Polar Plunge Moved, Raised $65K

Polar Plunge Event in Saint Peter Moved to New Location at Fairgrounds

By Robert Lawson Publisher

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The annual Polar Plunge event was held again in Saint Peter this year with help from the Saint Peter Police Department

The event which is usually held at Hallet's Pond, was moved to a new location at Johnson Hall at the Nicollet County Fairgrounds this year A story from the Mankato Free Press was republished in Yahoo! News about the event recently as well Construction at Hallet's Pond prevented the site from being used this year, according to the Free Press

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More than 300 people showed up to participate in the event to help sponsor the Special Olympics of Minnesota Organizers raised nearly $65,000 of their $80,000 goal, so they were about $15,000 shy of that mark Nicollet County Sheriff Dave Lange, who was recently re-elected running against Mark Chadderon, was also present at the event He jumped into the freezing cold water with one of his co-workers from the Nicollet County Sheriff's Department

According to reports, he was one of the first people to jump in for the Polar Plunge event Find more info on the St Peter city website