I have heard several people in the area ask whether there were schools for every age group near Smith Mountain Lake. Not having school age kids myself I went on a hunt to see what was available. I  found that there are educational opportunities for children of all ages within 20 to 35 minutes [...]

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Whenever I see a hand-stitched quilt, it reminds me of my beloved Grandmother. But quilting is not a dying art, nor is it necessarily for the older folks alone. Many are the young eyes taken in by their parents or grandparents carefully stitched gift and thus begins the desire to create a quilt of [...]

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Though most days on Smith Mountain Lake are calm and full of fun and adventure, the unexpected can happen. Should your adventure of the day become a little more stormy than you expected, it’s good to know that there are folks on hand to help and who are prepared for any emergency. The Smith [...]

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I came across a word I was largely unfamiliar with this week, although many at Smith Mountain Lake who are younger than I, probably know all about it.
Wakeboarding is a relatively new water sport which does not require the waves or incoming tide like surfboarding does. A wakeboard is a short, very broad type of [...]

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Smith Mountain Lake is one of the fastest growing areas in our lovely state. In fact it’s sometimes hard to keep up with all the new services popping up here and there in Hardy and Moneta, Huddleston and other surrounding cities. Here are just a few of the interesting new businesses that have opened up [...]

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Some other great activities at the Smith Mountain Lake Bassmaster Tournament are the ‘Casting Kids Competition’ and the pre-show bluegrass entertainment.
The Casting Kids Competition will be held on June 9th and 10th from 10-12am at the Parkway Marina (16918 Smith Mountain Lake Parkway, Huddleston). This is a Bass Federation fishing skill competition open to kids [...]

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This is the continuation of the article by Courtney Cutright at the Roanoke Times Online regarding the adult assisted living facility coming to Smith Mountain Lake.
"The Runks met while attending Liberty University and married after graduation. She went to work in admissions at a Lynchburg nursing home.
"When I had my first child, I hated [...]

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Before the big Bassmaster Elite fishing competition actually occurs at Smith Mountain Lake, there will be what is called Angler Alley Afternoon, where you can get a look at what goes into the event and perhaps meet some of the pros involved.

Preliminary to the 4-Day ESPN/Bassmaster Elite fishing competition at Smith Mountain Lake, join [...]

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On May 31,2007 Micah Gaudio announced that the GO Agency had sold the Smith Mountain Laker.com Magazine to the Times World Corporation, which is the same company that publishes The Roanoke Times.
The Smith Mountain Laker.com grew out of a small operation begun in Micah Gaudio’s garage and blossomed into over 150 pages of glossy, [...]

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Fun for the kids and the fisherman and all the folks at Smith Mountain Lake this month. Come and join in with your neighbors for your favorite activity.
Wednesday, June 27th - Hot Shots.  Jeff Schott purchased the old WaterWorld and has converted it to an entertainment center for children and adults alike.  It features [...]

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