One of the three family-sized restrooms that opened without fanfare today near the South Beach at Compo Beach. The building also houses an outdoor shower and a drinking fountain. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Youngsters enjoy a ride tonight on opening night of the Yankee Doodle Fair at the Westport Woman’s Club, 44 Imperial Ave. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Mother Nature provided her own light show Friday night as audience members left the Levitt Pavilion following the Staples High School pops concert. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com

Spring colors on Westport’s North Avenue. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Jane Sherman for WestportNow.com

Westport artist Miggs Burroughs delighted the Memorial Day crowds today with his Revolutionary War gear and the Westport flag he designed to commemorate Westport’s 150th anniversary in 1985. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com

Westport Memorial Parade Grand Marshal Nick Zeoli acknowledges the crowds today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com photo

Westport’s Compo Beach looked more like Coney Island today as umbrellas filled almost every available space on this Memorial Day weekend. A sudden jump in temperatures to the 90s had many people testing the water, which still remains cool. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Terry Klein of Westport today tries out the new South Beach walkway at Compo Beach. Completed just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, it connects to the existing walkway on the East Beach. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo