Day 36

Oct. 12, 2019

We found the new home of Techno Mermaid - 1000 Granby St. in Norfolk.

Sadly, we looked for Flight at 355 W. Freemason St. only to find the lot empty.  Upon a bit of research, we discovered there was a fire at the location a few years ago.  Her pole still stands there, but it is now empty.   Anyone know where she might be now?

Day 35

Oct. 5, 2019

**REVISED** Found a "new" mermaid at Nauticus today.  Meet the new Princess Azalea with her brand new look -  repaired by the staff at Nauticus (tip of the hat to Don Sippel) and repainted by artist Aimee Bruce.

Check out this video on her makeover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zNrh9jru1Q

News & Updates:
Kaleidoscope was taken down when the new sign at Norfolk Scope/Chrysler Hall went up. She is currently in storage, awaiting repair.

The mermaid that was temporarily at the Slover Library was a gift of the Norfolk Sister Cities to Kochi, India. If you go to the interactive mermaid map (which is constantly being updated), you can see a picture of her if you zoom out far enough to see the entire globe. https://www.norfolk.gov/1962/Mermaid-Interactive-Spotting-Map.

Techno mermaid is back in Norfolk - I will seek her out this weekend!  Check back soon for updates!

Also, want to check on Flight.  I have never been able to find her but I will try again this weekend.

And a new to me one as well - check back soon!

*Thanks to the Norfolk Arts Commission for these updates!

Day 34

Aug. 3, 2019

We found Gliding Through the Bay today at the Norfolk Visitor Center in the Selden Arcade.

Day 33

July 15, 2018

Today we found the new Waterside District mermaid:

We also tried to find the Slover Library mermaid, but we learned that she was only temporarily at the library and has since been gifted to Norfolk's sister-city in India.

Day 32

July 12, 2018

Today we found some new and some redone and/or moved mermaids:

We discovered the Mermaid Winery mermaid (330 W. 22nd St.) has been repainted.  Here is her new look:

We found that Palace Princess Beatrice has moved to Llewellyn Ave. in between 22nd and 23rd St.:

We FINALLY found Lady Anne in a roundabout in Colonial Cir.:

We found a new mermaid at CR Services - 2501 Lafayette Blvd.:

And, we finally found the Max & Irma's mermaid from MacArthur Mall.  She has been redone and is now inside the Office Furniture Outlet at 5595 Raby Rd.:

We also checked in with the Norfolk Karate Academy.  We had heard they might have a mermaid, but they said they did not.

Finally, Kaleidoscope at Norfolk Scope was not on her post today.  Perhaps she is being redone???

Day 31

Dec. 15, 2015

Ok, so this is not an official mermaid...but she is still a mermaid...We found this one at Norfolk Botanical Gardens for their "Dominion Garden of Lights 2015."

Day 30

July 9, 2015

Today we had the pleasure of meeting the wonderful people of Susan G. Komen Tidewater.  They invited us in to meet their two beautiful mermaids, Susie and Asha, both breast cancer awareness mermaids.  They were all so welcoming and kind and even had gift bags prepared for the boys!  To top off the visit, we got to meet the amazing Georgia Mason, the talented artist behind many of the Norfolk mermaids, including the two from today.  Georgia is as lovely as her mermaids and we thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to speak with her.  Thanks everyone!

 "Susie" - Susie the traveling mermaid even has her own twitter page!

"Asha" - a smaller mermaid that also travels to raise awareness for breast cancer

Day 29

June 22, 2015

Today we found the 3 Cape Charles Norfolk mermaids.  One was on the street in front of  the Arts Center.  The other 2 were inside Blue Heron Realty Co.  We met some very nice ladies in there who were more than happy to let us see the mermaids and take pictures with them.  Thanks ladies!

 Celebrating the Arts? - 331 Strawberry St. in front of Arts Center

 She Sells Sea Shells - in back Blue Heron Realty Co. office - 113 Mason Ave.

  Mirror Mosaic II - in back Blue Heron Realty Co. office - 113 Mason Ave.

Mirror Mosaic II - in back Blue Heron Realty Co. office - 113 Mason Ave. 

                     Mirror Mosaic II - in back Blue Heron Realty Co. office - 113 Mason Ave.

Day 28

June 14, 2015

Ok, so this is not really a new mermaid sighting, but I had to share the coolest thing I received for my birthday - a mermaid necklace and earrings that look just like the Norfolk mermaids.  They can be found at Spertner Jewelers inside Mary Barnett's at 4122 Granby St., Norfolk 23504.  LOVE them!

