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Mermaids Are the New Vampires – for Girls and Women

January 25, 2013 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Here is another news story – to some degree a follow-on to Brenda Peterson’s article from two days ago – about the trend of mermaids increasing for young adult readers, and vampires vaning in popularity. There is definitely still a lot of literature on both, but it is interesting to see the continuously growing trend […]

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Mermaids IN, Vampires Out

January 24, 2013 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Just read an article in the Huffington Post on The New Wave for Women and Girls: IN Mermaids, OUT Vampires. It is admittedly written by an author of mermaid stories, but the trend does seem to exist. Besides, think about it – we know of countless mermaid statues – how many vampire statues do you know […]

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New Photos for the Kimballton Iowa replica of The Little Mermaid statue

January 7, 2013 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Kevin Nelson from The Danish Villages Voice graciously shared 3 photos of Kimballton’s The Little Mermaid, which have been made available on this website now, on the Kimballton mermaid statue page.

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Mermaid community and performers

December 28, 2012 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Here is another interesting blog post about the mermaid community by author and mermaid enthusiast Carolyn Turgeon.  It is an interview with Sora, who is a professional mermaid performer.

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Mermaid Poetry

December 21, 2012 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Mermaid Poetry and Mermaid Statues have probably inspired each other.   A new page on Mermaid Poems has been added to this website, with poetry by Shakespeare, Yeats, Tennyson, Milton, Daniel and many others.  

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Lancashire mermaid

December 16, 2012 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Thanks to “Ministry” and to Boyd Harris for helping with finding the background information and story on the mermaid statue by George Aldersley in Lancashire.  It seems “Miranda” is a mermaid after all, albeit a twin-tailed one.

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More Mermaid statues in England

December 12, 2012 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

It was a day for mermaid statues in England: More information was gotten on the mermaid statue in Lancashire – which may or may not actually be a mermaid statue.  Still investigating. The Hensley mermaid to be installed on the Red Lion Hotel Lawn was reported.  I am getting more data on this as well. […]

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Hensley (UK) to get a mermaid statue

December 12, 2012 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

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Another town in England is adding a mermaid statue to beautify the city and promote art.   Read the article here.   Hensley is 20 or so miles east of London. They plan to replace the statue every few years, selling the statue to a local business or other institution.  It is a great way […]

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Operation Mermaid – saving the Manatees

December 11, 2012 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Here’s a cool article about law enforcement officers and a mermaid helping safeguard manatees. Trina Mason of Lake Worth volunteered her services to help increase awareness, and helped the almost 50 law enforcement officers educating boaters on protection of manatees.

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Favorite Sea Legends

December 5, 2012 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

The MaduroDive Blog has a nice summary of favorite Sea Legends – the Kraken, the Sirens and the Mermaids.  

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