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It's always cold and wet at the Lake Minnetonka ice dive

Name: It's always cold and wet at the Lake Minnetonka ice dive
Uploaded: 2020-01-01T18:20:03.000Z
Duration: 00:01:34
Channel: Shari L. Gross
Description: To celebrate the New Year, hundreds of people braved the frigid 32-degree water in Lake Minnetonka for the 30th Annual ALARC Ice Dive from the from the shoreline at the public docks in Excelsior, Minn. The event raises a large contribution to wounded veterans support organizations.

To celebrate the New Year, hundreds of people braved the frigid 32-degree water in Lake Minnetonka for the 30th Annual ALARC Ice Dive from the from the shoreline at the public docks in Excelsior, Minn. The event raises a large contribution to wounded veterans support organizations.

By Shari L. Gross

January 1, 2020 — 4:05pm

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