It’s 11 a.m. on the first morning of 2026 in Birch Bay, Washington. There’s a sharp chill in the air. Driving down Birch Bay Drive, sporadic groups of people wrapped in towels, robes and sweatshirt ...

Thousands of polar plungers who took an icy dip in Birch Bay on New Year’s Day just got doused with another blast of cold water. This time in the form of bad news from Guinness World Records. Turns ...

A small business owner in Birch Bay, Washington, says she has lost 50% of her customer base as tourism from Canadian residents has dropped. Revenue is plummeting, and she is pleading for locals and ...

Did a Whatcom County community break a polar bear plunge world record? Thousands of people gathered in Blaine on New Year’s Day for the Birch Bay Polar Bear Dip, braving the icy waters of Birch Bay in ...

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