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by Laurel Latham

Thirty-six brave souls took part in the Yeti Plunge at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, with the youngest plunger 9-year-old Wyatt Johnson, Red Lake Falls, the oldest plunger 64-year-old Tom Heppner, Warroad and plungers from the furthest away, Chris Jewell & Ann Swanson, Barnesville.

"The weather was in the mid-50s! That was a bonus for all the jumpers!" exclaimed Patti Hodgeson, a member of the TryItUpNorth Committee, who organized Yeti Fest 2021.

"The Warroad Fire Department cut the ice hole and lifted several 20+ inch cubes out of the river the night befor...