Podcasts about weeki wachee springs

Ever wondered what hidden treasures await you in the Florida Keys? Join us on the Z Michelson Travel Podcast as we uncover the unique and enchanting spots from Key West to Key Largo. From majestic underwater adventures like diving and snorkeling to the serene experiences of kayaking and hiking, we've got it all. Hear our personal stories, such as visiting the legendary Ernest Hemingway's home and meeting the famous Hemingway cats. Plus, we'll share insider tips on accommodation options—whether you're eyeing luxury resorts or cozy camping spots, planning ahead is key!Central Florida offers so much more than just theme parks, and we're here to guide you! Discover Gatorland's iconic experiences and the captivating underwater mermaid shows at Weeki Wachee Springs. Want to know an interesting trivia fact about Alaska that ties into Florida? We've got that too! We'll also discuss the marathon drive from Orlando to Key West, offering a sense of Florida's vast and diverse landscape that's sure to enrich your travel plans.And the journey doesn't stop there! We'll whisk you away to the charming beach towns of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Tarpon Springs, each with its unique attractions like sponge diving and rich Greek heritage. Learn why travel insurance is a must-have and get an insider's look at the Kennedy Space Center, where history and future collide in thrilling educational exhibits and rocket launches. For more travel inspiration, head over to ZMichelsonTravel.com and keep those wanderlust flames burning bright!

Abby Anderson is a 12 year Air BNB host and current super host. She owns and rents out two tiny houses in the back of her 178 year old octagon farm house in Aurora, New York. Tom Kelly worked with Abby when he was a merman at what is now Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. Abby was a mermaid in Weeki Wachee Springs, worked for We Work, and has traveled the globe. What inspired her to give up that crazy life to live in a small town and be an AirBNB host? Is this former big city girl going to live in farm town for the rest of her life? Plus: Are you allowed to have sex in an AirBNB? Learn what proper etiquette is for "Air BNB Romance".

This week the Madcaps discuss two very well-known springs in Florida.  Weeki Wachee and Homosassa Springs.  Both springs were once Florida attractions before being acquired by the state.  Now they still function yet with a more conservation-minded experience.  Homosassa Springs (home of Lu the Hippo)https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/ellie-schiller-homosassa-springs-wildlife-state-parkWeeki Wachee Springs (Home of the famous mermaids)https://www.floridastateparks.org/WeekiWacheePlease subscribe! Shares and reviews are much appreciated!Get your FREE sticker from the Florida Springs Council at https://www.floridaspringscouncil.org/madcapsQuestions and comments can be emailed at thefloridamadcaps@gmail.comRyan can be found on Instagram at: the_fl_excursionistChris and Chelsey can be found at https://www.instagram.com/sunshinestateseekers/?hl=en

Step into the RV on a cross-America adventure, with guest Alexa Rossy, spirited author of Showering with the Alligators. We'll travel from the spiritual vortex of Sedona to the Rubber Duck Derby in Aspen; from the mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs, to a life-size Noah's Ark in Kentucky. We'll navigate through a beauty pageant at North Carolina's rhododendron festival and the high-energy roller derby scene, explore the biker culture of South Dakota, visit the LBJ Ranch in Texas, and marvel at the majestic canyons of Utah. Alexa caps these zany, fun examples of Americana remembering a whimsical encounter in a Miami shoe store, showing how people we meet during our travels leave indelible marks on our hearts and minds._____Alexa Rossy is the author of Showering with  the Alligators,  a recent best-selling travel and humor book._____Podcast host Lea Lane blogs at forbes.com, has traveled to over 100 countries, and  has written nine books, including the award-winning Places I Remember  (Kirkus Reviews star rating, and  'one of the top 100 Indie books' of  the year). She has contributed to many guidebooks and has written thousands of travel articles. Contact Lea- she loves hearing from you!  @lealane on Twitter; PlacesIRememberLeaLane on Insta; Places I Remember with Lea Lane on Facebook; Website: placesirememberlealane.com.  New episodes drop every other Tuesday, wherever you listen. Please consider sharing, following, rating and reviewing this award-winning travel podcast.

