Have you ever wanted to go on a Jungle Cruise? Well you can enjoy the next best thing by going on a Wildlife Cruise right here in Virginia. If you love the water and you have an interest in the animals and birds and such that can be found around Smith Mountain Lake, you will [...]

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Even though we recieve regular reports from different direction, it is still hard to keep up with all that is going on this summer at Smith Mountain Lake. But that is a good thing as it means there are so many wonderful things to do that it might be a little hard to choose. There are [...]

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We enjoy a plethora of beautiful birds through the windows on our small parcel of real estate in Franklin Co., Va. This past week it occurred to me to wonder what all kinds of birds could be found at Smith Mountain Lake other than those we have seen. Not being a devoted bird-watcher I am lacking knowledge of this [...]

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The Eastlake Community Church of Smith Mountain Lake is excited about their recent purchase of a building to be used as their new Worship and Ministry Center. The purchase of the old Shoprite building on Hendricks Store Road is the crux of a plan for the church’s new Worship Center. Plans include a 250 seat sanctuary, classrooms, offices, [...]

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On June 10th you can join the fun at the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors golf outing. If you like goofy golf or mini-golf as some call it, you will enjoy an evening with SML Chamber members, family and friends. This will be a valuable networking and business development opportunity as well as just good clean entertainment and [...]

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For those of you who have asked when there would be more great concerts at Smith Mountain Lake, this post is for you. You will be glad to hear that there is an outdoor concert series planned for the summer which will begin with “The Domino Band” on June 3rd (Thursday) performing at Westlake Towne Center near [...]

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It’s not every day you have a movie being produced in your own community. Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia is very excited about the movie “Lake Effects” being produced here this fall. Even more exciting is that the community has the opportunity to be directly involved in the production of this movie. Below are several ways [...]

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Announcement to Smith Mountain Lake Community, from movie Producer Sara E. Timmins: I am happy to announce that Lake Effects has officially green lighted and will be produced in the Fall of 2010.   I feel so honored to have such a wonderful group of investors who believe in this film and for the abundance of community support [...]

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Unfortunately the nice folks at Smith Mountain Lake are not immune to disease any more than people anywhere. Arguably, one of the worst diseases or illnesses anyone could get would be one that affected their eyesight. I learned recently that diabetic eye diseases (such as diabetic retinopathy) are the most common cause of blindness in the US.  [...]

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Smith Mountain Lake is comprised of several smaller communities that keep the area a thriving and uniquely growing hub of the East. One of the communities, EastLake Business Association is currently working on its Membership Drive.  If issues of tourism/economic development impact your business, consider joining by visiting www.eastlake-sml.com.  Visit their new website at www.destinationsml.org and [...]

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