In that moment, I truly understood and embraced the privilege of swimming in the waters of legendary Weeki Wachee Springs. This was my second and final day of the Friends of Weeki Wachee Springs ...

During my recent visit, the weather threatened to inject unwelcome reality into the mythical underwater world at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park (weekiwachee.com), the historic attraction at the ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — Nostalgia and a timely flood ... The mermaids are still swimming for appreciative audiences in this tiny town an hour north of Tampa, but the waters are far from calm.

Bonnie Georgiadis cherished her job as a mermaid at Weeki Wachee Springs. Georgiadis performed for over a decade, swimming her way up the ranks to become mermaid supervisor. Along the way ...

The new rules will not prohibit people from exiting their vessels or swimming in the water. Weeki Wachee River advocate Shannon Turbeville told 10 Investigates last year it’s this type of ...

The Weeki Wachee Mermaids are aquatic Americana ... Luter is not worried about swimming with the sharks in the big Gulf of Mexico tank at the Aquarium of the Americas. First of all, the ...

“Mary Dwight and I got together for some reason and we told them we will make sure we have underwater swimming,” she continued That meeting shaped the Weeki Wachee Mermaid Show. It’s ...

WEEKI WACHEE — On Tuesday ... “Historically, recreational activities such as, but not limited to, swimming, jumping off of trees, and socializing in the river have been enjoyed by local ...

Mermaid shows have been playing at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, about an hour north of Tampa, since 1947. You may think the mermaids are swimming in a tank, but in fact it’s the audience ...