Mermaids performers Cyndi, left, and Sativa are shown prior to jumping down the long tube to the underwater stage to begin a mermaid show at Weeki Wachee Springs in Weeki Wachee, Fla., July 26, 2007. The future of the mermaid show at Weeki Wachee Springs could be protected if the state follows through with a proposal to turn the venerable roadside attraction into a state park, its managers said Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/The Sentinel, George Skene)