The Mermaid of Loon Lake, and Other Wonders the World Has Forgotten

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Oct 28-31

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls—prepare yourselves!
For one fleeting week only, a spectacle most unnatural descends upon the Waseca County History Center! Enter if you dare, for within these walls lurk wonders so strange, so sinister, so shocking, you may never look upon the world the same way again!

THE MERMAID OF LOON LAKE!
Tales whispered from the misty waters come alive before your very eyes! Is she maiden, is she fish, or is she something far more sinister? Learn the chilling truth of her creation, and marvel at the trickery that bewitched crowds a century ago!

THE CAPRICORN BABY!
Part goat, part unicorn, part fish, and ALL wondrous! Crafted in secret workshops of deception, this taxidermied gaff will make you doubt your own eyes! Could such a creature have lived?

THE HISTORY OF THE SIDESHOW!
Walk the crooked path of humbuggery and fraud that dazzled innocents and skeptics alike. See how deception was spun into spectacle—right here in Waseca County’s own backyard!