What better way to recognize the beginning of summer than with a mermaid parade? And that's what Coney Island, New York City has been doing for the last 36 years. Despite having lived in New York for twenty years, I'd never heard of the parade until recently, but once I did I couldn't resist going to see what it was all about.
The parade was created by Coney Island USA, a not-for-profit arts organisation, in 1983 and is the largest of its kind in the nation. It is made up of floats, groups and individuals representing mermaids, sea creatures and other themes set by the organizers.
