Kari Mar is the editor and publisher of La Conner Community News, a nonprofit publication she helped get off the ground last year after the town’s weekly paper shut down.

Washington state narrowly avoided the loss of two more newspapers because of a remarkably generous gift over the holiday ...

Let’s face it: Birch Bay’s attempt to unseat the Norwegian town of Sola for the Guinness World Records polar bear dip record was doomed from the start. They are Vikings. We are not. Cold plunging is ...

The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce’s quest to break the Guinness World Record for polar bear dip brought thousands of people ...

December 26, 2025   Lorene passed peacefully at home in Bellingham with her three children by her side. A private family ...

Kylie Galloway at Guinness World Records told The Bellingham Herald that the Birch Bay Polar Bear Dip’s attempt to break the world record for largest polar bear dip was unsuccessful. However, it ...

More than 4,900 people were registered to wade into Birch Bay near Blaine in Whatcom County in an attempt to break the world ...

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Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce gave an update on whether the city’s 43rd Annual Polar Bear Plunge successfully set a GUINNESS ...

“Having the Guinness World Records brand associated with this event brings global recognition and credibility, emphasizing ...

Anyone waiting for the verified results will just have to chill... again.

Birch Bay, Washington may have set a new Guinness World Record Thursday after 4,917 people officially entered frigid water during a polar bear dip attempt. Several community groups organized the event ...