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PORTAGE, Mich. — It started as a way to stay active before the activities quickly grew. "One of our members said, 'Hey, there's this Mackinac Island Swim happening. It's its first year'," said Tracey ...

Mermaiding, the artistic swimming activity in which people wear mermaid fins and tails, is growing in popularity around the world. The activity has led to the formation of mermaid swim schools, groups ...

Outside the main entrance to the Duluth Area Family YMCA, Felicia Vega, 5, and Veronica Vega, 8, jumped up and down with glee as their mother, Lisa Vega, explained that they would be taking part in ...

It began, in a way, with a monogram. "I'm a Southern girl," Nadine Ford says. "We've got to get everything monogrammed." The monogram was for her swim bag, which Ford toted while training for her ...

From the cover of "Soul of the Deep" by Natasha Bowen. (Courtesy) From the moment Disney released the first trailer for the upcoming live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid," the internet has been ...

Mermaid Elle — a.k.a. Elle Jimenez — opens up to PEOPLE about what it really takes to be a real-life mermaid Jimenez says that working as a mermaid for 10 years has been physically draining on her ...

Has your kiddo ever dreamed of becoming a mermaid? Your little one can finally become part of Ariel’s world by taking a unique mermaid swim class in Minnesota. For the first time, Cascade Bay Water ...

The mythical creatures have existed across the world and appeared in stories for hundreds of years. They are back in the forefront with Disney’s live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” and ...