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After sifting out the dirt Sam Sandora, 8, right, of Madison and his grandmother Mary Farrell of Niantic look at what may be a small piece of pottery Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, while they and others from the community join members of the Friends of the Office of State Archaeology during the East Lyme Historical Society Family Day at the Dig at the Thomas Lee House in Niantic. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Sifting through the past in East Lyme

Phillip Couto paints the gate of an ivy-covered stone wall Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, on a property in Waterford. He works with others as caretakers for seven properties on New Shore Road. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Gatekeeping in Waterford

Volunteer Maggie McCutcheon, right, Class of 2022, helps incoming freshman Kyle Toce and his father, Frank, of Massachusetts carry supplies from their car as Kyle moves into Morrison Hall at Connecticut College on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at the campus in New London. The school's fall semester begins on Tuesday, Aug. 27. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Move-in day at Connecticut College

George Bernklau of Meriden throws a crab back into the water as his son Benjamin, 6, daughter Lily, 3, and wife Meredith look on while crabbing Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme. The family has been crabbing a few times this summer.

Claws for the Bernklaus

After asking to put their lemonade stand on the lawn of family friend Leslie Forbes in Groton, Aiyanna Massie, 10, left, of Swansea, Mass., watches customer Sherrie Neilson help herself to the lemonade Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, while her cousin, Ian Ambroise, 12, of Groton puts the money in their cash box. The kids asked to use Forbes' lawn because she lives closer to Eastern Point Beach. The money they raise will go toward Aiyanna's trip to Florida with her gymnastics team. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Liquid sunshine

Seaman Sean Fitzpatrick, left, and Seaman Luis Suarez help secure the lines Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, as U.S. Coast Guard barque Eagle moves toward the pier at Coast Guard Station New London at Fort Trumbull with the help of tug Paul A. Wronowski. The Eagle completed its summer training cruise, during which it visited seven European ports, returned to New London in July and then visited several cities in the Northeast, with its last port visit in New York City. The Eagle will be in port until it goes out for a two-week officer candidate cruise at the end of September. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Eagle's home

On a foggy Wednesday morning, Aug. 21, 2019, a tern flies along the Thames River with the tug Paul A. Wronowski in the background. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Terning foggy

A sailboat moves past beachgoers as they walk along the rocks at DuBois Beach on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, in Stonington. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

On the water in Stonington

Daniel Laguerre, 6, of Long Island, N.Y., reacts to the surprise coming down with two apples on one twig after his mother, Suvisa Laguerre, helped him reach the apples on the tree while picking fruit Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, at Holmberg Orchards in Gales Ferry. Daniel's sister, Juliana, 4, sits in the background with the large bag of nectarines that they picked earlier. The family is vacationing in the area and said this is the last of the fun before going back to school. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

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Frank Draminski of New London repairs a wall on which the mural

Painting patching in New London

Kids sail Optimist dinghies through the upper lagoon of Groton Long Point during a session of the yacht club's Seashell sailing program on Monday, August 19, 2019. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Summer sailing

Alejandro Long, 9, a member of the Mohegan and Taino nations, gets some help with his dancing regalia from parents Marisol and Shane during the Mohegan Wigwam Festival at Fort Shantok on Sunday, August 18, 2019, in Uncasville. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

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