City of Virginia employees Tom Ford, pictured in the loonar shadow at the stern of the boat, and Nate Schuchard prepare to tow the iconic fiberglass loon to its summer home on Silver Lake in Virginia on Monday, June 22. They enjoy the annual outing, though working their way through the thick growth of plants at the boat launch was a little tricky. The pilot’s skill and the 9.9 horsepower Johnson motor did eventually prevail, and the world’s largest floating loon is back on the lake for its 44th summer. Photo by Janna Goerdt.