WIRED article on the Professional Mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs

November 30, 2012 By Mermaids of Earth

I was just alerted by artist Royane Mosley to a great article by WIRED with the headline “Professional Mermaids Are Lost Treasure of Florida Park“.

The article explores the history and the present of the mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs, and includes 15 photos.

St. Louis Meeting of the Waters Mermaids

The sculpture known as the Meeting of the Waters is really 19 sculptures representing the meeting of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers just outside St. Louis. It is 200 ft long and was initially named “The Wedding of the Rivers”. It was commissioned from renowned Swedish sculptor Carl Milles by the city of St. Louis. […]

Mermaid in New York Botanical Gardens

The Fountain of Life and its sculptures date back to 1905 when they were created by Charles E. Tefft in bronze and marble, as the main sculpture in front of the Library Building. The fountain contains a mermaid and triton as well as a number of other sea creatures. See all the details on this […]

Mermaids in Miama at Villa Vizcaya

I took a drive down to Miami to see Villa Vizcaya and the mermaid sculptures there. It is a pretty amazing place. Created in 1916 by agricultural industrialist James Deering, it was designed and built to look like a 400-year old Italian villa. The villa – a mansion really – is gorgeous, and the gardens are […]

WIRED article on the Professional Mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs

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