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Actor Josh Duhamel takes the plunge in support of Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes
February 13, 2021
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) To celebrate 25 years of the Polar Fest Plunge tradition, one celebrity with ties to North Dakota is bearing the cold to help raise funds for the Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes.
Normally, the event is open to the public where people gather around a frozen lake to watch plungers jump into an icy hole to help raise funds.
However, due to pandemic restrictions this year’s event allowed for one celebrity jumper.
Actor Josh Duhamel was this year’s “Proxy Plunger.”
FREEZIN for a Reason: Actor Josh Duhamel takes the Plunge in support of Detroit Lakes Boys & Girls Club
Actor Josh Duhamel stepped up and delivered as Proxy Plunger for the Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes at its Polar Fest Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 13. 2:34 pm, Feb. 13, 2021 ×
Actor Josh Duhamel signs off with Boys & Girls Club Director Pat Petermann after completing his Polar Fest Plunge at an undisclosed area lake. Duhamel agreed to act as the Proxy Plunger for the club s fundraiser, which is normally one of Polar Fest s biggest events, but could not be held as usual this year due to pandemic safety restrictions. Submitted photo
Poles N Holes postponed; more Polar Fest events set for this week
The Detroit Lakes Breakfast Rotary Club announced Wednesday afternoon that its annual Poles N Holes Ice Fishing Derby, which was scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 6, has been postponed to Feb. 13 due to the subzero temperatures expected to sweep through the region this weekend. More Polar Fest events, including the Noon Rotary s Polar-riffic Spaghetti Feed, Ice Tee Golf and Freeze Your Buns Run, are scheduled throughout the week; the festival concludes Monday, Feb. 15.
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The MN Sn Ice Snow & Ice Showcase lit up the Detroit Lakes City Park Thursday night, Feb. 4, for the opening of Polar Fest 2021. The showcase will remain open throughout Detroit Lakes annual winter festival, which ends Monday, Feb. 15. (Vicki Gerdes / Tribune)
Proxy Plunger Josh Duhamel to headline Feb. 13 Boys & Girls Club fundraiser
Detroit Lakes Polar Fest celebration will not include fireworks, or an ice palace this year but there is sure to be at least one celebrity sighting. Actor Josh Duhamel is scheduled to appear as a Proxy Plunger for the Boys & Girls Club s Polar Fest Plunge fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 13. 8:08 am, Jan. 24, 2021 ×
Actor Josh Duhamel, a Minot, N.D., native, during a visit to Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. Duhamel will be the Proxy Plunger for this year s Polar Fest Plunge in Detroit Lakes, Minn., which is set for Saturday, Feb. 13. (North Dakota Tourism photo)