VT/NH/Upper NY mers?

[Tolgarr]

I've seen a few other threads asking about mers in CT/MA/ME/RI and I haven't really heard of many mers around VT/NH/Upper NY. Come to think of it, I have only heard of one mer in my state (VT) alone.

So, are any of you huddled up in your warm bathtubs in this cold wasteland?

[Theta]

I grew up in Syracuse, NY, and am still up in that area quite often, although I'm in the NYC area now :)

[Tolgarr]

Oh awesome :D I grew up here in Corinth, VT, where I reside right now. It's in central VT, but I'm 2 miles from NH every day. I don't get to travel over to NY very much, though I wish I could.

[Theta]

Don't worry, you're not missing much, haha. I might be visiting my aunt and uncle in Brownsville VT this spring, though, so maybe we can do a meetup, if you'd like :)

[Tolgarr]

That'd be hella cool. I'm trying to get my best friend into mermaiding next month, because hopefully I'll have my Hydra by then ad my mother said she would take us to the aquatic center. (it's about 50 miles away- Not fun.)

Hopefully by springtime I'll have my neoprene tail all made and painted. Crossed fingers~!

[Rinoa Opaltide]

I'm an upstate NY mer!
Currently tail-less but I'll be making (or at least trying to make) my first fabric/neoprene tail(s) once I get home in June.

[Spindrift]

@Rinoa what part?

[Rinoa Opaltide]

Rochester, NY

[mermaids-and-anchors]

Hopewell Junction, New York

[Spindrift]

@Rinoa ah wow that's really upstate lol. I lived in Albany for a few years.

[Rinoa Opaltide]

@Spindrift yup :P the water doesn't really get "warm" ever unfortunately, but oh well
not sure if there are any other mers that far upstate (on mernetwork or not)...

[Spindrift]

I think there might be some in Toronto or Montreal if you want to try the other way lol

[Rinoa Opaltide]

I hadn't thought of that (oops :P )

[telzey.amberdon]

Central NH, The water here usually isn't warm enough to swim in until 4th of July. I have a new fabric tail to try!

[MermaidVenilia]

I live in NYC :) Though I'm just now wanting to join fellow mers, pretty excited! Are there any meets in june or july?

[Seraphina Suds]

There's always a meetup for the coney island mermaid parade! That's June 20 I think. And I'm planning something for July on the mid hudson valley.

[MermaidVenilia]

That sounds amazing! I'm hoping my tail arrives before the 20th, but I'm doubting it. I would definitely go to mid hudson valley! :) Sounds fun

[PearlieMae]

Yes, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade is the 20th...I am probably going to be a judge this year!

[MermaidVenilia]

I really hope my tail is done in time!! :) I would love to meet all of you!

[Seraphina Suds]

I'll make a thread once we pick a date for the meetup :3 and you should come tail or no tail!

[Spindrift]

Man, I wish I could make it to the parade again. I went... that one time it was almost cancelled. And saw some of you guys there. But I'll be in Seattle/Vancouver/Alaska this year. :x

[Moana.the.mermaid]

I just moved to Cali from Saratoga. I visit there often enough to see friends and family. There's another mer in Saratoga - I'd see her leaving the YMCA as I was entering with her tail but never had the guts to talk to her.

much love, one love - Moana

[MermaidVenilia]

I'll make a thread once we pick a date for the meetup :3 and you should come tail or no tail!

Actually my tail is coming in time! This Friday, so I'm definitely going to the parade meet up!

[MermaidVenilia]

Btw, does anyone know any pools or swimming areas that are open right now ( other then the beach ). I need to find a mermaid tail friendly pool in NYC ;c Help please

[Seraphina Suds]

You can ask Harlem Mermaid on Facebook. She swims somewhere that you need a membership to, but they allow her tail.

[MermaidVenilia]

You can ask Harlem Mermaid on Facebook. She swims somewhere that you need a membership to, but they allow her tail.

Thank you so much <3

[Echinacea]

Hi, Tolgarr, I used to live in Norwich, VT. My mom just sold the old family homestead, and moved down to New London, NH (near Lake Sunapee). I am in Massachusetts.

