Whatever your business is at Smith Mountain Lake, it can almost always be improved by updating your skills and/or education. Our local Chamber of Commerce is involved in an ongoing effort to make that kind of education available to those of us at the Lake. Currently they are planning several classes and need community feedback [...]

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Owning a jet ski, (or ski doo as some people call them) at Smith Mountain Lake is apparently a necessity in some people’s books. They are certainly one of the more fun machines to own when one lives on a lake. Here is the rest of the article on buying a jet ski from The [...]

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Prospective buyers of Smith Mountain Lake Real Estate might enjoy seeing their potential property from the air. Youngsters would get a thrill out of seeing their world from high above the tree-tops as a birthday present perhaps. Or maybe you have never been in an airplane and would simply enjoy the novelty of going up [...]

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Tucked away in the foothills near Smith Mountain Lake lies a 470 acre nature retreat unlike anything else in our area. This unique Center, once run as a farm in the 1700′s is now an area for scientific activity of varied and fascinating sorts. Environmental conservation, campgrounds, greenhouses, educational seminars for all ages, and woodland/wetland [...]

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Are you headed to or from Smith Mountain Lake on your next vacation or driving trip? Or maybe you have friends or family in other areas of our great country that you would like to go visit or convince to come and see you. Then again perhaps you have only recently heard of our beautiful [...]

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Most fishermen and women dream of owning the perfect boat to pull into their own dock at Smith Mountain Lake. If you fish, then you know that a boat can make a lot of difference in the enjoyment and efficiency of your hobby. Bonita Staples of The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide, knows that too [...]

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How would you like your wall calendar for the coming year to display some of the most incredible and gorgeous scenery in the United States? And would it enthuse you even further to realize the calendar I am talking about is one of Smith Mountain Lake pictures, photographed and designed by a local professional, Jack [...]

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Our lives at Smith Mountain Lake have been affected by the men and women of past eras in ways we rarely think about. Sometimes it brings us greater appreciation for the lives we have been blessed with today to be reminded of those gone on before us. World War 2 brought many changes in women’s [...]

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Cool winds swept in from the North and bathed the small party of travelers with the fresh smell of the nearby forest as they rode their giant wildebeasts toward home. Each of the four handsome faces bore the look of royalty and weariness, now tinged with gratitude for the taste of rain in the air. [...]

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If you are a veteran on a jet ski, you know there is nothing quite like the thrill of skimming over the cool waters of Smith Mountain Lake at the speed of light (well maybe not quite that fast . If you are new to the world of riding this motorcycle of the waves, then [...]

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