Sitka polar dippers take annual plunge

On Saturday (12-28-13) about 100 Sitkans took a swim without wet suits, dry suits, or survival suits -- although one was in a Santa suit -- in the Sitka Channel near the University of Alaska. The Annual Polar Dip was sponsored by the Sitka High School National Honor Society. KCAW’s Rich McClear was there and asked the only reasonable question a reporter could ask: Why? Read More