 Ice sculptures, a fishing contest, a silent auction, and a polar plunge were all part of a weekend long back to hack festival in Hackensack. It's kind of an event for locals. We have an event in the summer where all the lake people come. This event kind of was put together where the locals do stick around. You get to see them and yeah, it's a good event. There was a fish fry at the firehouse, a bake sale at the Legion, and it seemed as if every part of Hackensack had something going on. It's a small town where everybody works together for the success of all of us. The festival is great. It's all about people. It's the community coming together and embracing young and old and really enjoying that this is what winter is. But the main event of the back to hack festival was happening on ice. Dozens of people in crazy costumes decided to jump into this hole in Birch Lake to raise money for a great cause. Last year was down. I think there was only three jumpers and actually we jumped last year just to make it happen. But yeah, I know we had a good crew. Not even the sub-zero temperatures could stop people from taking the plunge. Go for it. Try at least once in your life. Yep. Exactly. If you're hesitant, you know, get it off your bucket list. It's not that bad. To get the honor of jumping in the lake, teams had to raise money for faith and action, a non-profit organization based in Hackensack. To sum it up, it's really neighbors helping neighbors. It's getting local volunteers in any different area help those that are less fortunate. Over $5,000 was raised at the plunge for faith and action and the festival plans to be back at Hack for its 25th year in 2020. Reporting from Hackensack for this week's Northwoods Adventure, Anthony Scott, Lakeland News. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.