nice idea! Lake Tahoe is incredible, but (like most gorgeous lakes, sadly) quite cold even in summer, no?
Anyway!
For safety reasons, I'd make it a rule that mers hold a distance to the boats/canoes and only go closer when both paddles are stashed inside.
There definitely needs to be supervision, aka spotters/merhandlers who help the mers with their stuff/breaks, make sure no dangerous objects are brought into the boats, and of course are on their toes should something happen regardless.
The most difficult part will probably be to find a spot to do this with little or no other boat/surf/whatever traffic, and that still has a secluded cove or such out of sight for the mers to rest.
ps. I've done a few "lake mershows", and unless you plan on the customers to drag mers into their boat, let me tell you that fabric tails will be more than sufficient. Most non-mers can't tell the difference anyway
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