All this rain has us a little giddy. Gothamist was driving last night (don't ask) and commented to our friend Leah how much we liked splashing through puddles even though it wasn't great for the car .

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 ...

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 seniors, from left, Brie Wilson, Hannah Singer, Sophie ...

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 ...

Rain and puddles are just part of life. Sometimes, our inner child tells us to drive through them to make a big splash and other times we let toddlers, in oversized rain boots, jump right in! Dogs are ...