While on Martha’s Vineyard, I attended Hyatt’s event honoring 80 years of one of the island’s most storied traditions: the Polar Bears. Formed in 1946 by a group of African American seasonal residents who wanted to exercise together in the water, the Polar Bears have provided 80 years of physical fitness and fellowship at Inkwell Beach in Oak Bluffs, the first desegregated beach on Martha’s Vineyard. The group began when the two Black O’Brien sisters bought a cottage and ran…
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Claire’s Life: Hyatt Celebrates 80 Years of the Polar Bears at Inkwell Beach
