![]() ![]() ![]() So the next time you are in Great Falls and find yourself in this underwater oasis give the hard working mermen and mermaids a smile and a wave and do it quickly. “Admittedly ladies prefer it more, but sometimes guys will come up to the window to take pictures and they shew you away.” “Sometimes people don’t care about the mermen,” continued Justice. “The tough part about that, sometimes people are very slow with their photos, so it’s, take a picture and be quick, because we got to breathe too!Īnd avoiding drowning might not even be the hardest part of the life! Because underwater can be a lonely place. “Five times a night on average people will come up to the glass to take pictures, or they’ll be on the other side of the bar and we’ll motion them over, ‘hey come back and take pictures with us’,” said Beckner. Even though they may work underwater for a living, merpeople still need air. As I found out after talking with Justice. The physical requirements are only part of the job though. “You want to definitely work on lung capacity and make sure your endurance is strong and high,” added merman Justice Beckner. So after four hours hypothermia starts to set in.” We do have to pull them out of the water for a break, because the water is only heated to between 86-88 degrees. “They are in the water for 45 minuets, they are out for a 15 minute break. “It’s just a lot of physical work, they are swimming for four hours,” said Sip N’ Dip general manager Sandra Thares. Now, Tester, Fox or Bullock didn’t get the job that time, but they might have another chance to slip into the fins, because the Sip N’ Dip is again looking for a male swimmer.īut this job is more than doing a few backstrokes. When a job opening was posted in 2017, it grabbed the attention of some of our elected officials on social media. MerMEN have also been an on-and-off part of the show since the mid-90’s. The Sip N’ Dip Lounge in Great Falls has received world-wide recognition from the likes of GQ Magazine and the New York Times for its nightly mermaid shows.īut the maidens of the deep are not the only draw to the Electric City watering hole. ![]() Please call if you need an immediate answer not found above.GREAT FALLS – It is arguably the most famous bar in Montana.Īnd it’s without a doubt, the only place you’ll see this. Other questions, please call our front desk at 40. Joel Corda performs most every Friday and Saturday evening in the lounge starting at 7pm. Wait times may be long as the kitchen is serving both the lounge, restaurant and room service. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are available. **Disclaimer: this is an adult drinking establishment and as such, language and behavior are as such.įood is served in the lounge from our on site restaurant. After that they will be asked to vacate the lounge. Those under 21 years of age are allowed into the lounge until 8:00pm. Reservations are not accepted in the Sip ‘n Dip Lounge. Sometimes there is maintenance issues with the pool and the mermaids won’t be in, but we do our best to have them at the above hours. It’s not a “show.” It’s simply a mermaid swimming. Mermaids swim every Monday-Sunday starting at 6pm. Most nights we close after midnight, no later than 2am. ![]()
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