Bayfield Winter Carnival
March 5-7, 2010
Release your cabin fever at this weekend event and have fun while participating in this fundraiser for the Bayfield Recreation Center. Activities are scheduled all weekend long starting Friday, March 5th and continuing into the Sunday morning to provide a wide variety of choices for ways to participate in this fun winter event.
- Friday, March 5th
- 7-8 pm Bellyflop and Cannonball Contest at the Master's Swim Meet at the Bayfield Rec Center. Bring your bravest bellyflop and biggest cannonball to our master's swim meet. Includes a synchronized swimming demonstration by the Swimmin' Women. Donation at the door.
- Saturday, March 6th
- 11:00 am Run on Water
This family fun event is open to people of all ages and skill levels. Participants can choose to run, walk, ski, or snowshoe the 5-mile course across frozen Lake Superior from Bayfield to Madeline Island and back.- Race Begins: 11 am
- 1:00-3:30pm - Winter Carnival Activities Sledding down Manypenny Avenue, skating, broomball, human-powered sled races, kites on ice, kid activities, and free use of the Bayfield Rec Center. FREE!
- 3:30pm - Polar Bear Plunge
Jump through a hole in the ice (or watch your neighbors) at the Broad Street Beach - pledge forms available at the Bayfield Rec Center or register online at www.bayfieldreccenter.com. Check out videos of previous year's plunges at:
Video 1
Video 2- Broad Street Beach - Watch brave volunteers jump into Lake Superior to raise money for the Bayfield Recreation Center. Judge the plunges and the costumes. Better yet, do it yourself! Free soak in the hot tub afterwards for all plungers.
- PRIZES for Best Plunge, Best Costume, Oldest, Youngest and more. Most Money Raised will win a Wolfsong Wear coat, ipod nano or an airplane flyover of the Apostle Islands!
For further information, contact the Bayfield Chamber and Visitor Bureau at (800) 447-4094 or chamber@bayfield.org.
