Barbara Roberts didn't come from her native Miami as a day-tripper to Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. She came from career sojourns at 17 sites within the Florida State Parks system over the past ...

What the "gray lady" chose to focus on was one particular state park, Weeki Wachee Springs State Park ... As I was saying, Florida's state parks are something special. From the soaring sugar ...

The water at Weeki Wachee Springs ... more modern parks eventually took its toll on Weeki Wachee and other old-time Florida attractions. By the 1990s, the park was in a state of disrepair and ...

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park announced it was closing in March 2020 when Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered all Florida State Parks to shut down to prevent to spread of COVID-19. Now, one year later ...

which has been recognized as National Recreation and Parks Month. The state Department of Environmental Protection's Florida Park Service's free day includes Weeki Wachee Springs State Park ...

The mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs have delighted visitors since ... and canoe or kayak on the Weeki Wachee River. The 538-acre park features a first magnitude spring and a 400-seat submerged ...

With the stroke of a pen, Florida lost one ... the roadside attraction Weeki Wachee Springs with its signature mermaid shows, was the second smallest in the state by population.

SPRINGHILL, Fla. (AP) — A Florida state park is looking for new mermaids. Or at least humans who can pretend to be mermaids. The Tampa Bay Times reports Weeki Wachee Springs State Park will hold ...

Real-life mermaids keep an Old Florida art form alive at Weeki Wachee Springs. In this Emmy award-winning segment, learn the rich history of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park from the mermaids who ...

The only place you can meet a mermaid is celebrating 75 years. Weeki Wachee Springs State Park is one of Florida's original and most iconic attractions that's still open today. During the Thursday ...

Mysterious myths and legends of exotic mermaids have been popping up around the world for centuries: in European and Asian folklore, in tales from global sea explorers and pirates, and ...

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — The only place you can meet a mermaid is celebrating 75 years. Weeki Wachee Springs State Park is one of Florida's original and most iconic attractions that's still open ...