2024 Bloomington Polar Bear Plunge at Lake Monroe on New Year’s Day: A loonier time than usual

Bloomington Polar Bear Plunge, 2024, Lake Monroe Paynetown Recreation Area, New Year's Day swimming event, frigid water swims, Boys and Girls Club fundraiser, cold water immersion, Jeanice Chastain, Troy Chastain, polar bear costume, indigenous creatures of Lake Monroe, common loons sighting, weight loss journey, cold water plunge techniques,

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This is my great grandpa's #crosscut #saw. It is one of my most treasured possessions. He was a poor farmer in rural #Indiana, and cut crossties for the railroad to earn money. My grandpa told me stories about how they would take a wagon load of ties to town once every two or three months. The land where they lived (now mostly underwater in #LakeMonroe) was rich with hardwood #timber.
Christmas Photos: Not a partridge, not a pear tree

Lake Monroe, American bald eagle, Christmas Day, red-tailed hawk, Bloomington, Indiana

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