St. Nicholas Boat Line in Tarpon Springs provides history tours of the area and live sponge-diving demonstrations. ... The company once harvested live sponges from the waters of the Anclote River.

TARPON SPRINGS, FLA -- Businesses in Tarpon Springs are prepping for a busy week ahead. People from around the world are expected to be in the area for the 116th annual Epiphany celebration on ...

After sponges were discovered off the coast of Tarpon Springs, Greek divers, who had superior methods for harvesting them, immigrated to grow the industry. Their descendants are the reason the city ...

Sponge Diving Exhibition, Tarpon Springs St. Nicholas Boat Lines, Tarpon Springs. Greek settlers came to Tarpon Springs in the early 1900s to harvest sponges but stayed once they discovered the ...

510 Dodecanese Blvd., Tarpon Springs If you thought the selection of sponges was extensive at your favorite supermarket, wait until you get a load of the enormous array of marine invertebrates amassed ...

Down at the docks, newer gift shops and restaurants have opened in recent years, including a shop called Gifted Tarpon Springs. It’s the second shop Casey Smith, 44, owns in the city. Her first shop, ...

A Tarpon Springs retail store employee waits outside ready to encourage passersby to explore the docks. (Delia Rose Sauer/WUFT News) (5183x3456, AR: 1.4997106481481481) But timing can be on the ...

Tarpon Springs One hour north of St. Pete Beach is Tarpon Springs, which is famous for its sponge docks, Greek food and homemade soaps. Tourism is a big contributor to the local economy.

Bright over the Gulf of Mexico blazed the sun. A small white boat, one-masted, drifted into the tidy harbor of Tarpon Springs, Fla. On a beam reaching from the mast to the flagstaff astern, hung ...

Take a walk along the Sponge Docks in Tarpon Springs, and you'll see sponges harvested right from local divers. We stopped in a Tarpon Springs business that takes these sponges from what's in the ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — Take a walk along the Sponge Docks in Tarpon Springs, and you'll see sponges harvested right from local divers. We stopped in a Tarpon Springs business that takes these ...

Take an extended journey through history in Tarpon Springs. On this Producer’s Cut of Florida Road Trip, we explore the history of Winter Park. We’ll explore several museums including The ...