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It's all about the Mashantucket Pequot Fireworks Extravaganza

July 12, 2014 12:00 am • Last Updated: October 01, 2014 1:55 pm

By Tali Greener/Special to The Day and Dana Jensen

Madison Fuller, 13, left, her brother, Greyson Fuller, 4, second from right, and her friend, Rachel Martinelli, 13, right, all of Killingly and Mason Gingerella, 6, second from left, of Hopkinton, R.I., play on the lawn at Fort Griswold Battle Field State Park in Groton where crowds of spectators gather to view the Sailfest fireworks over the Thames River Saturday, July 12, 2014.

Crowds gathered on both sides of the Thames waiting for the Mashantucket Pequot Fireworks Extravaganza.

A view of the supermoon through the Mashantucket Pequot fireworks photographed from the Mohican Apartments in New London Saturday, July 12, 2014.

The Amistad arrives to New London's Waterfront Park during Sailfest Saturday, July 12, 2014.

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