Venilia, I was going to suggest you check with Harlem Mermaid, or Lanai, the New York Mermaid. Both are in NYC.

Seraphina Suds is having a meetup in July, I am having one in Marlborough, MA in late June and hopefully one on Cape Cod in August, plus there are several Coney Island meetups planned.

[Ciriun]

You've got another mer-to-be in the far upstate NY region right here. No tail yet so I'm hesitant to call myself a mermaid just yet. But I've got a monofin and access to a pool that opens on the rare occasions that we have decent weather for it. Really hope we stop getting rain daily soon.

[Ciriun]

I don't know if this counts as double posting since it has been a few days and this post is unrelated to my previous one.

That said, I had heard rumors around about an Upstate NY meetup, but when I looked up the location I was disappointed to find it was in an area I would have called Downstate. So I looked up the definitions of the regions and it turns out no one can agree where they are except that NYC is definitely Downstate. So to clear things up a little, I am apparently in the Finger Lakes region of NY as defined by this image from Wikipedia (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_New_York_Economic_Regions.svg)

[Theta]

I don't know if this counts as double posting since it has been a few days and this post is unrelated to my previous one.

That said, I had heard rumors around about an Upstate NY meetup, but when I looked up the location I was disappointed to find it was in an area I would have called Downstate. So I looked up the definitions of the regions and it turns out no one can agree where they are except that NYC is definitely Downstate. So to clear things up a little, I am apparently in the Finger Lakes region of NY as defined by this image from Wikipedia (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_New_York_Economic_Regions.svg)

Where in the Finger Lakes are you? I'm in Syracuse quite often as my folks still live there.

[Ciriun]

No offense at all meant to anyone on here, but since this forum seems to be completely visible to anyone on the internet who happens across it I haven't wanted to post my exact location. Maybe I'm old fashioned or paranoid for that. But Syracuse is absolutely within reasonable driving distance from where I am, although I have never actually driven myself there. I visited a lot as a kid since we had close family friends in the area.

I should also mention that soon I will have family in Vermont, though I can't even remember exactly where.

[Theta]

No offense at all meant to anyone on here, but since this forum seems to be completely visible to anyone on the internet who happens across it I haven't wanted to post my exact location. Maybe I'm old fashioned or paranoid for that. But Syracuse is absolutely within reasonable driving distance from where I am, although I have never actually driven myself there. I visited a lot as a kid since we had close family friends in the area.

I should also mention that soon I will have family in Vermont, though I can't even remember exactly where.

Fair enough. If you want, next time I'm up north I'll PM you, and if you want to try to do a get together we can :)

[Ciriun]

:swoon: Yes, that would be amazingly awesome! I am trying not to fangirl too hard, but here's me with just a few monofin practice swims and you have a gorgeous tail and experience and everything and I've never met another mer in person before and it's just so exciting and- :fallover:

I'll stop now before I scare you off.

[Theta]

:swoon: Yes, that would be amazingly awesome! I am trying not to fangirl too hard, but here's me with just a few monofin practice swims and you have a gorgeous tail and experience and everything and I've never met another mer in person before and it's just so exciting and- :fallover:

I'll stop now before I scare you off.

Takes a lot more than that to scare me off, lol ;) I should probably worry about scaring you off. I can be a bit rough around the edges.

Right now it looks like I'll be in Syracuse again around August 22nd. If you can make it to Elmira, I'll be there for Twin Tiers Comic Con on August 14-16ish. For TT I'll be wearing normal cosplay with my group, but I'd be happy to bring the tail along and you can check it out, if you want. Plus if there's a hotel pool I'll be all up in that.

I might also be in Binghamton over a couple of weekends in July, but I'm not sure yet.

[Echinacea]

Ciriun, I don't know how close you are to the Hudson Valley, but check further down the Group forum, there is a post about a Mer meetup July 25th, at a lake in a state park in NY. Maybe you could get to that, and meet more mers! :yay: :thumbs-up::dance:

[Ciriun]

The con sounds really fun, I'll see if I can make it. I've never been to a comic con before, but I have a cosplay I can wear. Nothing mer related. Right now my summer schedule is pretty open, but that could change if I get a job at any point.

