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CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! – When Swinomish was “nominated” to participate in a winter plunge, tribal Chairman Brian Cladoosby, left, and tribal Senators Chester Cayou, Jr., and Brian Porter and tribal member Trevor Alexander were among those up to the challenge. – Photo by Judy Booth
Native American and First Nation people in the Pacific Northwest sparked a fun fad that has people all over the world plunging into frigid coastal waters, screaming and dashing in and out of rivers, lakes, channels, salt water beaches and leaping off docks and piers.
What has become known as The Winter Challenge 2014 has gone viral on Facebook. Young people with babies, grandmas in walkers, young and old have taken the cold water plunge.
It started as a family challenge on February 23 in Chemainus, British Columbia. From there it spread to Lummi and Swinomish, Tulalip and Alki Beach as Pacific...
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