Smith Mountain Lake News

Entries from July 2010

Help A Family In Need

July 31st, 2010 · Comment Now!

Even living somewhere as lovely and peaceful as Smith Mountain Lake does not make us immune to the sorrows of life. Below is a touching letter from the owner of our company regarding a fellow realtor with Smith Mountain Homes. When you finish reading please consider even some small way that you could help this family. [...]

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Tags: Inspirational · Lake Living

The Answer Network

July 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Do you own a business at Smith Mountain Lake? Or perhaps you work at home and your phone rings off the hook keeping you distracted. Or maybe your ministry gets more phone calls than you can keep someone on call for. For many scenarios such as those mentioned above, the The Answer Network could be the [...]

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Tags: Lake Living · Local Businesses

Wine Festival Ticket Discount

July 27th, 2010 · Comment Now!

The 2010 Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival is in high gear. They are now selling advance discount tickets. That means if you buy your tickets now rather than the day of the festival, you will save money. Taster tickets are now $18 (will be $22) and designated driver tickets are $12 (will be $16). These advance tickets are good [...]

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Tags: Local Events

Art Show At Goose Creek Studio

July 25th, 2010 · Comment Now!

Smith Mountain Lake boasts many evidences of the arts in a variety of formats for those who enjoy art. While some appreciate modern art in the form of paintings, others like sculpture or watercolors. Whatever your favorite art may be, come and experience something new at the Garden Party in Bedford every day until July 31st. [...]

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Tags: Entertainment: The Arts

Take the Whole Family Out to the Plaza For a Night of Fun

July 23rd, 2010 · Comment Now!

There are a lot of great activities for the kids that go on around Smith Mountain Lake, and a pretty good variety for the adults as well. But when you can take the whole family together and there is something fun for everyone, that is unique. Even better still if the event is FREE like [...]

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Tags: Lake Living · Local Events

Smith Mountain Lake Fish

July 21st, 2010 · Comment Now!

Everyone knows that Smith Mountain Lake is famous for it’s bass fishing. Many people even know that the striped bass, large and small-mouth bass (black bass) are among most popular species of fish in the lake. What you might not know unless you are an avid fisherman, is that there are a whole boat-load of other species of [...]

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Tags: Sports: Fishing

Three Tips For Good Relationships

July 19th, 2010 · Comment Now!

It is a wonderful thing to be able to live on the beautiful Smith Mountain Lake, to own your own lake real estate, to have the home you dreamed of for so long……but what would any of it really mean to you without the people you love to share it with? In reality all of the things [...]

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Tags: Inspirational

SML License Plate Still Available

July 17th, 2010 · Comment Now!

If you have not yet ordered your personalized license plate for Smith Mountain Lake, you can’t let this opportunity slip past you. Not every community has the opportunity to get a license plate that is personal to their home, and we will lose this option ourselves if more folks don’t order license plates. The SML [...]

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Tags: Lake Living · Local News

Good Business at the Lake

July 15th, 2010 · Comment Now!

Naming your business can be an important part of how successful you are. Just consider places of business around Smith Mountain Lake. There are some you probably began to frequent just because their name attracted you. Well a name certainly isn’t everything. The most important issue is whether a company offers you a service that [...]

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Tags: Lake Living · Local Businesses

Help Improve Your Community

July 13th, 2010 · Comment Now!

If you live in the Franklin County side of Smith Mountain Lake you will be interested in this opportunity to make a difference in what goes on in Franklin County regarding land development. You are invited to share your thoughts on ways to improve Franklin County’s Land Development Ordinances. Franklin County, Virginia is currently updating [...]

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Tags: Lake Living · Local News