Today, some 50 years after the first Puddle Jump, three of the event’s founders — Chris Callahan ’78, Scott Copeland ’78, and Lars Llorente ’78 — returned to campus to kick off this year’s edition.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Bates College sophomores Anna Maheu, left, and Malie White jump into Lake ...

Within vaunted traditions there are always new wrinkles. Take the Bates tradition of the Maine governor lighting a torch to kick off Winter Carnival. This year, Maine Gov. Janet Mills didn’t do the ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - For the second year in a row the Jeanne Richie Memorial Puddle Jump will happen virtually. This year, people can pick from two virtual options: the traditional 5k or a ...

December got off to a wet start, but for two different reasons. That’s why the region quickly shifted from a winter wonderland to a warm, breezy spate of unusually rainy weather. Fittingly, the first ...