Echinacea, I'm pretty far from that area actually. :( Is it an annual thing? With any luck by next year I'll be more confident with both fin swimming and driving outside my little comfort zone.

[Mermaid Tory]

I also live in rochester ny. I have my first mermaid gig this Thursday at the rochester a listers rooftop pool party.

[Mermaid Tory]

Sorry for the double post but I just wanted to comment on how weird and cool it is to hear familiar areas finally being mentioned on here. I grew up in northern Pa and the closest mall to me for most my life was about an hour away in Elmira the Arnot Mall. I now live outside of Rochester about 2 hours or less from Syracuse.

[MermaidDalni]

I'm a vermont mer :) I live right around the burlington area. I'm in the process of making my own silicone tail, but I was getting impatient waiting for the supplies to arrive so I just made a lycra mermaid tail for my first tail! I'm going to swim with it at north beach at some point this weekend

[Ciriun]

Tory, you are probably the closest other mer to me. I've been stalkin- er, I mean, following you on Facebook for a little bit now.

And sorry Theta for not making it to the con. I haven't been doing so hot on getting to cons lately. :/

[Theta]

No worries! There will be other cons, and other chances for meetups :)

[Ciriun]

:hug: Aww, thanks. I do want to meet up someday, it just isn't easy for me to get out even just that far from home. Especially not lately. But hopefully it will be getting easier soon.

[Mermaid Tory]

Tory, you are probably the closest other mer to me. I've been stalkin- er, I mean, following you on Facebook for a little bit now.

And sorry Theta for not making it to the con. I haven't been doing so hot on getting to cons lately. :/
Aw that's so sweet and kinda funny. Well maybe someday we could swim together! What's this about a meet up at one of the lakes? I'll have to go find that. There's also a merman in my area.

[The Harlem Mermaid]

HI Tolgarr! im from NYC Manhattan would be great if you would come out and join me and our meetups at Coney Island, having my first one on June 18th also participating in Mermaid Parade come and meet new and old mer's have a good time every one welcome bring your merfolks too send me message if your interested ;)

[The Harlem Mermaid]

Hi Mer's! so awesome to see so many mermaids that are near by me, i live in Harlem, NY hope you can all make my Coney MerMeetup on June 18th i have a thread here on MNW, also have an Event Group page for meetups in our area and nearby, and you can add your own meetup here too, swim by and check it out :) https://www.facebook.com/groups/680722175364360/

[The Harlem Mermaid]

Hi sweetie, will be setting up more meetups in June and throughout the summer ikeep you all posted my next mermeetup is in on June 18th all are welcomed and i be setting some up at Randalls Island NY as well

[Sea_Angel_Rusalka]

I'm a rusalka from the thousand islands region!

[The Harlem Mermaid]

Hi Mersister's im from Harlem, NY area and i have a Event Group page and event page for #ConeyMerMeetups throughout the summer! hit me up I keep you posted first one coming up on June 18th Coney Island Mermaid Parade which afterwards we'll head over to popular mermaid spot for many to hook up https://www.facebook.com/groups/680722175364360/?ref=bookmarks

[KTMaggs]

I actually live in NH! Its really cold and super snowy, still though may! Anyway We should have Mer-Meetup sometime near our area!

[Dolphin Man]

It’s nice to know there are some mers in upstate NY. I’m in Syracuse. Eager to try out my tail.

[Mermaid Moonstorm]

I'm in Dover NH on the seacoast! I just finished making my first fabric tail for mertailor's fantasea fin too! If you ever want to meet up let me know. I'm hoping to start a pod here. I created 'Seacoast mermaids' facebook page.

[MadeleineTheMermaid]

I've seen a few other threads asking about mers in CT/MA/ME/RI and I haven't really heard of many mers around VT/NH/Upper NY. Come to think of it, I have only heard of one mer in my state (VT) alone.

So, are any of you huddled up in your warm bathtubs in this cold wasteland?

