The weather was "perfect" for the 2020 Puddle Jump: not much wind and the temperature a balmy 40 degrees.
Established 45 years ago and now overseen by the Bates Outing Club (itself celebrating the centennial of its 1920 founding this year), the Puddle Jump, in the words of one of its founders, represents a chance for "exuberance" in winter.
So, go ahead and jump!
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