Bates College seniors, from left, Brie Wilson, Hannah Singer, Sophie Gardephe and Kate Bouchard, jump into Lake Andrews during the annual Puddle Jump on the Lewiston campus Friday. “You never know what your going to see,” said Bates Security employee Dennis Skinner as he ran safety detail during the event. Members of the Bates Outing Club host the event every year during the weeklong Winter Carnival. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
Ethan Simon of the Bates College Outing Club holds jumpers back on the side of Lake Andrews on Friday. Only four jumpers were allowed on the “puddle” at one time because massive amounts of students on the ice would cause water to come up through the hole in the ice, causing dangerous conditions. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
Students wore everything from high heels to slippers for the Puddle Jump in Lewiston on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
Bates College alumnus Gail Dow, 79, of Lewiston came to watch the Puddle Jump. Dow said she swims in the college pool three days a week and had no intention of taking a dip in Lake Andrews. “The pool is cold enough,” Dow said. “Class of 1960 and proud of it. There are still a few of us around.” (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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