On episode 527, Nick and Carlin share their 2 weeks in Disney World including great food reviews, fun Geek meets and some adventures outside of Disney World with the World Famous Weeki Wachee Springs Mermaids. Featuring: Reach Momma and Auntie Judy for trip planning – TravelinTiaras@gmail.com Contribute to the show at www.patreon.com/geekinonwdw Show tshirts available at our Teepublic store Email me at curt.stone@GeekinOnWDW.com

For our 100th episode of "Welcome to Florida" we finally discuss perhaps the most Florida thing of all, the Weeki Wachee Springs mermaids. Now a state park, Weeki Wachee Springs has a colorful history we learn all about from one of the very first class of mermaids at the park, Mary Fletcher, and mermaid historian and author, Lu Vickers.This week's episode is presented by Visit Sarasota where Marie Selby Gardens is making history with an upcoming Patti Smith artist in residency.

We're going back to the legendary mermaid attraction, Weeki Wachee Springs! In this episode, host Laura von Holt interviews emerging museum historian, Rebecca Schwandt, about her project, The Women of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, an online exhibit of artifacts and oral history about the experiences and history of the mermaid performers who have worked at Weeki Wachee over the decades. Rebecca shares what she discovered about the fascinating intersection of Florida history, women's history, labor rights, environmentalism, and American roadside attractions...plus plenty of surprises that happened while cataloguing pieces of Weeki Wachee's seventy year history.    NEW! Email subscribers can get The MerMay Story Collection ebook for free! Join the list at: https://mailchi.mp/cinderly/mermaid-podcast-newsletter.   Important Links: View the online exhibit at University of Central Florida's RICHES website: https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/the-women-of-weeki-wachee-spri?fbclid=IwAR3y049AZ6KhRE6ZtNvIGO6T7cjxA0V9Ws69ewI0ruLP47Pl0naSdn9WPAo Some highlights of the exhibit, as discussed in the podcast: Florence McNabb: https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/the-women-of-weeki-wachee-spri/item/11153 Beetle at May Museum of the Tropics: https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/11186 Trained racoon at Weeki Wachee Springs: https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/10475 Mermaids pose on the original shell roof of The Mermaid Theater:https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/ome: ka/items/show/11191 Read more books by Laura Lovely: lauralovelybooks.com   Keep in Touch! Sign up for our mailing list to get bonus mermaid stories and a heads up when we release new episodes.    Support the podcast! Leave a review, buy merch or shop our Amazon recs! Get your Mermaid Merch!  Get 15% off on official Mermaid Podcast merchandise. Use this link to shop: https://teespring.com/stores/the-mermaid-podcast?pr=PODCAST Support this podcast by shopping our mermaid books and other recommendations. Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at podcast@cinderly.com.   Follow us! Go to MermaidPodcast.com for more mermaid history and facts. Follow us on Instagram @mermaidpodcast and Facebook.   The Mermaid Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    ♡ ♡ ♡  MORE PRODUCTS FROM CINDERLY ♡ ♡ ♡    Bake the rainbow with our Easy to Bake Unicorn Cookbook at unicorncookbook.com   YOU'RE DOING GREAT!! Do you have a dream in your heart that you'd like to make real?Join us for “You're Doing Great!”  - a new video course and podcast to revitalize your creativity and business! Check it out at fairybossmother.com. 

Tom Kelly continues his “Walk About” in Hernando County.  He discusses how performing in Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs was reinvigorating and how Kunal Arora was inspiring on Tim Dillon's Podcast. Tom's new vacation revelation “I'm only doing things that come easy to me.” Show Links: Tim Dillon Show Kunal Arora Weeki Wachee State Park

Tom Kelly flies to Tampa on a Delta airlines flight and encounters infant triplets. Hear about Tom's encounters in Hernando County, Weeki Wachee Springs, and St Pete Beach. But most importanly, hear strong opinions about what happened on a plane loaded with infants.

Have a look into the magical Weeki Wachee Springs and see what it takes to become a real-life mermaid. Old Hollywood glamour, ultra-famous Christmas songs, and somehow, Paris Hilton are all featured in the history of this classic Old Florida gem.

The crew discuss Roman holidays, nudist beaches and the magical mermaids of Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs.

Mermaid tales and spiritual mermaid metaphors for life and explaining a little about my inspiration behind The Tale of Sawyer Lamb.

