Album: 2003 Polar Bear Dip
On a cold January day in 2003, WCCC held its 3rd Annual Polar Bear Dip to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House in Bangor. The facility serves people from Downeast Maine when they need hospital services in Bangor. Several hundred people turned out at the Passamaquoddy Resevervation in Sipyak on a day that ocean harbors froze in parts of Maine for the first time in some number of years. The temperature was in the teens with a wind chill of over 20 below zero! The measured ocean temperature was 32 degrees - much colder than normal! The event raised over $18,000 from people who donated to see a friend or loved one suffer.

Album: 2004 Pre-Dip
To promote the 2004 Polar Bear Dip, a Pre-Dip was held on Devember 12, 2003. The event attracted a handful of dippers, as well as media representatives. Temperatures were around 30 with the water only slightly warmer.

Album: 2004 Polar Bear Dip
The 2004 Polar Bear Dip was held on Friday, January 23, 2004. This year, we had even more participants and raised even more money! The final total came in around $35,000. The weather seemed just a bit colder than in 2003. Air temperatures were 9 degrees with wind chills in the -30 to -40 range.