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A group of former Weeki Wachee mermaids got their wish granted this weekend—returning to the springs where they once ...
WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. (AP) - Nostalgia and a timely flood of donations saved the tails of the Weeki Wachee Springs mermaids a few years ago when the vintage Florida roadside ...
Mermaids have long captured the imaginations of humans, first appearing in Greek mythology more than 3,000 years ago. Although humans haven’t necessarily visited Weeki Wachee Springs for that ...
WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — An open-call audition will be held at the end of this month for the next school of mermaids for Weeki Wachee Springs. Open since 1947, Weeki Wachee Springs has been known ...
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Mermaids’ wish comes true

Five original Weeki Wachee mermaids in their 70s reunited to swim again decades later. FOX 13’s Jennifer Kveglis reports.
Especially exciting for Tampa Bay viewers: The series features Weeki Wachee Springs’ 75th anniversary celebration. There are also appearances from retired local mermaids.
MYRTLE BEACH - The world-famous mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida will return to Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle Beach for 12 shows Friday through Sunday, July 23-25.
She was also in some television shows. According to social media posts by Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, she was also one of the park's famous mermaids from 1965-1966.
This could be your shot! Weeki Wachee Springs State Park will hold auditions for its world famous mermaid crew at 5 p.m. April 19. The audition will include an endurance swim test.
Image: 24 x 24 in. (60.96 x 60.96 cm.) Suspended in the midnight waters of Florida’s Weeki Wachee River, known for its famous mermaid shows, Michael Dweck’s "Mermaid 18b, Sapphire, Weeki Wachee" (2007 ...
Our small boat motors alongside a pipe that snakes along the bottom of the storied Weeki Wachee. It curves under floating manatees, scores of kayakers and other boaters for one and a half miles ...