Craig and Chadd begin this week's episode discussing the collapse of the Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery which is likely to prevent the harvesting of any oysters there for the next five years. This week's featured guest is Cathy Salustri, author of "Backroads of Paradise," a book detailing her 5,000 mile road trip across Florida highlighting the strange, kitschy and wonderful roadside attractions throughout Florida including Weeki Wachee Springs and the Skunk Ape Research Center.The episode concludes with an update on Chance the Snapper at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm.

The Materialists are…. Becky O'Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region) Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region) For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/ We would like to thank…. The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State Park. For more info on USF Anthro Department please visit their website at https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/ For More info about the Crystal River Archaeological State Park please visit their website at https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/crystal-river-archaeological-state-park Thank you to the band Have Gun, Will Travel for the use of their song Silver and the Age of Opulence for our intro music. For more information on HGWT please visit their website at http://hgwtmusic.com/ For questions or concerns about the podcast please email us at the materialistspodcast@gmail.com Episode 14 – “It's Not the Heat, It's the Humanity” *Episode title is taken from Have Gun, Will Travel song of the same name. Casting Shadows Tall as Giants, 2008. Our intention for this episode was to close out the season with another summertime related topic. As with the summer closer for season one, Wish You Were Here, where we talked the archaeology of Florida's tourist industry and we recorded the episode from Weeki Wachee Springs, we had hoped to bring another light-hearted and summertime related podcast. However, because of the state of life at the moment, we didn't feel it would be appropriate to have that conversation. We will have that conversation later and we have a great guest interview already recorded and ready to go.   That being said… Our focus for the entirety of Season 3 of the Materialists Podcast will be on the material culture of race. It is a heavy and complex topic but we hope to bring diverse voices to each episode and do our best to explain the role archaeologists can play in the conversation. Some summertime homework to help you prepare for Season 3 of The Materialists Podcast… The Florida Black Heritage Trail. https://dos.myflorida.com/historical/preservation/heritage-trails/black-heritage-trail/ https://archive.org/stream/flblackheri00flor#mode/2up The life of Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley Book by Daniel L. Schafer https://www.amazon.com/dp/0813035546/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_BhGbFbV5MS3KK?fbclid=IwAR0jdCIXLr9_4WCX2MRY5dC30CQ05nICbIuuBECpoUY5XO4fi9K991ODlAI The work of Dr. Phoebe R. Stubblefield (University of Florida) on the Tulsa Race Massacre. https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/plans-to-investigate-tulsa-race-massacre-mass-graves-revealed https://www.cbsnews.com/news/greenwood-massacre-tulsa-oklahoma-1921-race-riot-60-minutes-2020-06-14/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7d&linkId=90845278 https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=h2nGiyEAAAAJ The work of Dr. Edward González-Tennant. The Rosewood Massacre: An Archaeology and History of Intersectional Violence. https://upf.com/book.asp?id=9780813056784 Virtual Rosewood Project: http://www.virtualrosewood.com/raih/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnqkBWINfho The Society of Black Archaeologists. Archaeology in the Time of Black Live Matter https://vimeo.com/433155008 Archaeology in the Community. http://www.archaeologyincommunity.com/ And so much more. If you want more links and information please email us at materialistspodcast@gmail.com and I will provide with so much more stuff!  

We are excited to bring you this podcast featuring amazing businesses, stories, tips and advice from our adventures from in and around Tampa Bay!Join our Email list for information on active adventures and giveaways in the Tampa area...https://mailchi.mp/2d07a1c0e28f/pvplistHad a blast Kayaking down Weeki Wachee Springs https://weekiwachee.com/Didn’t see any manatees

Tamar Hodos of the Univ of Bristol speaks about an ancient luxury item: carved ostrich eggs which servants had to risk life and limb to acquire. Rita King, a performing mermaid in her 70s, on the otherworldly beauty of Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs.

