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.

In many ways, weather is nature’s Rorschach test. After all, the conditions you crave speak volumes about your inner psyche. Sure, most of us yearn for sunny days, but some will go to crazy lengths to ...

Many dogs fear thunder and lightning, but this pup can't get enough.

Riley Chapin, 3, with mom Allison, couldn't get enough puddle jumping Tuesday near the corner of Third Street Southwest and Becker Avenue in Willmar. Mom said it was her son's first time playing in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...