Get ready for more mermaids, herons, and dolphins coming soon - summer vacation starts in 5 days!

Day 27

April 18, 2015

A new mermaid today!  Today we found Sandy Tide, the newest Georgia Mason mermaid.  She is located in front of Harbor Park.

Day 26

April 7, 2015

Today we finally found Techno Mermaid!  She has moved from InfiNet in Norfolk to DeVry in Chesapeake.

 Techno Mermaid - 1317 Executive Ave. Chesapeake - 3rd Floor

up close of Techno Mermaid

Day 25

April 5, 2015

Found 2 official mermaids today and 1 unofficial.  Of the 2 official ones, 1 is a new look on an old mermaid - Princess Azalea has a new look!  I can also say that I am unable to find the mermaid Flight.  The Norfolk Website has her located at 355 W Freemason.  If you Google this address and do a street view, you can see her - but when you actually go there she is no longer there.  I guess this is an old satellite image - the company that was there is now gone and probably took her with them.  Here is what we did find:

 unofficial Nauticus "Place Your Sticker Here" mini mermaid

 the new look of Princess Azalea at Nauticus

 the new look of Princess Azalea up close

 here is her old look for reference (this was taken in June 2014)

 Vannika Wyck at the Van Wyck Norfolk Public Library

up close of Vannika Wyck

Day 24

March 28, 2015

Today we found 2 more mermaids - Low Tide (who was previously at Waterside) and and unknown mermaid.

 Low Tide - at Hund's Re-Cycle Factory, 4909 Colley Ave.

 up close of Low Tide - she is a bit weathered but will hopefully be restored soon

unknown mermaid - 1358 W. Ocean View Ave.

Day 23

March 21, 2015

Today was an exciting day!  We found 2 mermaids thanks to some help from a fellow mermaid hunter.  Here are our new finds:

 Mishell - 3145 Adam Keeling Rd.

 upclose of Mishell

Fresh From the Sea - Farm Fresh Corporate Office - 833 Seahawk Cir.

I also have a lead on Low Tide and Techno Mermaid.  In addition, I found a twitter page dedicated to the traveling mermaid, Susie the Mermaid, and another possible mermaid in Ocean View.  I will update when I know more.  How exciting!

Day 22

Jan. 2, 2015

We are up to 94 mermaids found!  Today we found 4 more mermaids. We also found 1 lobster! The lobster was given to us by our sister-city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. We also saw pictures of 4 Norfolk mermaids given to our other sister-cities: mermaid "Golden Lady" in Cagayan de Oro - Philippines, Kitakyushu - Japan, Wilhelmshaven - Germany, and mermaid "Elizabeth" Halifax - Nova Scotia - Canada. We even found a NEW mermaid created by Georgia Mason in 2014!  On a side note, here is our new quest to find all of the Chesapeake Blue Herons.

Jealous Mistress - Inside lobby of BBT 500 Main St. Norfolk

Jealous Mistress again  - She was hard to photograph - she is right up against the window

Jealous Mistress - outside view

Carousel - inside Norfolk City Hall

Norrie Folk - inside Norfolk City Hall

upclose of necklace on Norrie Folk

Peggy-The Sea Sister - lobster from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - inside Norfolk City Hall

her sign

pictures of the Norfolk mermaids given to the 4 sister-cities - inside Norfolk City Hall

up close of 2 of the 4 given: mermaid "Golden Lady" in Cagayan de Oro - Philippines, and the other in Kitakyushu - Japan

up close of the other 2 of 4 given: Wilhelmshaven - Germany, and mermaid "Elizabeth" Halifax - Nova Scotia - Canada

cool mermaid banner inside Nofolk City Hall

a new mermaid! - unknown name - signed by artist Georgia Mason in 2014

front view of new mermaid - at Bauer Compressor 1328 Azalea Garden Rd.

Day 21

Oct. 4, 2014

Today we found 1 more mermaid (courtesy of a comment put on a post of this blog) and we visited the Mermaid Factory!  The boys designed and made their own mermaids - Connor made "Snowflake" and Collin made "Luigi."  What a cool place!  I can't wait to go back to make a mermaid mosaic form my living room!

Here is the mermaid we found:

 Atargatis - inside lobby of Holiday Inn Express in Norfolk by airport

her sign

The newest Norfolk mermaids:

 Snowflake

 Luigi

 Snowflake

 Luigi

Snowflake and Luigi