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Merfolk on a mission to invade South Haven beaches this Memorial Day

 Stateside's conversation with Brad Carrier, leader of Mermaid MegaFest Productions; Sadie Johnson, one of the founding members of the festival team and a performing mermaid; and Lily Holshoe, a 15-year-old aspiring mermaid performer.

If South Haven figures in your Memorial Day plans, get ready: You're going to see mermaids, mermen, and even merkids. It's the first-ever MermaidMegaFest – four days of celebrating merfolk while focusing on preserving our natural freshwater resources. 

Brad Carrier, leader of Mermaid MegaFest Productions; Sadie Johnson, one of the founding members of the festival team and a performing mermaid; and Lily Holshoe, a 15-year-old aspiring mermaid performer, joined Stateside to tell us what to expect at the festival, and what it's like to be a mermaid. 

 

Listen above to hear how the festival will pair fun with a larger message of activism and ecology, how mermaid performances can "bring magic to the world," and how to get your own mermaid tail swim-ready.

 

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Carrier said to expect a "fun time with a serious message" at the upcoming Mermaid MegaFest.
Courtesy of Sadie Johnson /
Carrier said to expect a "fun time with a serious message" at the upcoming Mermaid MegaFest.
Carrier said to expect a "fun time with a serious message" at the upcoming Mermaid MegaFest.
Courtesy of Sadie Johnson /
Carrier said to expect a "fun time with a serious message" at the upcoming Mermaid MegaFest.

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