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

Day 20

Sept. 26, 2014

We met some of the nicest people today!  Peggy Beale of Paxton Company contacted us after reading about our quest in the newspaper.  Peggy and her brother Jim are CFO and president of Paxton Company, and the owners of "Liquid Energy" (Connor's favorite mermaid).  Peggy and Jim met us at Paxton Company and gave us a personal tour of the factory as well as the neighboring company Viking Life-Saving Equipment.  We also got to see Liquid Energy again and hear the story of how she came to be - and we got to see her plaque (kept inside).  Thank you to the wonderful people at Paxton Company and Viking for your warm welcome and personal tour!

Here is Liquid Energy and her plaque:

Day 19

Sept. 20, 2014

We found 2 more mermaids!  My mom stumbled on one at Rudee Inlet - not sure her name - and a very kind lady saw our article in the paper and let us come see her mermaid (one I thought was missing).  The no longer missing mermaid is the beautiful Spectrum Gold!  I have also learned that I have 2 mermaids to get in Norfolk City Hall - Carousel and a Neighborhood mermaid - and a mermaid inside a downtown BB&T (not sure which one).  Unfortunately, I will probably have to wait until Christmas break to see those due to my work schedule.  I still also have the possible 3 on the Eastern Shore, the 1 on Naval Station Norfolk, Techno Mermaid in InfiNet, and the 2 that are under repair - O'Sullivan's and D'Art.

*update - found Techno Mermaid - see day 26 post

Still "missing" (or that I haven't found) are: 

Angel of Mercy

Aquatic Princess

Aubrica

Beauty Underneath

Belinda

Beauty of the Sea

Broadway Nights

By the Sea

By the Stars

Calypso

Catch of the Day

Collection of Stars

Diva

Doubloon

Elizabeth formerly Her Favorite Port

Evening Sea Goddess

Fairway Maiden

Flight - update - was at 355 W Freemason St. but location is empty lot now 10/12/19 - see day 36

Fresh From the Sea - update - found her 3/21/15 - see day 23

Golden Tourist

Hats Off to the Navy

Jewel

Jewel of the Sea

Justicalthing

Lady Anne - update - found her 7/12/18 - see day 32

Lady of the Links

Leading the Way

Low Tide - update - found her 3/28/15 - see day 24

Maid in Voyage

Maid of Lobster

Maid to Cruise

Mer Bones

Mer Max II

Mirror Mosaic I and II

Mishell - update - found her 3/21/15 - see day 23

Mythical Sirena

Nebula

A New Horizon

the Norfolk Admiralette

Norfolk Gateway to the Sea

Norfolk Sea Goddess and Her Children

Nymphork

Of the Sea

Penny

Picture Frame Mermaid

Postcards From Hampton Roads

Press Party/Media Mermaid

Reaching for the Stars

Reaching for a Dream

Reflections

River View

Rock-kel

Sandy

Sea Shimmer

See Maiden

She’s Every Ocean

Spectrum (there are 2 Spectrum and Spectrum Gold - I did "catch" Spectrum Gold),

Spoken Word

String of Pearls

Sue Nami

Susie the Pink Ribbon Mermaid - update - she is a traveling one -
we met her 7/9/15 - see day 30 - See Susie's travels

Sybil

Timeless Elegance

Toga (I have found one labeled "Toga" but she is really Flying Spirit with a Toga sign)

USS Wisconsin

Verdi Gris

Reported as "deceased": Sports Under the Sea, Jestacular, Holiday Sands Maiden

Reported as broken: Brass Maiden, Wavey Mermaid

If you know the whereabouts of any of these "missing mermaids. please let us know!  We would love to "catch" them!  Here are the ones we "caught" today:

 Spectrum Gold on Bay Island

Ocean Spirit mermaid at Rudee Inlet - can't see her front unless you are in the water as she is right on water's edge

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Day 18

Aug 30, 2014

We have come to the end of summer and a wrap of all of the known mermaids I could find.  All in all, we found 87 official mermaids and 10 unofficial mermaids.  There are still 8 I have been unable to get - O'Sullivan's because she is under repair, D'Art because she is also under repair, InfiNet's mermaid because she is under lock and key and I have been unable to reach them to find out how I can see her, Norfolk City Hall lobby because I have been unable to go at a time when they are open, 1 on Naval Station Norfolk that I am unable to see because I cannot get on base, and a reported 3 in Cape Charles on the Eastern Shore - I have yet to make it up there.  I have also put in a call to 2 businesses, however they won't return my call - Sherry with Rose & Womble for the Rotunda, and the owner of Lifestyle Motor Group.  Hopefully I will hear from them soon.  I will post again when and if I find them or if I find new ones.  Here are some unofficial mini mermaids we did find:

 mini mermaid 258 W Ocean View Ave.

 up close of mini mermaid 258 W Ocean View Ave.

 mini mermaid 632 W Ocean View Ave.

 up close of mini mermaid 632 W Ocean View Ave.

mermaid replica on wood 760 W Ocean View Ave.

 up close of wood mermaid 760 W Ocean View Ave.

 mermaid sign 748-746 W Ocean View Ave.

mini mermaid 9703 15th View St.