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The Real Life Mermaids of Florida’s Weeki Wachee Springs

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There’s been plenty of coverage on the Weeki Wachee mermaids in recent years, and Jack Burke isn’t trying to break any new ground here. But he does manage to bring to life the weird underground theatre where the mermaids have danced for decades, beautifully evoking the wonder of celestial blue light and sparkly tails. Burke’s piece is a gentle homage to “this weird little relic from another age”—a time in America that belonged to the hustlers an…
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Longreads broke the news on Thursday, July 16, 2026.
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