The Celebrities and Artifacts of Weeki Wachee Springs If mermaids weren’t fantastic enough, Rita sticks around to tell me about Elvis, Miss Universe, Carmela Soprano, and a Mastodon Rib! Weeki Wachee Springs on Social Media Facebook Twitter Instagram Links We Talked About Rita’s Environmental Documentary Fascinating Nouns on Social Media Facebook Twitter YouTube

The Weeki Wachee Mermaids I don’t know what it is, but the siren’s call to become a mermaid seems to reach every girl aged 5-8.  A lucky few answer the call and become the mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs.  The Weeki Wachee mermaids are a very talented bunch.  They breathe underwater using only a small […]

Greg, Wayne, Josh, and Cameron discuss claw machine theft, fast food throw downs, judgement day, and the the origins of the mermaid show at Weeki Wachee Springs. 

Laura von Holt interviews mermaid expert, writer and editor, Carolyn Turgeon, author of The Mermaid Handbook. The Mermaid Handbook is one-of-a-kind lifestyle compendium packed with lore, legends, facts and trivia, beautiful illustrations, and numerous step-by-step projects and recipes. It includes profiles of true modern mermaids, tail makers, and mermaid bars; visits mermaid attractions like Weeki Wachee Springs; and provides tips on mermaid makeup and beauty. Whether gifted to a mermaid fanatic, or kept as coffee table treasure, this gorgeous book will help you lose yourself in a the dreamy world of mermaids on land and under the sea. Find Carolyn Turgeon at iamamermaid.com and Enchanted Living Magazine. Support this podcast by shopping our mermaid books and other recommendations. Books by Carolyn Turgeon: The Mermaid Handbook The Faerie Handbook Mermaid Godmother The Fairest of Them All   Mermaids mentioned in this episode: Enchanted Living Magazine -  https://www.faeriemag.com/ Splash the Movie Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid Weeki Wachee Mermaid Camp Mermaid Vicki Smith Chris Crumley, photographer Mermaid Raina Mermaids found in Warsaw, Poland Tim Gunn & Mermaid Fashion Eric DuCharme, The Mertailor Mermaid Linden MeduSirena Iara Mandyn Nick Cave's Mermaid song Katerina Plotnokova Keep in Touch! Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at podcast@cinderly.com. Go to MermaidPodcast.com for more mermaid history and facts. Follow us on Instagram @mermaidpodcast and Facebook. Sign up for our mailing list to get more behind the scenes bonuses and a heads up when we get new episodes. The Unicorn Cookbook is a hit! Get these easy to bake rainbow classics at UnicornCookbook.com!

We are back with Season 2!  You asked for more mermaid stories and mermaid legends, so that is what we are bringing to you! Mermaid historians, mermaid legends, mermaid books and mermaid authors!  Of course, we will also be introducing you to real mermaids from time to time, but we’ll be focusing most on mermaid stories. In this episode, we come full circle and also go back to the beginning. You may remember that in the first two episodes of Season 1, host Laura von Holt told you all about her time at mermaid camp at the world famous Weeki Wachee Springs! If you haven’t listened to those episodes yet, you should! While Laura was at mermaid camp last year, she became very enamored of Vicki Smith, a legendary siren who still performs at Weeki Wachee at age 78. When she returned to mermaid camp in 2018, she was lucky enough to be paired with Vicki, as well as her mermaid friend, Alison (who you met in S1 E1). In 2017, Vicki celebrated her 60th anniversary of swimming at Weeki Wachee. Vicki performed as a Weeki Wachee mermaid from 1957-1961, beginning just days after her high school graduation. Now, she is part of the elite group of “Legendary Sirens” women in their 50s, 60s and 70s  who perform monthly at Weeki Wachee Springs. Vicki invited Laura and Alison back to her home to watch the sunset and drink wine on her deck overlooking the crystal clear Weeki Wachee River. Vicki showed them her personal scrapbook and took them through her many memories of performing at Weeki Wachee in the 1950s and 60s. For over 70 years, Weeki Wachee mermaids have trained each other in underwater ballet using underwater air hoses so they can perform dozens of feet underwater. It’s a unique tradition handed down from woman to woman, and a trained eye can see the differences from each teacher & when they began their instruction. Vicki allowed Laura to record her while we looked through the scrapbook, drank wine, and listened to the radio. She talked about about the changes she’s seen in the park, the show, and what it’s like to perform at age 17 and age 78. It’s a long interview, kind of like an oral history, but well worth your time. Some of the mermaids that Vicki swam with are still with us, and some are now gone. But if you settle in with this episode, you’ll feel like you are right there, suspended in time, swimming right along with the Legendary Sirens of Weeki Wachee. Important Links: Go to MermaidPodcast.com for bonus photos and videos from this episode. Follow us on Instagram @mermaidpodcast and Facebook. Sign up for our mailing list to get more behind the scenes bonuses and a heads up when we get new episodes. This is episode is sponsored by Mermaid Magic. Get 20% off biodegradable glitter and mermaid scales + FREE shipping with PODCAST20 at https://getmermaidmagic.com/discount/PODCAST20. If you would like to sponsor an episode of the Mermaid Podcast, email us at podcast@cinderly.com and we will be happy to hook you up! Calling all Creative Entrepreneurs! If you’re in the New York area and would be interested in a weekend intensive that covers creativity and personal branding, join us for “Don’t Quit Your DayDream!” We also have an exciting extended program to transform your life and business coming in the fall. Check it out at fairybossmother.com.

