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Smith Mountain Lake Maps

Smith Mountain Lake is a lovely actress with many different faces and personalities, each one beautiful in its own way. Seen from the sky she is shining and sinuously graceful. Riding her clear blue/green…

Learn How To 'Raft Up'

Learn How To ‘Raft Up’

Everyone has to start learning the ropes of boating sometime and first-timers on Smith Mountain Lake are no exception. Nate Davis at www.LKNfun.com has written a great article for The Lake Channel and those…

Be A Part Of Franklin County VA Growth

Sail Away on Smith Mountain Lake

Sunshine and warm weather, blue waters, and weekends at Smith Mountain Lake…….. make you feel like sailing off into uncharted waters sometimes. Well, at least it does me. This kind of balmy spring day…

Recognizing the 'Poison' Plants

Recognizing the ‘Poison’ Plants Part 3

While I have never seen poison sumac at Smith Mountain Lake, that certainly does not eliminate the possibility that it exists somewhere out there in the campgrounds and more heavily forested areas. The key…

Smith Mountain Lake Factoids - Navigation & Islands

Smith Mountain Lake – Channels & Islands

The Channels One of the many wonderful features of Smith Mountain Lake is the numbered navigation channel marker system on both the main channels and the tributaries. The Roanoke Channel numbers start at R1…

Recognizing the 'Poison' Plants Part 2

Recognizing the ‘Poison’ Plants Part 2

There are undoubtedly a wide variety of pretty plants along the Smith Mountain Lake shoreline. Some of those shiny green leaves could cause those who come in contact with them a massive amount of discomfort.…

Recognizing the 'Poison' Plants Part 1

Recognizing the ‘Poison’ Plants Part 1

With all the lovely greenery beginning to bud around Smith Mountain Lake, don’t forget to be cautious about the ones that can cause allergic reactions or contact dermatitis. I don’t have to remind those…

Correction

Correction

Thanks to the comment of a reader, I was made aware of a mistake on the post of March 10th called ‘Unusually Early Easter’.  He pointed out that I had missed the next date…

Unique Docks

Unique Docks

You will find a variety of creativity in the docks of Smith Mountain Lake real estate owners. Variety is the spice of life after all according to the old proverb. Well, I found something interesting in…

Worried About Identity Theft?

Worried About Identity Theft?

Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia is one of the safest and most peaceful communities in the Eastern U.S. However the theft of one’s identity does not require a crime-ridden area, as it often goes unnoticed…

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