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Photos: 'Best ever' Polar Bear Plunge brings large crowd to WinterFest event
www.wataugademocrat.com
From a 9-year-old girl to an 88-year-old woman, community members from near and far took the plunge at the WinterFest Polar Bear Plunge event on Saturday.
Highlights from a wonderful event at Blowing Rock Art & History Museum last Thursday!
Wonderful article from High Country Press about the WinterFest Polar Bear Plunge this past Saturday! 🪠
Nearly 125 Brave (Or Crazy) Souls Plunge Into Frigid Chetola Lake
www.hcpress.com
January 29, 2023 An 88-year-old in a white bear costume was the star of the 2023 Winterfest Polar Bear Plunge. When asked why she took the plunge, Blowing Rock resident Joan Hearn replied, “Why woul...
Thank you to everyone who made it out to celebrate WinterFest 2023 with us here in Blowing Rock! We had an absolute blast! ☃️![]()
We’ll be looking back at scenes from WinterFest all throughout the week. Thank you to Artisan Ice Sculptures for putting on incredible ice carving displays all throughout the weekend! Alpha-Lit High Country is to thank for the wonderful sign downtown. We thank Chetola Resort for hosting the Polar Bear Plunge, where we saw a wonderful turnout on Saturday morning! Sunday morning the volunteers at Blowing Rock Elementary hosted a lovely Pancake Breakfast to close out the weekend of celebrations. And of course, thank you to Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce for putting on a fabulous weekend once again 👏![]()
Follow along for more WinterFest content throughout the week, as well as more content from around the High Country! 🏔 Special Thanks to Astro Yeti Photo Co. for capturing these wonderful photos throughout the weekend!
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Let the weekend begin! 🎉 🎉 ![]()
We have officially made it to @blowingrocknc for WinterFest, and we have a busy weekend ahead! ![]()
Stay up to date with this weekends activities on our stories!
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