Before humans discovered water sports, aquatic entertainment was confined to lake-drinking competitions and tossing rocks into the millpond. Find a more amusing watery pastime with today's Groupon: for $42, you get one 10-minute parasail ride from North Coast Parasail in Sandusky, located on Cedar Point Beach (an $85 value). Cedar Point admission is not required, but there is a $10 parking fee when parking on Cedar Point grounds.

North Coast Parasail lofts guests high above the freshwater majesty of Lake Erie with gravity-defying parasailing excursions. Drift kite-like through the atmosphere during a 10-minute parasailing experience, which safely suspends adventurers at the end of an 800-foot towline. Breeze cruises deliver picturesque panoramas of Sandusky, Cedar Point, and the rarely seen tops of tall beachgoers' heads. Participants snag a complimentary T-shirt as well as a disposable camera good for capturing images of your feet dangling several hundred feet above the water.