I know this is kinda irrelevant, but I live near Buffalo NY, and it Actually isn't that cold during the summer. during July, its normally in the 70s at night, 80s by day. If thats cold, then I dont know what to think. I know it isn't as warm as say, texas, but it isn't -50 all the time. Sorry I got so fired up, it just really ticks me off when people say its really cold where I live.

And do any mers live near buffalo? I am pretty sure I am the only one :(. If yes, PLEASE TELL ME!!!

[Mermaid Tory]

There's at least two of us over near Rochester

[Mermaid Araxie]

wow and i am mermaid araxie

[Marinus Mortimer]

I'm in MA we have a cool group of Mermaids and Mermen we usually meet a couple times per year and have months sometimes weekly meets at NYC and sometimes up in the Boston area and Cape cod area as well.

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[Josephine Boone]

I'm close to Boston and would love to meet up with other mers!

[VickiMeiHui]

Hi, I hope i'm in the right pod here. I'm looking around for other merfolk who know the rochester area, who might be able to point me to some tail friendly locations (be it beaches or pools) to swim? I want to get into the mercommunity but not until I know I have places to swim. Can anybody help?

[Mermaid Tory]

Hi! Im also out of the Rochester area. Unfortunately I haven’t found any public pools that allow tails. I’ve done photos by the lake but not actually swim. Sadly I don’t get a lot of actual swim time around here unless it’s in a private pool.

[Mermaid Tory]

I posted below but wanted to add that I live not far from Sodus Point, which has a beach. It could be fun to do a little mer meetup with the 3 or 4 of us in the Rochester area

[Mermaid Tory]

Im out of Rochester area but more East. Have you been to the Olcott Beach Mermaid Madness Parade? A couple years ago I got to be featured on their main float and act as a special witness for a mermaid/pirate wedding that took place after!

[StellaRae]

Hello!!! I’m not in Rochester but I’d be happy to travel out there for meetups with other mers! I’m based out of the Syracuse area, I found a local small college pool that lets me use my tail during open swim! The lake here also has a “secret local” swim spot that doesn’t have any rules against fins/floats/flippers/tails that I’ve swam at successfully. The water is shallow and a bit murky for photos but if it’s not a windy day you can see about 5-7 feet to the bottom.

[VickiMeiHui]

Nice to meet you, Mermaid Tory! Sodus point is about 45 mintues from me, so if sometime in the distance future (when i've actually sorted out this little idea of mine to become a mermaid, have made a tail etc) a mer-meet up sounds like fun! I did just tonight notice that a Monroe family YMCA offered a FREE mermaid swim class, which I find optomistic and kinda exciting. You'd think that if they're offering this class, and it's free, they would be willing to accept mermaids. Kinda seems like they're encouraging mertraffic.
Unfortunately, it's tomorrow (the 21st) and without a tail or monofin, going is kinda pointless for me. However, here's the link and address if it's of any interest to you for whatever reason.
https://rochesterymca.org/monroe/blog/announcements/mermaid-tails/
797 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607

[VickiMeiHui]

Speaking of swimming in lakes, I have a curious question. My family frequently goes camping over the summer and sometimes early fall, and I was thinking I might get some swim time in that way. However, campgrounds have their own rules (my brother once got rebuked by a park ranger for riding a minibike, which were not allowed) and though there are sometimes campsites with little private alcoves to the water, do you think a park ranger still might get mad? I mean I could always call and ask but I was wondering if anyone has had any luck in the finger lakes area?

[Theta]

Hello!!! I’m not in Rochester but I’d be happy to travel out there for meetups with other mers! I’m based out of the Syracuse area, I found a local small college pool that lets me use my tail during open swim! The lake here also has a “secret local” swim spot that doesn’t have any rules against fins/floats/flippers/tails that I’ve swam at successfully. The water is shallow and a bit murky for photos but if it’s not a windy day you can see about 5-7 feet to the bottom.

Hi! Just out of curiosity (I'm not back up north that much now, but my folks are still up in CNY and I take my tail when I visit) which college, and which lake? Asking for a friend.

(I'm the friend, the friend is me)

Have you tried tail swimming at Green Lakes at all?