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Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway

Summer at Smith Mountain Lake offers an unrivaled opportunity to enjoy the beautiful weather and scenery of our region, and one of the best ways to get out and see the sights is with…

Smith Mountain Lake Airports

Smith Mountain Lake Airports

One of the most appealing things about Smith Mountain Lake is that it blends the charm of a small town with the convenience of a much larger city – truly the best of both…

Jefferson's Own Poplar Forest

Jefferson’s Own Poplar Forest

Statesman, architect, author, naturalist . . . all these descriptions fit Thomas Jefferson, one of our nation’s Founding Fathers and a native Virginian.  Though Jefferson made his permanent home in Monticello, his beautiful estate…

Virginia Cooperative Extension

Virginia Cooperative Extension

One of the most charming things about Smith Mountain Lake is the blend of agricultural land and small-town friendliness with the convenience and access of a much bigger city.  Along with this simpler, more…

Buying A Lot

Buying a Lot

Purchasing a lot is certainly a big step in anyone’s life, and one that is likely to cause some hesitation from all but the most veteran real estate buyers.  If you’re teetering on the…

Cabins At Smith Mountain Lake

Cabins on the Lake

A cabin at the lake . . . just the words alone conjure up images of a peaceful weekend relaxing in the water or on the front porch. The good news is that there…

Fishing Ethics

Fishing Ethics

Do fishing and ethics go together?  C.A. Johansen has made a convincing case that they do in a recent article on StripersOnline.Com titled “Fishing Ethics.  Johansen lists several principles that he practices as an…

Sport Fishing School

Sport Fishing School

The striped bass fishing at Smith Mountain Lake is certainly one of the best in Virginia, as a quick count of the number of fishing boats out on any given morning will tell you,…

Smith Mountain Arts Council

Smith Mountain Arts Council

Most of us at Smith Mountain Lake have some sort of artistic streak, whether it be an occasional penchant for coaxing music out of a guitar or a weekend painting passion. Or perhaps you…

Homemade BBQ Sauce

Homemade BBQ Sauce

Everyone knows Smith Mountain Lake residents love their grills and barbeque pits, and nothing spices up a juicy burger or sizzlin’ steak better than a zesty barbecue sauce – something with that perfect mix…

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