VIDEO: Preparing for the Brrrmidji Plunge

022820.N.BP.PLUNGE--3.jpg — Ellis Towing and Recovery workers use chainsaws to remove a portion of the ice on Lake Bemidji in preparation for the Bemidji Jaycees' Brrrmidji Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 29. (Bria Barton | Bemidji Pioneer)

By Bria Barton

February 28, 2020 at 3:07 PM

BEMIDJI — On Friday afternoon, Ellis Towing and Recovery workers began carving out a portion of the ice on Lake Bemidji in preparation for the Bemidji Jaycees' Brrrmidji Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 29.

The Leap Day event is a cold water plunge, which will take place on Lake Bemidji directly behind the Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues.

1/2: Ellis Towing and Recovery workers use chainsaws to remove a portion of the ice on Lake Bemidji in preparation for the Bemidji Jaycees' Brrrmidji Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 29. (Bria Barton | Bemidji Pioneer)

2/2: Ellis Towing and Recovery workers use chainsaws to remove a portion of the ice on Lake Bemidji in preparation for the Bemidji Jaycees' Brrrmidji Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 29. (Bria Barton | Bemidji Pioneer)

By Bria Barton

Bria Barton covers travel and tourism for Forum News Service and is based at the Bemidji Pioneer. A South Carolina native and USC grad, she can be found exploring Minnesota’s abundance of towns, food and culture. Follow her on Instagram @briabarton.