* Lithia / Twin Springs (Manitou Springs, Co)

This is one of the more popular springs along Ruxton Avenue due to its high Lithium content. Two springs combine into one, pouring through this font. The water is very sweet, high in lithium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium, and a top-rated water source for making sweet carbonated lemonade water. Others describe the taste as sweet, tangy, and minerally. Of all the Manitou Springs, it has the highest concentration of magnesium. The font is located outside a storefront entrance.

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Mermaids & Mermen

Mermaids and Mermen A rich realm of characters in Faerie lore, Mermaids, and Mermen have consumed popular myth through the ages – fantasy, entertainment, and imagery. Mermaids (and the male form “Mermen”) are a race of Faerie that consist of human-like mythological aquatic creatures that are depicted with a human head and torso attached to […]

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The Rhine Maidens and Children: Rheintöchter

Rhein maidens warn Siegfried. By Arthur Rackham. Published 1912. Copyright expired Rhine Maidens Common Names: Rhine Maidens, Rhine Maidens, naiads, river spirits, nymphs, sirens, nixies, nixen Habitat: – Found in Germanic fairy lore. Attributed to the Rhine River of Germany. Description: Rhine Maidens are water spirits known along rivers, especially the Rhine River in Germany, […]

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