Joan Mitchell, center, with her grandson Bradley Strub, 11, and daughter Julie Pesartic, right, holds a photo of her grandmother Cleo Moore taking the plunge in 1928, before the three take part in the Polar Bear Plunge into the Maumee River at Waterville Memorial Park, Thursday.
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Matthew Gruenwald, Waterville, raises his arms in triumph as he heads back to shore during the Polar Bear Plunge into the Maumee River.
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Participants run into the Maumee River during the Polar Bear Plunge at Waterville Memorial Park.
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Krista Evans, 14, Perrysburg, and Stephanie Bell, 15, Bowling Green, right, wear tutu's as they participate in the Polar Bear Plunge.
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John "Tripper" Draves, left, and Mikey Hill, right, get the crowd pumped during the Polar Bear Plunge.
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Pretzel Kolinar, Redford, Mich., is dressed as Santa as he participates for the 11th time at the Polar Bear Plunge.
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Dr. Terry Holman rubs his hands together before the Polar Bear Plunge into the Maumee River at Waterville Memorial Park.
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Ewan Misiuri, Perrysburg, stays warm as he prepares to take his first dip into the Maumee River.
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Steve Kalinoski, Toledo, keeps warm before his first try at the polar bear plunge.
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First-timer Blake Adams, 13, Maumee, tries to get warm after the Polar Bear Plunge.
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Rick Felser, Monclova, center, celebrates during the Polar Bear Plunge.
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A woman lays down in the Maumee River during the Polar Bear Plunge at Waterville Memorial Park.
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Participants brave the frosty Maumee River during the Polar Bear Plunge.
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Participants brave the frosty Maumee River during the Polar Bear Plunge at Waterville Memorial Park.
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Participants head in and out of the Maumee River during the Polar Bear Plunge.
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A crowd gathers to watch the Polar Bear Plunge into the Maumee River at Waterville Memorial Park.
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Participants try to keep warm before the Polar Bear Plunge into the Maumee River at Waterville Memorial Park.
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John "Tripper" Draves, Temperance, is the first one in during his 27th Polar Bear Plunge into the Maumee River.
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