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I became a Weeki Wachee mermaid at Sirens of the Deep camp, and you can too

WEEKI WACHEE — The water is cold, but I’m too nervous to shiver. Instead, I propel my arms forward and think graceful thoughts. Flashes of purple and blue tails from my siren sisters flicker nearby.
WESH

One of Florida's oldest springs is celebrating 78 years

A Florida park with the deepest freshwater cave system in the country is celebrating 78 this week. Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, home to the world-famous mermaids, first opened to the public on Oct ...
The Southern Illinoisan

Weeki Wachee Springs, home of the live mermaids, still struggling

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 attraction nearly succumbed ...
Houston Chronicle

Weeki Wachee Springs swims against the flow

WEEKI WACHEE SPRINGS, Fla. -- Weeki Wachee Springs is the little tourist attraction that keeps swimming against Florida's mega-theme-park current. The main reason for its survival? This may be the ...
Travel Weekly

Microtel Inn & Suites Weeki Wachee Meetings and Events

Hampton Inn & Suites Port Richey11050 US Highway 19, Port Richey, FL 34668 14.3 miles Days Inn & Suites Port Richey10826 US Hwy 19 North, Port Richey, FL 34668 14.5 miles Holiday Inn Express & Suites ...
WPTV-TV

Weeki Wachee Springs hosting auditions for mermaids

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 for ...