070620 Main Beach Opens (MA)

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Lifeguard Joe Roberts watches over Ericka Shay and son Rylan as they go swimming at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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About a dozen people enter through the main gates on opening day at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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A lifeguard watches as a family of ducks swim, avoiding people at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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A lifeguard watches as a family of ducks swim, avoiding people at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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A lifeguard watches as a family of ducks swim, avoiding people at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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A paddleboarder glides along the water at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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A paddleboarder glides along the water at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Benjamin Swiderek of Crystal Lake, 7, swims to his inflatable basketball as he plays with sister Olivia, 9, at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Olivia Swiderek of Crystal Lake, 9, retreives her inflatable basketball while playing with brother Benjamin, 7, at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Patrick Finnerty, 13, takes a shot on the hoop while playing a game of Knockout with Crystal Lake Parks District summer campers Joe Etten, 12, left, and Antoni Swiech, 13, center, in the parking lot at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Crystal Lake Parks District summer campers Joe Etten, 12, left, and Antoni Swiech, 13, play a game of Knockout in the parking lot at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Crystal Lake Parks District summer camp counselor Brad Unterberger, right, takes a shot on the hoop while playing a game of Knockout with campers, including Joe Etten, 12, back, in the parking lot at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Soleil Dominguez of Crystal Lake, 2, is all smiles in her unicorn float at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Alliyah Dominguez of Crystal Lake, 5, keeps cool out on the water at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Alliyah Dominguez of Crystal Lake, 5, keeps cool out on the water at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Ericka Shay and her children Cassidy, 7, and Rylan, 9, await the opening of Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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From left: Tenley Gray, 8, brother Keegan Gray, 6, Hayden Forte, 6, and Archer Coffman, 6, play in the sand at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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About a dozen people line up for the opening of Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Archer Coffman pours water into the sand as Hayden Forte, both 6, dips her feet in it at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Beachgoers cool off at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Corey Johnson sprays paddleboards down with sanitizer after use at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Ericka Shay of Crystal Lake places an order at the concession stand with son Rylan, 9, and Cassidy, 7, at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Dana Barclay of Crystal Lake pours water out of a bucket for her daughter Savannah, 1, at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Crystal Lake Parks District summer campers and brothers Jakob, 12, left, and Kaleb Adams, 11, head out onto the water with kayaks at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.

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Dana Barclay of Crystal Lake pours water out of a bucket for her daughter Savannah, 1, at Main Beach on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Crystal Lake. Main Beach will be open with social distancing and facemasks encouraged for Crystal Lake residents beginning at 9am and 2pm for non-residents everyday until August 9. West Beach will remain closed for the 2020 season.