Smith Mountain Lake in the fall is a glorious place to be. It is full of crisp, clear sunshiny days and last minute plans for cook-outs and day trips. It is the time to put your favorite sweater on and take walks in the woods. It is time to take pictures of the colorful [...]

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Of interest to those who are retired or perhaps have an older parent in their household, is a FREE monthly publication called Senior News. It targets the 50 plus residents and has been offered for over 12 years now to the areas of Smith Mountain Lake, Franklin County, Roanoke Valley, and the New River [...]

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In conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration, The Venture Center and the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce present Business Resource & Entrepreneurship Workshops (BREW).
Start and grow your business with the following seminars:
October 24 - 6:00 - 8:00 PM - Understanding Your Financial Statements
October 31 - 6:00 - 8:00 PM - Starting & [...]

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You fisher folk at Smith Mountain Lake should enjoy this article by Richard Sims of The Bass Fishing Resource Guide. He gives us a pretty darn good idea of what those little finned creatures are thinking when this lovely fall weather hits. It makes me think of Don Knotts in that old movie ‘The [...]

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Saturday, October 20th at Smith Mountain Lake is going to be a grand place to be. There is so much fun to choose from that you will have trouble deciding which festivity to join. Will you go pet the Alpacas, learn about poisonous plants, listen to bluegrass, learn how to make apple butter, or [...]

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There must be something special about October the 20th this year in the Smith Mountain Lake area. Nearly everyone with a fun fall activity has planned their festivity for that Saturday. There will be great music, moments of historical remembering, crafts, family affairs, and of course tantalizing food and more. Since there are so [...]

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Although the blacksmiths of today have somewhat different tasks than in the days of old, they are still alive and well in the Smith Mountain Lake area and all around the world. Just a few of their tasks include fashioning ornate iron gates, metal fencing, winding iron staircases, lamp-posts and many more. If you [...]

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Due to the overwhelming and positive response of the offered First Aid/CPR courses at Smith Mountain Lake, The Venture Center has scheduled two additional classes: The first one will be on November 1st at The Franklin Center in Rocky Mount.
The 2nd class will be on November 8th at Safety & Compliance Services, Inc., in Roanoke. [...]

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A while back we talked on here about a new YMCA to open at Smith Mountain Lake. The Roanoke Times Online reports that the first phase of that Y is now to open and a second Smith Mountain Lake YMCA is in the plans to be built in Bedford County.
The first phase of a [...]

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Often when you buy a home at Smith Mountain Lake, it is in a finished state and you have no opportunity to influence it’s style or construction. Not so with this newly constructed house with the marvelous porch and huge basement. You could be the one to enjoy completion of this lake house in Moneta, [...]

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