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Thanksgiving in Connecticut

November 21, 2017 11:00 pm • Last Updated: November 22, 2017 9:13 pm

By Sara Gordon

A crowd of passengers depart an Amtrak train on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Union Station in New London. AAA predicts that 50.9 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles this Thanksgiving þÄî the highest Thanksgiving travel volume since 2005. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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A crowd of passengers depart an Amtrak train on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Union Station in New London.

AAA predicts that 50.9 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles this Thanksgiving — the highest Thanksgiving travel volume since 2005.

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