2009 Polar Bears line up before a frosty plunge into
the chilly waters
of Lake Powell at the 8th Annual Event
Press Release
January 1, 2009
Antelope Point Marina Officially Adopts Lake Powell Polar Bear Event!
It was the 8th year anniversary and a special New Year's day event as Antelope Point Marina
became the official sponser for this annual Lake Powell event started in 2002.
Gone was the Super Bowl football game and ceremonial coin flip but a new tradition was started.
A luxury houseboat complete with hot tub was rented on New Year's Eve and the growing excitement
carried over to New Year's Day and a mid-morning refreshing plunge to celebrate the New Year!
This year's Polar Bear Princess was Tanya Medina, a free spirit if there ever was one!
Do you have the courage to be a Lake
Powell Polar Bear?
For More Information
Contact Paul Ostapuk at 645-6577
Life is short: So Live a little, Laugh a
little…Play a lot!
And it’s never too cold to eat ice cream or take a swim in Lake Powell.
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Benefits of becoming a Polar Bear Member
1)
Shocking the circulatory system can produce a warm afterglow and a transcendental
state that one literally needs to experience to fully understand.
2) It is a spiritually uplifting ritual which can surpass any normal level of comprehension.
3) It can reduce
wrinkles. Drastic temperature changes and shivering skin
actually exercise shallow sub-cutaneous muscles that firm the skin.
4) You become part of history rooted in the European tradition
of saunas and cold-water bathing.
5) Jumping in near-freezing water wearing little more than a pair of shorts
takes a brave soul.
6) Participants build a sense of camaraderie and valued friendships that can last a lifetime.
7) It helps mentally by shortening the winter season and lifts bouts of depression.
8) It's a heck of lot cheaper and safer than walking on coals.