Something fishy in liquid refreshment
What red-blooded American male wouldn't want to drink a mermaid's bath water?
That was probably the thinking of St. Petersburg, FL, city officials when they announced plans to bottle and sell the water that flows from the "City of Mermaids," Weeki Wachee Spring. St. Petersburg has owned the spring since the 1930s, yet, curiously, it did not bottle the water during the Depression - perhaps because the public was not ready for such a free-spirited exercise in free enterprise. Happily, we are much more open-minded today about how we make money, and Councilwoman Kathleen Ford points out that selling bottles of "Magic Mermaid Water" - the water that Weeki Wachee mermaids swim in - could generate revenue that the city needs.
[10/25/1998]Weeki Wachee Springs State Park
- Address:
- 6131 Commercial Way, Weeki Wachee, FL
- Directions:
- Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. On the west side of US Hwy 19/Commercial Way just south of Cortez Blvd.
- Hours:
- Daily shows at 10, 12, 1:30, and 3. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 352-592-5656
- Admission:
- $13 park entrance fee. The mermaid show is free.
- RA Rates:
- The Best
