Tag archives: Hugh Margerum

8th Annual Polar Dip 
By Joanne A Calitri   |   January 9, 2024

It was a beautiful 64-degree, sunny Californian day on January 1, as the 8th Annual Polar Dip, founded by our town’s Hugh Margerum, took its place in history with over 300 people from babies to seniors getting in the Pacific Ocean on cue at 11:30 am. The public beach on Cabrillo Boulevard across from the […]

7th Annual Polar Dip Supports Adam’s Angels
By Joanne A Calitri   |   January 10, 2023

On a cold, windy, rainy New Year’s Eve afternoon, Adam McKaig texted me that he would be doing the Santa Barbara Polar Dip on New Year’s Day to benefit his nonprofit, Adam’s Angels. The event was founded by Hugh Margerum and Julie DeAngelis seven years ago with a single mission: “To bring people together by […]

Margerum Gives Artist Stamp of Approval
By Steven Libowitz   |   July 19, 2018

How often do you get a handwritten postcard or letter in your mailbox these days? For most people in this age of email, text messages, WhatsApp, and Twitter, that would be pretty much never. But if you’re Santa Barbara stalwart Hugh Margerum, the answer is several a day.  That’s because for the last several years, […]