Author Archives: Kat Summers

Weeki Wachee’s mermaids to swim in Sea Life Orlando tank The Weeki Wachee mermaids are moving into Sea Life Orlando Aquarium for more than three weeks, starting Friday. The famed […]

Critically-ill child gets to swim with Weeki Wachee mermaids

A Dip into Southern Mermaid History In small-town Florida in the 1950s, young women had three options, Vicki Smith says: “You got married, went off to school, or you became […]

A legendary ‘mermaid’ still swimming at 78 A tourist destination in Florida has for seven decades wowed audiences with the magic of its mermaid shows. Janine Zeitlin speaks to one […]

These ‘mermaids’ dance underwater for half an hour at a time By Sarah ScolesJune 17 at 7:30 AM The auditorium at Weeki Wachee Springs sits 16 feet underground. Long wooden benches […]

The magic of Weeki Wachee For 70 years, Weeki Wachee has fascinated and entertained Florida families. One of the last of the original Florida roadside attractions, Weeki Wachee survived the […]

The Mermaids Of Weeki Wachee Springs Are Making Their Living Under The Sea When you declare your college major, there’s no box you can check to become a professional cat […]

Inside the aquatic life of a Weeki Wachee mermaid Florida’s famed Weeki Wachee mermaids have returned to the South Carolina Aquarium and will be making a splash April 12-15 with […]

The tale of a real-life, professional mermaid Raised in North Carolina, Victoria Cox is a professional Weeki Wachee mermaid. Last month, the Weeki Wachee mermaids made a stop at the […]

A Mermaid’s Tale Step into the submerged, 400-seat theater at Weeki Wachee Springs State park and prepare to be amazed, or at least amused. Though it may be intentionally kitchy […]