Credit: Michelle Gabel

Devon and Kristen Rile and their children, Owen, 2, left, and Connor, 1 month, of Fayetteville, take advantage of sunshine and mild temperatures as they spend time at the Canal Landing Park playground.

It was the second playground they visited Feb. 9. Temperatures reached a high of 62 degrees, breaking the record set in 1925.

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Michelle Gabel is a Syracuse-based independent photojournalist who captures the human experience through documentary photography and portraiture. Her long-form photography projects tell complex, contemporary...