Ichetucknee hosting ‘Dip Day’ Saturday

Annual tradition will honor first ‘dipper’ Kinard.

  • The original Iche Nippy Dipper, Earl Kinard, smiles at the 2020 Iche Nippy Dip Day celebration. Dippers this year will make a toast in Kinard’s honor after he passed away in March. (FILE)
    The original Iche Nippy Dipper, Earl Kinard, smiles at the 2020 Iche Nippy Dip Day celebration. Dippers this year will make a toast in Kinard’s honor after he passed away in March. (FILE)
Ichetucknee Springs State Park will once again invite everyone to “dip” into the new year. The annual Iche Nippy Dip Day, a yearly plunge into the Ichetucknee River, will commence Saturday, Jan. 7,…

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