“Cold swimming is amazing; it’s such a rush,” Heather Imbriale of Old Lyme said. “It’s really invigorating,” Lavigne added. Meet the Chilly Mermaids, a group of about twenty women from ...

21 to March 16. The events include visits from a group of "real-life" mermaids who swim with the sharks, hang out with stingrays and meet guests. The folkloric creatures will dive in the aquarium ...