Vevay Mud Mermaid

08/12/2023

Pink!

07/25/2023

Discover the enchanting Sleepy Hollow Arts and Crafts Show in Historic Vevay, Indiana! Join us on October 14th, 2023, from 10am to 4pm for a delightful day of creativity and culture. Immerse yourself in the charming ambiance of Switzerland County and explore the talents of local artisans as they showcase their masterpieces. From handcrafted jewelry to stunning paintings, you'll find treasures to take home. Savor delicious local treats and immerse yourself in the scenic beauty that surrounds you. Don't miss this one-of-a-kind event that celebrates the artistry and charm of Sleepy Hollow!

Sleepy Hollow Arts & Crafts Show coming up in October! All you vendors can apply, just go to our website!

07/25/2023

So much fun!!

Here is your 2023 Swiss Wine Festival schedule!

07/25/2023

Maybe I will make an appearance!!

Just one more month to go until the 2023 Wine Festival. For more information, visit SwissWineFestival.org

07/14/2023

So beautiful in the fall to come to Vevay!!!

07/11/2023

Hysterical!!!

06/08/2023

So many great mermaid "tales/tails" out there!!

UPDATE: We will be in Patriot from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. today. Hope to see you there!

Summer Reading is rapidly approaching! This year we will have TWO kickoff events!! Come see us at the library any time on Saturday, June 10th or at Patriot Town Hall from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. on Monday, June 12th. Can't make it to either of those dates? No worries! You can sign up at the library any time throughout the summer, and we will be back in Patriot on June 23rd (more info to come).

05/22/2023

Swimming Season is almost upon us!!

05/02/2023

I love paddlewheeler! Welcome to Vevay!

Belle of Cincinnati spent the night in Vevay on their way to the Ky Derby Great Steamboat Race. Good Luck on Wednesday!

03/16/2023

Mermaid Music!!?

Mermaid tales inspired thrilling musical adventures from Felix Mendelssohn and Alexander Von Zemlinsky. Mendelssohn’s work is brief but fiery, while Zemlinsky’s Die Seejungfrau takes us through the dramas of Hans Christian Andersen’s original Little Mermaid. Guest conductor Kevin John Edusei leads the CSO, and Simone Lamsma returns to perform Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s gorgeously cinematic Violin Concerto.

See the program The Mermaid this FRI & SAT (MAR 17-18) at Music Hall. Tickets + details → bit.ly/CSO_Mermaid

02/05/2023

Vote for my Home Town!! Vevay!!

Voting for the Best Midwestern Small Town is open! Cast your vote daily to help pick the 2023 10Best Readers' Choice Award for Best Midwestern Small Town.

02/05/2023

Gotta love a Mermaid....even a Mud Mermaid!

01/27/2023

Vote for Vevay!

Voting for the Best Midwestern Small Town is open! Cast your vote daily to help pick the 2023 10Best Readers' Choice Award for Best Midwestern Small Town.

01/26/2023

01/26/2023

American Indian Mythology:
The River Mermaids

From the American Indian mythology of California come tales of the River Mermaids, also called Ho-ha'-pe or Water Women. The Ho-ha'-pe are beautiful with long hair. They usually live in deep pools, and are known at several places along the Merced River. In that part of the river which runs through Yosemite Valley they have been seen a number of times.
Another lives in the deep water a little below Pleasant Valley. At this place a few years ago some Indians from Bear Valley and Coulterville came to catch salmon. They put their net in a deep place in the river, and when it was full of fish tried to pull it out, but could not, for it was stuck on the bottom. The Water Woman had fastened it to a rock, but the men did not know this. One of them went down to find where the net had caught, and to lift it up. While he was doing this the Water Woman put a turn of the net-rope around his big toe and he was drowned. Then several of the men had to go down to get him. After they brought up his body all of them saw the Water Woman in the pool below, and saw her long hair float out in the current.

This story takes place after the west was settled. The Indians continued to add stories to American Indian mythology up to modern times.

The story of Ho-ha'-pe the River Mermaid, varying more or less in details, reaches north at least to the American River, where the Nissenan (who call her Ho-sa'-pah) have the following version:

Two maidens were walking along the American River below the foothills when they heard a baby cry. They followed the sound and soon saw the baby lying on a sand bar in the edge of the river. One of them reached down to pick it up when it suddenly changed into the River Mermaid, who, seizing the young woman, dragged her into the river. She cried out and her companion took hold of her arm and pulled and pulled as hard as she could to save her, but the River Mermaid was the stronger and dragged her under the water and she was never seen again.

The other maiden ran home to the village and told her people what had happened. She was so terribly frightened that her mind became affected and in a short time she died.

Mermaids are often shape-shifters in both European and American Indian mythology. In Europe, this trait probably carries over from the time when they were goddesses. American Indian mythology may have adopted this from the Europeans, or it may just be coincidence. I am struck by how mermaids are always described as having long hair. Could this be because the stories all have a common source? Or could it be simply that men like long hair on women

01/25/2023

Vote for Vevay!!

Vevay, Indiana: Vote for Your Favorite Midwestern Small Town!

10/25/2022

Very cool art exhibit for First Friday November 4th!!!

08/02/2022

Get Your GRAPE On Switzerland County!!!

Fred's got his grape on, how about you?
Get your Grape On!

06/15/2022

Found this album cover.

05/14/2022

Fred Fest is Tomorrow!!!

The Legend of Fred the Goat in Vevay, Indiana, and all the sites related to the beloved billy goat's life and death. I showcase the original Fred the Goat m...

03/04/2022

See ya tonight at Vevay's First Friday!!

02/24/2022

Have you ever heard about the Vevay Mud Mermaid??

12/09/2021

This was in the Akron OH newspaper!
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10923302/mud-mermaids/

Clipping found in Akron Daily Democrat in Akron, Ohio on Oct 20, 1894. Mud Mermaids

11/30/2021

Vevay's Mud Mermaids on Podcast!

https://www.prairielandparanormalpodcast.com/blog/sfna548h6j3wf4z4u3mr1js1mvrn6r

The beast is about five feet in length…Its general color is yellowish. The body between the four legs resembles that of a human being. Back of the hind legs it tapers to a point…The extremities resemble hands and are webbed and furnished with sharp claws…it is devoid of hair…Its ears are sha...

11/23/2021