For those who are interested in joining the great community at Smith Mountain Lake Virginia, Part 3 of Mike and Harriete Wock’s article from Kenyon Blunt’s Lake Home Tips on buying real estate at the lake, will be of much interest.
Seasonal Or Year Round Use
Do you want a “summer” home or are you also [...]

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Come join the residents of Smith Mountain Lake Virginia for the Grand Opening of our newest business, “The Lake Outlet” at 361 Scruggs Road (under the blue awning).
The Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening will be on Wednesday, December 12th from noon untill 2pm. Food and refreshments will be served and you will enjoy meeting [...]

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For several years, the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce has had a “We Care Angel Tree” on site at their visitors center for the Christmas holidays.
Each angel hanging on the tree represents a needy child that is likely not to get much for Christmas. The residents of Smith Mountain Lake are given the opportunity [...]

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If you live near Smith Mountain Lake Virginia, then you are blessed to see an abundance of beautiful trees all year round. But since this is the season when we particularly appreciate pine trees, I thought it would be fun to share a few Christmas tree facts.
Did you know that six species account for [...]

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Some might think that they have to put away their fishing poles when winter comes to Smith Mountain Lake. But Charles Stuart of the Bass Fishing Resource Guide says there is plenty of good fishin’ to be done in the winter.
Fishing for bass during the late fall and winter months can be a daunting [...]

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Most of the colleges near Smith Mountain Lake Virginia are preparing for their Christmas/Winter break in the next couple of weeks. After that break is over they will begin a new quarter or semester whatever the case may be. If you have been considering going back to school to finish your degree or [...]

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Stories and traditions are a fun part of life in Viriginia’s Smith Mountain Lake. And Christmas is a veritable banquet of such tales. Though I believe it is important for our childrens sake to separate truth from fiction, tradition is one way to teach lessons and draw the family together with special memories.
One story not [...]

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So you love Smith Mountain Lake as much as we do and plan to buy a piece of real estate for yourself? Make sure you pick the property that will suit you and your family for generations to come with the helpful information in Part 2 of Mike and Harriete Wock’s article from Kenyon [...]

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Smith Mountain Lake encompasses three counties. Of those three I hear alot about Franklin County and Bedford County, but for some reason I rarely hear much about Pittsylvania County. The interesting thing is that Pittsylvania County is the largest county in Virginia, consisting of roughly 980 square miles of lovely Virginia real estate.
Personally I [...]

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Within every community there are people and businesses who go above and beyond what is normally expected, in order to benefit those around them. At Smith Mountain Lake Virginia, we are blessed to have many such people, and the local Chamber of Commerce wishes to honor them for their work.
The following are the categories and [...]

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