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Tiare, left, and Kai'Ulani, right, dancers with Kaiholunuie, a Polynesian dance group from Wallingford, lead a lesson for children attending Tropical Sunsation at Mystic Aquarium Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Kai'Ulani is wearing a Tahitian regalia. The group taught dances from Tahiti, Hawaii and New Zealand Maori traditions. The event, which ran over the long Presidents' Day weekend, also featured Live steel drum music, diving mermaids in the Coral Reef exhibit, and a tropical fish craft for kids of all ages. Tropical Sunsation activities were free to all with paid admission to the aquarium. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

A taste of the tropics

Cindy Shea, of East Lyme, throws donuts and pizza rolls to the seagulls at McCook Point Beach on Monday, February 18, 2019 in Niantic. Shea said she stops to feed the birds most days and usually brings donated food from Flanders Bake Shop that the store was going to throw away.

Feeding the seagulls

Al Brown, with the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, leads a hike through Gungywamp on Sunday, February 17, 2019 in Groton. The hundreds of acres of woodland that feature mysterious stone structures. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Hiking the Gungywamp

Shellfishermen work the fishing grounds Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in the Niantic River. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Fishing around in East Lyme

Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox of Trumbull talks with her daughter Aksita, 2, while her daughter Ishika, 6, plays with sand and shells at Hole in the Wall Beach in Niantic on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox said they and her mother, Sheela Gadkar, not shown, were spending the day exploring Connecticut because it has so much to offer. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Checking out the beach in Niantic

Amanda Marolda gives a cheer Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, after being married to her husband, Dan, back right, by Justice of the Peace Marie Tyler Wiley in the meetinghouse at Olde Mystick Village in honor of Valentine's Day. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Valentine vows

Namgyal Lhamo, center, a kindergarten student, and other students perform a traditional Tibetan dance during a Lunar New Year event on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Mohegan Elementary School. The school celebrated the holiday with students participating in a Chinese dragon parade and Tibetan dancing. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Dancing in the new year

Max Hart, 3, of New London rides his scooter Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, around the oval with his mother, Liuba Hart, and brother, Alex, 11 months, carried by Liuba Hart, as the family spends a little time at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Scooting around in Waterford

A small group of hooded mergansers takes off Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, from the waters of Lambert Cove in Stonington. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Mergansers in flight

A sailboat from UConn Avery Point moves along the mouth of the Thames River on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, as seen from Groton. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Sailing's a breeze

From left, Lexie Yemma, 9, and Amelia Mahar, 10, start to fall after Rosie Sposato, 10, all of Westerly, went down while they were holding hands skating around the rink Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at Washington Trust Community Skating Centers in Westerly. The girls were attending a birthday party for their friend Amaya Robinson, also of Westerly. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Skating party in Westerly

Instructor Miguel DeJesus works with, from left, Anthony Strong, 8, of New London; Nathanael Appiah, 6, of East Lyme and Layne LeCara, 7, of Niantic on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, during the B-Boy (break dance) class at Winthrop STEM Elementary Magnet School in New London. The class is a New London Recreation program. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Breaking it down in New London

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