Past and present Weeki Wachee mermaids teach the ways of Old Florida sirens. Gabrielle Calise is a culture reporter who covers music, nostalgia and offbeat Florida trends. Reach her at ...

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida is hiring mermaids for its underwater theatre. Auditions are "rigorous and challenging," a state spokeswoman told Insider. Weeki Wachee mermaids are required ...

If you (or someone in your life) dreams of mermaids, you’re in great company. Woven through mythology from as early as 1000 B.C., merfolk continue to feed our collective fascination and inspire ...

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida has enchanted visitors since 1947 with underwater performances by "real" mermaids. Visitors can still watch daily mermaid shows, which involve women donning ...

This summer thousands of mermaids ditched the sea for the Boardwalk, for the 37th annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade. And in Florida, little mermaids worked on their tail technique, at Weeki Wachee's ...

It’s high noon on a Wednesday, and I stand virtually alone in what was once (pre-Disney) a premier Florida tourist attraction, Weeki Wachee Springs. As in, the place where mermaids perform for you in ...

Once a mermaid, always a mermaid. A group of women in their 70s recently visited the Florida springs where they once performed as mermaids to see if they still had the magic. OK. A lot of little girls ...