“Once a mermaid, always a mermaid.” Swim on down to Weeki Wachee, Florida and meet the world-famous Weeki Wachee mermaids! In its 70-year history, Weeki Wachee Springs has featured over 1,000 mermaid performers. Host Laura von Holt, fresh from Sirens of the Deep mermaid camp, talks mermaid-to-mermaid with real Weeki Wachee mermaids about the long tradition of their underwater performances, what it’s like to train to breathe off an air hose, the celebrities they’ve swum with, like Elvis Presley and Jimmy Buffett, and the typical workday in the life of a mermaid. Hear Mermaid Amanda, Mermaid Stayce, Mermaid Kelley, and Prince Alex tell us why swimming underwater at Weeki Wachee will always be their happy place. *** Get more behind-the-scenes content by joining our mailing list at mermaidpodcast.com. Follow us on Instagram @mermaidpodcast. Find us at Facebook.com/mermaidpodcast If you like Cinderly’s Mermaid Podcast, you will also love our mermaid game and iMessage stickers, which you can find on the “Apps” tab at cinderly.com.

This show features some segments that didn't fit in their respective episodes. We play around at the Pinball Museum in Las Vegas. Then, we salute the Commander-in-Chief at the President's Hall of Fame in Clermont, FL.  Also, we'll swim with real mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs in Central Florida, and cheer on “Teddy Ballgame” at the Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame. Click here to listen to this episode on iTunes. The post Episode 209 – Odds & Ends Podcast appeared first on Travel Thru History.

About 70 volunteers spent a morning cleaning invasive Lyngbya algae out of Weeki Wachee Springs in Hernando County. The volunteer event was a coordinated effort by the Southwest Florida Water Management District and local rotary clubs.

Straight from the oceans of love, Bambi the Mermaid joins Lunch With Legs to discuss all things mermaids and so much more! We go into mermaid lore, Weeki Wachee Springs in Florida, Coney Island;s Mermaid Parade and Burlesque at the Beach and a brief, sweet mention of her late husband Indian Larry.

On this week's show, I talk to the essayist and novelist Chuck Klosterman, Plus John McCaffrey discusses Leo Durocher's Nice Guys Finish Last. BOOKS DISCUSSED NOTES On July 9th, Mattew Peters will read prose at There Will be Words in Downtown Orlando. See our kickstarter campaign to travel to Weeki Wachee Springs to interview Lu Vickers about Florida literature and the world famous Weeki Wachee mermaids. We reached our goal on day 1, but we welcome your continued contributions to keep the show going strong! The Drunken Odyssey Deeply Recommends When I complained that Britney Spears was in Esquire back in the early paleolithic days of 2004, I confess I didn't dwell sufficiently on what Chuck Klosteman's article said about her cognitive dissonance, although his words were competing with Britney Spears's anatomy at the time. On May 14th, 1988, Atlantic Records held a 40th Anniversary Concert during which, in my infallible opinion, and it pained me to say this, Debbie Gibson outplayed Led Zeppelin. Want to disagree? Watch the footage: Debbie Gibson Led Zeppelin For the record, Jason Bonham was drumming, although I don't this Hindenburg of a performance can be blamed on him. According to a Times profile, Alice Munro is retiring. According to The Guardian, Neil Gaiman is writing a new Sandman series.

