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Vintage Valentine's and More

Vintage Valentine’s and More

It’s hard to believe that it is almost Valentine’s Day again. But that is a good thing because at Smith Mountain Lake the occasion becomes one to be remembered far after it is past.…

SML Lion's Club

SML Lion’s Club

The Smith Mountain Lake Lion’s Club was chartered in 1982 and has been doing good deeds in our area ever since. As they often do, the club has acts of service planned for this…

SML Winter Lecture Series

SML Winter Lecture Series

Smith Mountain Lake is not the only place with some backwoods history. I grew up in West Virginia hearing tales of mountain folk such as the Hatfields and the McCoys and their ongoing feud.…

Striper Club Features Famous Speaker

Striper Club Features Famous Speaker

Late winter is a slower time of year as far as gala events at Smith Mountain Lake. Most of us are trying to stay warm rather than out-planning fun activities. But the folks at…

Smith Mountain Lake Flotilla For Toys

Flotilla For Toys

On December 8-10th all of us in the Smith Mountain Lake area will have an opportunity to contribute to the needs of children who may not receive presents this Christmas. The 10th Annual Virginia…

Lighting The Christmas Tree At Smith Mountain Lake

Lighting the Christmas Tree

You don’t want to miss the first-ever Smith Mountain Lake Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 7th! Every community has its traditions that make it a unique and special place. This year begins a…

Virginia Indian Heritage Lecture Series

Virginia Indian Heritage Lecture Series

Not far from Smith Mountain Lake, at the Museum of Natural History in Martinsville, Va. there are some especially timely programs going on this month. During America’s 400th Anniversary commemorating the founding of Jamestown,…

small business workshops at Smith Mountain Lake

Small Business Workshops

Do you have a great idea for a new business venture? Or maybe you are someone who already has a great business going in the Smith Mountain Lake area, but occasionally runs into a…

elderhostel courses at Smith Mountain Lake

Elderhostel Courses

I love unique opportunities. At Smith Mountain Lake those kinds of opportunities arise regularly it seems. Perhaps wherever you go creative people are doing creative things for the public, but I have certainly never…

Explore Park New Exhibit

New Exhibit at Explore Park

Many early settlers in Virginia migrated to the Roanoke Valley, a 45-minute drive from Smith Mountain Lake. On the Blue Ridge Parkway, there is a marvelous park called the Virginia Explore Park, which commemorates…

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