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John Winder, top, waits his turn as Jay Dickey plunges into the waters of Glasgo Pond in Griswold Friday, July 19, 2019 to cool off as extreme heat blankets the region. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Taking the plunge

Shipwright Chris Sanders continues the construction of the beakhead of the Mayflower II on Friday, July 19, 2019, at Mystic Seaport Museum's H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. The beak head is the protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship. It was fitted on sailing vessels from the 16th to the 18th centuries and served as a working platform by sailors working the sails of the bowsprit, the forward-pointing mast that carries the spritsails. The ship, built in 1956, is a replica of the vessel that brought the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620 and was built in England as a gift to the United States in thanks for support during and after World War II. The ship is nearing the end of a 30-month restoration in Mystic in preparation to sail again on the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims' voyage. A launching ceremony has been scheduled for Sept. 7. Next week, the steel and fabric structure that has enclosed the ship since the spring of 2017 will be removed. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Mayflower homestretch

Ella Godi, 1, of Mansfield plays in the the water at the Kiddie Spraypark on Friday, July 19, 2019, while visiting Ocean Beach Park in New London with her family. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Beating the heat at Ocean Beach

Nina VonSteiger of New Jersey, sailing with the Groton Long Point Team, adjusts the sail on her opti boat before competing in the Larry White Junior Olympic Regatta on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Niantic Bay Yacht Club. The annual regatta, which sailed through rainy conditions, was open to all youth Optimist, C420, Laser and Laser Radial sailors. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Readying the sails

Friends look on as Thomas Wagner, 18, of Groton dives into Palmer Cove from a bridge on Groton Long Point Road on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in Groton. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Airborne at the cove

Melton Eliassaint, 10, right, and his fellow members of the Summer Jam & Learn program remove trash along the Norwich Heritage Walkway Wednesday, July 17, 2019, as part of their community give back program. Summer Jam & Learn was organized by Bully Busters and Norwich Youth and Family Services. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Giving back by picking up in Norwich

Director Carolyn Whinnem leads the Old Lyme Town Band during a concert Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Riverside Park in Mystic. The Summer Sounds Concert Series, presented by Noank-Mystic Community Band, features local musicians every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the park through Aug. 6. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Summer Sounds in Mystic

Meredith Howard, left, of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Marlene Fein of Simsbury on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, spend time watching all the ospreys nesting in the area of the Great Island State Boat Launch in Old Lyme. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Birdwatching in Old Lyme

Bryan Williams of Rainbow Amusement Company, left, and Dylan Button, 16, roll one of the cars in place Tuesday, July 16, 2019, while they set up the Kiddie Cars ride for the St. John's Carnival in Niantic. Button decided to help out while accompanying his father, Allen Button, an employee of Rainbow Amusement. The carnival, located on St. John's Green, opens at 6 p.m. Friday and runs through Sunday. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Carnival rolling in to East Lyme

A painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) alights on a buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentals) along the edge of the pond in the Connecticut College Arboretum Monday, July 15, 2019. The 750-acre arboretum contains 5,984 scientifically documented living plants in its collections representing 809 taxa as 2,537 trees, 3,413 shrubs, and 34 vines. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

A paradise for butterflies

People share a laugh Friday, July 12, 2019, while stopped along New London's Waterfront Park on opening night of Sailfest. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Sailfest begins

Whole lotta hoopla in Stonington

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