Vancouver Centennial Plaque #58 – Polar Bear Club

Address:           English Bay Bathhouse, Beach Ave

Status:             Still up

"POLAR BEAR CLUB

When Peter Pantages in Vancouver in 1917 he started the practice of taking a daily ocean swim. In 1920 he founded the Polar Bear Club and inaugurated its now famous New Year's Day swim at English Bay. He served as president until his final dip in 1971."

Credit: Vancouver Centennial Commission, Historic Plaque Program – list and documentation plaques 50-100 (June 18, 1986). Courtesy of Vancouver Archives

Photo credit: Vancouver Archives (AM54-S4-2- CVA 371-836)