bear Plunge participants make their way from the parking lot to Cascade Falls on January 1, 2025. Pictured is Nicki Johnson, Purity Weisz, Laura Sowers and Ady Clasen. Courtesy photo
    HOT SPRINGS – The beginning of a New Year is viewed by many as a time to cleanse and rewire by putting the past behind and moving forward with a positive outlook on the future.In many parts of the country, Polar Bear Plunges into icy waters on New Years Day are fun rituals that can accomplish those types of desires of renewal and are something Hot Springs resident Tracy Day would like ...

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