HISTORIC MERRY PIER gear from vendors on St. Pete Beach, particularly at the Paradise Grille concession stand at Pass-A-Grille, where they offer lessons on paddleboarding. Further north on St. Pete Beach, Suncoast Water Sports rents parasailing gear and WaveRunners on the beach behind the Sirata Beach Resort , the Alden Suites and also on Blind Pass Road. WEEDON ISLAND PRESERVE JOHN’S PASS VILLAGE AND Hubbard’s Marina offers multiple trips to catch your dinner. Located in John’s Pass on charters, dolphin cruises, snorkeling expeditions and kayak and paddleboard rentals. John’s Pass Charters or if you are just looking for a nice day out on the water sightseeing, they offer near shore or Intra-coastal Waterway trips. Check among the many other water scooter rental opportunities, such as Woody’s Watersports Rated one of the Top 10 bass lakes in the state of Florida, Lake Tarpon is renowned as a 2,500-acre freshwater lake on the shores of Tarpon Springs. It stretches a little over 9 miles between its northern and southernmost points with a bit more variety than other lakes of similar size. The lake is sand-wiched between John Chesnut Sr. Park in Palm Harbor to the southeast and A.L. Anderson Park to EGMONT KEY water skiing and plenty of shady spots under the VISITSTPETECLEARWATER.COM 49