An estimated 1,000 people in the United States are “professional mermaids” — that is, they don fishtails and fins and get paid to swim in tanks, pools and open water. These mermaids swim even in ...

Some children want to be firefighters when they grow up. Others want to be doctors or rockstars. But not Cat Kailani. Instead, she dreamed of becoming a mermaid. "I'm from California," Kailani says.

Swimming in Lake Michigan or at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake, you might spot an iridescent fin of a mermaid in the water. These “mermaids” and “mermen” can be found across the state as ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Call it a fin-tastic pool party. Tail in trunk, Olivia Hammock, 21, and her father Cliff Hammock, 61, drove through flooding in their home state of Missouri to get to North Carolina ...

The Portlandia Mermaid Parade, which describes itself as a "free family-friendly, gender-neutral, and body-positive event," kicked off its fourth year Saturday, July 27, 2019, along downtown ...

Professional mermaids risk hypothermia, seasickness and the cling of skin-tight silicone, but the reward is becoming an ‘ocean ambassador’ – and a bit more colour in the world ...

As snow piles up and temperatures plunge in Kalamazoo, firefighters are fighting against icy roads, frozen gear, and dangerous elements as they continue to resp Extreme cold delays Kalamazoo County's ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Coming face-to-face with a mermaid was not on most people’s minds in 2026 – until now. Mermaids are making a splash at the South Carolina Aquarium this February, inviting ...

We took a lesson from professional mermaids in how to swim and act like one. Heading to my mermaid lesson, I couldn't help but feel nervous. I had no idea what to expect. I knew I was going to put on ...

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