Photos: Penguin Plunge
Members of the National Parks Realty team jump into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Leo the Lion, from the Columbia Falls Lions club, jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A participant from the North Valley Hospital team emerges from Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Members of the Whitefish Winter Carnival Royalty jump into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Queen of Snows Gayle MacLaren and King Ullr Scotty MacLaren emerge from Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group from the Flathead County Sheriff's Office jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group jumps into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A jumper emerges from Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
The Whitefish Winter Carnival Royalt gets ready to jump into Whitefish Lake Saturday morning during the annual Penguin Plunge at City Beach. The event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Folks braved the icy waters of Whitefish Lake Saturday morning for the annual Whitefish Carnival Penguin Plunge, which raises money for Montana Special Olympics.