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Ray Schaefer of Canterbury, acting vice president of the Thames Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited, releases an Atlantic salmon into the Shetucket River on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, as he and other volunteers, along with staff from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Fisheries Division, stock Atlantic salmon in the river in Sprague. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

DEEP stocks Shetucket River with Atlantic salmon

Santa poses for photos with young ones during the Light up City Hall event Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Bright lights in Rose City

Singers from Stonington High School, Calvary Church and United Church lead the community carol sing Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, at Wadawanuck Square in Stonington Borough. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Stonington gets in the holiday spirit

Al Wells, left, takes a break from his walk Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, while Andrew Rodman passes by on his own walk at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Fort Trumbull a popular place for a walk

A quartet of bufflehead ducks, three males and a female, flies low over the water as a small flock dives for food Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, on the Mystic River. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Mystic River just ducky for buffleheads

Deer feast on pumpkins Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, on the side of Duryea Drive in Groton. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

A feast for deer

Merle Emmons of Mystic uses a rake to dig up clams Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in the water at Bluff Point State Park in Groton. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Clamming for chowder in Groton

After hanging the wreath, facilities operation manager Chris Anglin works on adding lights Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, to the top of the Cross Sound Ferry office building in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

New London ferry building gets in the holiday spirit

The Mayflower II docks at City Pier in New London for an overnight layover Tuesday, November 30, 2021. The vessel was towed by the tugboat Jaguar from Plymouth, Mass., and will be towed to Mystic Seaport Museum Wednesday morning for a winter-long maintenance visit. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

City Pier layover

Students walk through campus at Connecticut College in New London as light snow flurries fall Tuesday, November 30, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Waking in the snow

A birdwatcher uses binoculars as he stands along the shoreline as storm clouds gather at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Birdwatching from the rocks

Paul Buehler, with Adam's Garden of Eden, ties a bow as he decorates a business on Water Street in Stonington on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. The Pawcatuck florist and nursery is hired every year by numerous local businesses and homeowners to decorate their buildings for the holiday season. The borough’s annual Stonington Village Stroll starts at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 with a tree lighting, community carol sing and visit from Santa at Wadawanuck Square. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Borough prepares for Stonington Village Stroll

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