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A Heart Warming Tale

A Heart-Warming Tale

You may have read this story that is floating about the inboxes at Smith Mountain Lake and beyond. But if you haven’t, it is well worth taking the time to do so. The author…

Smith Mountain Lake Water Taxi

Water Levels at SML

Many people who visit Smith Mountain Lake are surprised that the water levels do not fluctuate much. Other man-made lakes, controlled by power companies, see significant, regular fluctuations. Lake Norman, in North Carolina, fluctuates…

Lake Effects Movie At Smith Mountain Lake

Updates For SML Movie “Lake Effects”

Smith Mountain Lake’s current claim to fame, the production of the movie, “Lake Effects”, has reached a turning point. The filming has been completed (on schedule) and is currently in the final editing process…

Smith Mountain Lake Poster Contest

Win $500 At Smith Mountain Lake In Poster Contest

It’s not every day you have a chance to win $500 at Smith Mountain Lake. But if you or your friends (or your company) have any artistic design ability, you can enter the contest…

Getting Down To Business At Smith Mountain Lake

Getting Down to Business at SML

Do you own or manage a business at Smith Mountain Lake? Then you will appreciate this business-related help and seminars being offered in April. All kinds of issues will be covered, from taxes to…

Raw Recipes At Smith Mountain Lake

Raw Recipes To Help Put the Bounce Back in Your Steps at SML

More people at Smith Mountain Lake and all over the country are discovering Raw Recipes and the benefits of eating raw food. Eating your food raw (unprocessed and not heated above 115 degrees) helps…

Saint Patrick's Day At Smith Mountain Lake

Smith Mountain Lake in Green: Who Was Saint Patrick?

If you are seeing green at Smith Mountain Lake this week, it may not be just signs of spring. The wearing of green on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17th, has become an international tradition.…

Smith Mountain Lake and Spring

Smith Mountain Lake and The Spring

A certain male member of our family keeps fanatical track of the number of days until Spring comes to Franklin County and Smith Mountain Lake. In our house, we are always educated as to…

Buying Your Dream Home At Smith Mountain Lake

A Good Time To Buy Your Dream Home at Smith Mountain Lake Part 2

The Wall Street Journal did a front-page story last week called Market for Vacation Homes Is On the Rise.  It begins: “Sales in many vacation communities across the U.S. soared last year to levels…

How To Close On Your Smith Mountain Lake Property

A Good Time To Buy Your Dream Home at Smith Mountain Lake Part 1

Many, many buyers we worked with from 2003 to 2006 lamented their lost opportunity to buy their  Dream Home at Smith Mountain Lake in the good old days of the late 90s through about…

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