On this week's show, I talk to the philosopher Bruce Janz, Plus Robert Jacobs shares his Facebook posts. TEXTS DISCUSSED Check out Keith B. Harder's Children of Icarus series here. NOTES See our kickstarter campaign to travel to Weeki Wachee Springs to interview Lu Vickers about Florida literature and the world famous Weeki Wachee mermaids. We reached our goal on day 1, but anything over that will go into the show. The Drunken Odyssey hath done Rumfest the Ninth. Matthew Peters, Captain Morgan, and John King were drunken Odyssians on June 21st. On July 9th, Matt Peters will read prose at There Will be Words in Downtown Orlando.

On this week's show, I share the live Bloomsday event! NOTES See our kickstarter campaign to travel to Weeki Wachee Springs to interview Lu Vickers about Florida literature and the world famous Weeki Wachee mermaids. Richard Peabody, our guest on episode 45, has a new audio book of poems available through Eat Poems.  Sample the poems, then pay what you wish for the download! On Saturday, June 22, from 5 to 8, The Drunken Odyssey will sink anchor here:

Doug Kirby and Ken Smith, founders of the popular http://www.roadsideamerica.com site details the latest on roadside attractions. They explain how all of those “Blue Line Highways” lure the nostalgic traveler of today; Intern Eric tells us the sad tale of the lightning strike of the Touchdown Jesus statue. All that remains of the once solemn […] The post Ripley Radio – Exploring Roadside America, Weeki Wachee Springs & Lady Gaga appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This is a special American Road TripTalk due to both the subject and the guest. Weeki Wachee Springs, is a natural wonder in northwest Florida where “mermaids” have performed under water for millions of visitors since it opened shortly after WWII. Right now the very existence of this extraordinary attraction is in danger. Like every state in the union, Florida is trying to save money by cutting costs and state services. Weeki Wachee became a Florida state park in 2008 and has been extremely successful since then. However the state of Florida is threatening to privatize services at the park which would threaten the quality of services currently being offered. Our guest, Barbara Wynns, became a mermaid at the historic park many years ago but still performs regularly as one of the “retired” mermaids. She is passionate about saving Weeki Watchee from the changes that the state of Florida wants to make.

This is a special American Road TripTalk due to both the subject and the guest. Weeki Wachee Springs, is a natural wonder in northwest Florida where “mermaids” have performed under water for millions of visitors since it opened shortly after WWII. Right now the very existence of this extraordinary attraction is in danger. Like every state in the union, Florida is trying to save money by cutting costs and state services. Weeki Wachee became a Florida state park in 2008 and has been extremely successful since then. However the state of Florida is threatening to privatize services at the park which would threaten the quality of services currently being offered. Our guest, Barbara Wynns, became a mermaid at the historic park many years ago but still performs regularly as one of the “retired” mermaids. She is passionate about saving Weeki Watchee from the changes that the state of Florida wants to make.

This is a special American Road TripTalk due to both the subject and the guest. Weeki Wachee Springs, is a natural wonder in northwest Florida where “mermaids” have performed under water for millions of visitors since it opened shortly after WWII. Right now the very existence of this extraordinary attraction is in danger. Like every state in the union, Florida is trying to save money by cutting costs and state services. Weeki Wachee became a Florida state park in 2008 and has been extremely successful since then. However the state of Florida is threatening to privatize services at the park which would threaten the quality of services currently being offered. Our guest, Barbara Wynns, became a mermaid at the historic park many years ago but still performs regularly as one of the “retired” mermaids. She is passionate about saving Weeki Watchee from the changes that the state of Florida wants to make.

I'm back! (Again...) Join the Bleepin' Wife and I as we take in one of Florida's Historical Attractiona, Weeki Wachee Springs.  Lately the park's fate has been up in the air, so now is the time to take it all in.  Both the Bleepin' Wife and I highly recommend taking the drive from Central Florida over to the Coast to enjoy the wonderful experience that they offer. This episode is a little bit different from the norm, because it involves a combination of storytelling and attraction audio, yet not the audio that you'd expect to hear... Have fun! Edit - I slipped and said that the News reported that Florida was in exploratory talks about making Weeki Wachee a National Park when I meant to say State Park.