Mermaids have long captured the imaginations of humans, first appearing in Greek mythology more than 3,000 years ago. Though humans haven’t necessarily visited Weeki Wachee Springs for that long, ...

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.

Watching the mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs is a classic Florida tradition.

WEEKI WACHEE IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES I’D DRIVEN BY HUNDREDS OF TIMES AS A CHILD, BUT WAS NEVER LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO INSIDE. We’d drive all the way to Brooksville and stop into the now defunct Roger’s ...

WEEKI WACHEE (CBSMiami/AP) -- Florida's city of Weeki Wachee was officially founded in 1966 in order to put its famous live mermaid attraction onto maps and road signs, but now the city has been ...

With the stroke of a pen, Florida lost one of its smallest cities. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday to dissolve the city of Weeki Wachee, population 13, and have it absorbed into Hernando ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The mermaids are still the main attractions at the state park. Courtesy of Florida State Parks New Perry with Weeki Wachee ...

Hopping in the car for a trip to Weeki Wachee. (Credit: Eleanor Marceau) With clear 72 degree water temperatures year round, you can catch a show where mermaids swim underwater and attract not only ...

A $4.1 million taxpayer-funded dredging project along with Weeki Wachee River in Hernando County could have been avoided if state officials better enforced rules on the water, a local environmentalist ...

Florida's famed Weeki Wachee mermaids have returned to the South Carolina Aquarium and will be making a splash today and April 12-15 with choreographed routines to musical numbers. The fin-tastic ...

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 long, ...

When considering a mermaid’s career, one doesn’t tend to ponder the occupational hazards. Afternoon thunderstorms, for instance. During my recent visit, the weather threatened to inject unwelcome ...