December 4, 2023

For Polar Ice Plunge, 35 degrees feels torrid

By Phil Luciano From Journal Star EAST PEORIA — Compared with a year earlier, weather was relatively balmy Tuesday for the East Peoria Boat Club’s Polar Ice Plunge 2019. On New Year’s Day 2018, the thermometer dipped to minus 16, and the club had to break away ice to allow access to its marina for jumpers. […]