The Smith Mountain Lake Boating Association holds an annual charity event on the 3rd weekend in May each year, called the Tom Maynard Memorial Poker Run. I knew it obviously had something to do with boating, and the name made it sound like a card game. So this year I tracked down a little more detailed [...]

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Not far from Smith Mountain Lake is a lovely little park in Franklin Co. called Waid Park. On Saturday, May the 10th there will be a wonderfully unusual event held at this scenic park.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office  invites you and your K-9 partner to participate in the Virginia Police Work Dog Association’s 10thAnnual Iron [...]

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Have you had a vision of the business you would like to open at Smith Mountain Lake, but perhaps not known quite how to go about it? At this Small Business Conference you will discover some of the marketing techniques used in the industry world by the experts of the current competitive market. It will cover subjects such [...]

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Don’t miss the Grand Openings of Smith Mountain Lake’s newest attractions. Three new businesses are opening their doors in one big celebration on May the 7th at the Forum on Route 122 across from the Capps Home Building Center.
All three new businesses will excite local home owners, as they offer services to beautify and improve [...]

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If you are an athlete living at or near Smith Mountain Lake, you may want to mark your calendar for May the 3rd. The 11th Annual SML Triathlon will be held on that day at Smith Mountain Lake State Park in Huddleston, Va.
This challenging and entertaining event will begin at 9:00am on May 3rd and will consist of  [...]

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Although Big Island, VA. is a little bit of a drive from Smith Mountain Lake, you may want to consider making a visit there this weekend, especially if you enjoy Scottish/Irish culture and music. This event is so popular that over 1500 people attended it in 2007.
On Saturday, April 26th the 10th Annual Celtic Festival [...]

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Although this speaking engagement is to take place in Roanoke rather than at Smith Mountain Lake, it could very well turn out to be worth the drive. The speakers are both Christian and unusual to some degree; appreciated by many, avoided by others. The night will undoubtedly be both interesting and challenging for those who attend.
On April [...]

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April at Smith Mountain Lake provides some exceptional opportunities to experience a variety of excellent music. It isn’t every month that there are so many wonderful options to choose from as far as concert offerings. It makes you wonder if spring in a musicians blood causes them to want to burst into song more frequently. But [...]

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In 1997 the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce began hosting the Corporate Cup Golf Tournament as one of their fund raisers.  It’s location alternates every year between two different private country clubs encouraging optimal challenge. Proceeds go to SMLCC for the operation of the official state recognized visitor center serving three counties and the lake community, [...]

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There will be a Living History weekend this month in Bedford near Smith Mountain Lake. Living History events make moments in our nations history come alive through discussion and live demonstrations of the time period. This particular Weekend will include talks and activities related to the U.S. and Allied Forces on D-Day.
On April the 12th [...]

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