**FILE**Mermaids in the crystal-clear blue waters at Weeki Wachee Springs in Weeki Wachee, Fla., swim in a loop during a show Sept. 3, 2003. The future of the live mermaids of 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/Chris O'Meara)