A small business owner in Birch Bay, Washington, says she has lost 50% of her customer base as tourism from Canadian residents has dropped. Revenue is plummeting, and she is pleading for locals and ...

It’s 11 a.m. on the first morning of 2026 in Birch Bay, Washington. There’s a sharp chill in the air. Driving down Birch Bay Drive, sporadic groups of people wrapped in towels, robes and sweatshirt ...

Let’s face it: Birch Bay’s attempt to unseat the Norwegian town of Sola for the Guinness World Records polar bear dip record was doomed from the start. They are Vikings. We are not. Cold plunging is ...