If you are ready for a new water sports game, check out the Waboba Ball! A Waboba Ball is made to bounce on water. Sound impossible? Not at all really. The ball’s secret is its composition from different types of Polyurethane, …
How To Choose The Right Life Jacket
Many families who grew up boating, fishing and swimming in the local lake or nearby river, didn’t know how important it was to wear life jackets. And many of them would not have been able to afford them if they …
WIN TICKETS To the 9TH ANNUAL HORSE & HOUND WINE FESTIVAL
The 9th annual “Horse and Hound” Wine Festival will be held on July 13, 2013 from 11 am. to 6 pm. at Johnson’s Orchards & Peaks of Otter Winery. You can win a pair of tickets to this fun-filled event by …
Tips For Kneeboarding Beginners
I have to admit that to me Kneeboarding, Surfboarding, Wakeboarding or any other kind of boarding are like foreign languages. But water sports such as Kneeboarding, are growing more and more popular at Smith Mountain Lake and at lakes all …
Mother’s Day Ideas
If you have a Mother on this earth who loves you, then you are most richly blessed. It is easy to take the dearest people in our lives for granted and not even realize it. Mothers are people who often …
Learn How To Water Ski
The water at Smith Mountain Lake may still be a little cold, but the warmth of spring brings anticipation of all the ways we will soon be enjoying the lake! One of the more popular water sports at any lake …
Newer Dock Technology
BoatingMag.com, has some great information about building docks with Newer Dock Technology. Having the right dock for your boating needs is important, and makes this information of great interest to many who are considering adding or rebuilding their own dock …
Learning to Photograph Landscapes
To put it simply, a landscape shot refers to scenery captured from one point of view. There are usually no children or animals or other objects in it, just scenery, like a sunset or mountain range. Once in a while, …
How Water Affects Property Values
Can a piece of land be deemed more desirable because of water quality? The answer is definitely yes. Excellent water quality is one reason people are flocking to Smith Mountain Lake. The vast majority of spots on more than 500 miles …
2013 Tax Tips
Every year things change in government and as a result also in tax laws and regulations. Sometimes it is hard to keep up with all the information necessary to do your taxes each year. Granted some of us take our …