As one could imagine, inland lakes such as Smith Mountain Lake have become more popular areas for building homes and buying real estate in the wake of increased hurricanes and other dangerous weather near the coasts. According to USA Today, “The steepest population losses were in the coastal parishes of Louisiana, flattened nearly three years [...]

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June is one of the best times of the year at Smith Mountain Lake. The kids are out of school and vacations are coming up. The water calls to swimmers, campers, fishermen, skiers, boaters, etc. And for those addicted to fun in the sun, there is no better place than our lake and no greater [...]

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You may have wondered how to control waterfront erosion on your Smith Mountain Lake real estate. The answer is rip-rap. The rocks placed along a shoreline to control erosion are referred to as rip-rap (not riff-raff!). Is rip-rapped shoreline desirable?  If the property you want does not have this, can you get it? Well, it depends. [...]

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Everyone knows that vitamins are essential for life. All human beings, whether we live at Smith Mountain Lake, Australia, or Timbuctoo, require these vital nutrients to sustain all body functions. The bigger question is, what kinds of vitamins really work to improve our over-all health. Most of us know we are not getting adequate nutrition from our food [...]

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If you are a business owner or are responsible for sales and growth of a company in the Smith Mountain Lake area you will be interested in the SML Chamber of Commerce sponsored luncheon on May 29th from 11:30 am. to 2:00pm.   This will be the first in a series of Chamber sponsored luncheons and [...]

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Smith Mountain Lake is the place for all you fishing fanatics this summer, and the SML Striper Club is the group that keeps the fun happening. They will be holding a Spring Fling Member/Guest Tournament starting with Captains meeting at 7pm on friday June 6th at the Moneta Community Center. The weigh-in will be at 7pm on [...]

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Smith Mountain Lake is one of those rare lakes that has become known for it’s crystal clear waters. Many of the lake’s visitors are drawn here because of the beauty and relative purity of it’s blue-green depths. Of course, there are areas where run off and inlets can cause less than perfect water quality, but that [...]

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In Roanoke the Mill Mountain Coffee Houses reign supreme, but at Smith Mountain Lake the Smith Mountain Coffee & Cafe is one of the best little hang outs around. Whether you want to go out for a chat with a friend, or are just stopping by for a sandwich and your favorite beverage, it’s a [...]

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From Memorial Day to Labor Day Smith Mountain Lake is in full swing. Since our area is such a popular vacation spot we see a lot of visitors and Memorial Day weekend is sort of the ‘kick off’ event for a summer of fun. No one should really need an excuse to spend time with [...]

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The Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy would like to invite all who are interested to their Open House at Halesford Baptist Church this coming Tuesday, May 27th at 6:30pm. At the Open House you can: • Meet and talk with the Board of Directors in a casual setting • Get a curriculum overview • Discover what a typical day at SMLCA [...]

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