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Published February 16, 2013, 12:00 AM

Photo gallery: 2013 Polar Bear Plunge


Kasey Norkunas (from left), Ken Stanley and Corey Glader, all of Duluth, celebrate after jumping into Lake Superior on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, during the Polar Bear Plunge in Duluth. Organizers said this year?s plunge raised more than $170,000 for Special Olympics Minnesota. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)

  • Kasey Norkunas (from left), Ken Stanley and Corey Glader, all of Duluth, celebrate after jumping into Lake Superior on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, during the Polar Bear Plunge in Duluth. Organizers said this year?s plunge raised more than $170,000 for Special Olympics Minnesota. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • Spectators line the shore of Lake Superior in Duluth’s Canal Park on Saturday during the Polar Bear Plunge. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • Members of the Lake Superior Rage semi-pro football team leap into the lake during the annual Polar Bear Plunge. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • Maureen and Mike McIlvain of Twig react after jumping into Lake Superior as part of the Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. The two were dressed in jail inmate jumpsuits. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • Dressed as a pirate, Tamara Benson of Hill City, Minn., reacts after jumping into Lake Superior. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • Former Special Olympics athlete Kenny Strongitharm of Duluth cheers before jumping into Lake Superior on Saturday. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • Abby Otis (left) and Ariel Morris, both of Cloquet, react after jumping in Lake Superior during the Polar Bear Plunge in Canal Park on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 16, 2013, in Duluth. The air temperature was in the teens during this year’s plunge; chunks of ice bobbed in the water as people jumped into the lake. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • Alora Reichow of Apple Valley, Minn., reacts after jumping into the frigid waters of Lake Superior during Saturday’s Polar Bear Plunge in Duluth. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • Participants jump into Lake Superior during the annual Polar Bear Plunge in Duluth on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. The air temperature at the time was about 16 degrees. (Andrew Krueger / akrueger@duluthnews.com)
  • Costumed participants jump into Lake Superior during the annual Polar Bear Plunge in Duluth on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. (Andrew Krueger / akrueger@duluthnews.com)
  • About 960 participants jumped into Lake Superior during the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Canal Park in Duluth on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. (Andrew Krueger / akrueger@duluthnews.com)