Need something near Smith Mountain Lake that is wholesome and fun for yourself or the kids this Halloween? Check out the following activities for an alternative to the traditional trick-or-treating or scary haunted houses.
Lynchburg - Oct. 31 - Old City Cemetery Chapel invites you to an All Hallows Eve Service. Enjoy refreshments by jack-lantern [...]

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Halloween has come and we’ve been seeing ghosts and witches everywhere at Smith Mountain Lake this week. Since I frequent people groups who are thinkers and talkers, wherever I go I hear discussions on the pros and cons of this holiday. Participating in these kinds of thought provoking discussions often causes me to reconsider [...]

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The folks at Team Roanoke Realtors have put together a package of ideas for homeowners at Smith Mountain Lake and surrounding areas to aid in the process of remodeling your home. As we all know, tearing down and rebuilding things can be a nerve wracking ordeal if not carefully planned. There are some practical [...]

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I love unique opportunities. At Smith Mountain Lake those kinds of opportunities arise on a regular basis it seems. Perhaps wherever you go there are creative people doing creative things for the public, but I have certainly never noticed it any more than at Smith Mountain Lake. One of the more interesting things I [...]

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If you are like me and others I know at Smith Mountain Lake and abroad, you sometimes find it difficult to store and retrieve information from the internet in an organized fashion. I am constantly wishing to locate a site I have forgotten the address of, or a password for a rarely used membership, [...]

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Has your Smith Mountain Lake business ever needed brochures or advertising done to promote sales or make the public aware of it’s existence? Or perhaps your small business is growing and you would like to start a web site to increase it’s visibility. That is exactly what Andie Gibson of Gibson Media Design [...]

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The wonderful new Smith Mountain Lake Community Park opened this past June to the enjoyment of many. Now Jason M. Dunovant of The Smith Mountain Lake Eagle informs us that the next phase of the park’s development has been approved and is ready to begin soon for completion in 2008.

The Franklin County Board of [...]

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Are you interested in a good deal on a piece of Smith Mountain Lake real estate? This 1.87 acre lot in Moneta, Va. (located in The Cape) has wrap-around panoramic water and sunset views. Just pick out your dream home plans and enjoy the 390 degree beauty year round.
Soil tests have been performed [...]

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If you love bass fishing and you live on or near Smith Mountain Lake you will want to read this article (and part one as well) by Richard Sims of The Bass Fishing Resource Guide. It is full of information pertinent to making the catch of the fall season.
The Importance of Cover
Green weeds attract [...]

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There is a nifty place you need to visit at Smith Mountain Lake if you are new to living there or are a visitor to the area. It is the SML Visitor Center at 16430 Booker T. Washington Hwy. in Moneta. It will give you an idea of what kinds of interesting activities and [...]

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