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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida has enchanted visitors since 1947 with underwater performances by "real" mermaids.

At Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs State Park our writer signs up for mermaid camp to see what it takes to become a real ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Courtesy Florida's Adventure Coast Visitors Bureau Mermaid with manatees at Weeki Wachee Springs. Less than an hour’s drive from ...

If you've checked out the mermaid show at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, you know how special it is. For people who aren't aware of the shows, here's a quick breakdown: insanely athletic women put ...

OK. A lot of little girls dream about being a mermaid. I mean, I still do. And for a lucky few, living that dream does become real. At Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida - that's about an hour ...

Two Silver Sirens, now in their 70s, will return to their roots with six special performances. Barbara Wynns began her mermaid career at Weeki Wachee in the 1960s. Now in her 70s, she will continue to ...

Image: 24 x 24 in. (60.96 x 60.96 cm.) Suspended in the midnight waters of Florida’s Weeki Wachee River, known for its famous mermaid shows, Michael Dweck’s "Mermaid 18b, Sapphire, Weeki Wachee" (2007 ...

Mermaid with manatees at Weeki Wachee Springs. Less than an hour's drive from Tampa is a gushing first-magnitude freshwater spring with water so clear it's like liquid glass. But that's not the only ...