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 in Los Angeles. You can see …
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 to design the advertising poster for …
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 getting your employees to perform at …
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 your body to expel toxins slowly …
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. But why do we wear green …
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 the longest day of the year …
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 not seen since boom times, driven …
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 2001. That was before Smith Mountain …
More on SML Movie “Lake Effects”
Nearly everyone has heard about the movie, Lake Effects, being produced in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. Here are some interesting news items on how the movie has already been honored. In Nov. 2010, Sara Elizabeth traveled to Richmond to accept …
Smith Mountain Lake in 2011
Some years just seem to fly by…….I can hardly believe it is 2011 here at Smith Mountain Lake. But while I am still marveling at the speed of time, it is passing me by. 🙂 I want to be purposeful …