Smith Mountain Lake fosters good family relationships. Blair Goldstein of Lynchburg News & Advance tells a sweet story of how one generation after another in the Craighill family finds connection and enjoyment in their home there. Rob Craighill has watched …
Natural Food Stores Near Smith Mountain Lake
In a world where furniture polish is made from real lemons and lemonade is made from artificial flavors, artificial sweeteners, and food coloring, we never know what is really in the products on our grocery store shelves. But more and …
Restaurants With a Lake View Part 2
When you want a nice night out, but don’t want to spend top dollar, consider these wonderful restaurants with a view of the beautiful Smith Mountain Lake. Chopsticks (540-721-8839) Permanently ClosedExcellent Chinese Food, Lunch Buffet, Served LakefrontBridgewater Plaza at Hales …
12 Tips For Buying Waterfront Real Estate
Most of us would love to own a second home or a vacation cottage on Smith Mountain Lake. There is just something being on or near the water that refreshes the soul and relaxes the body. Buying property at the …
Restaurants With a Lake View Part 1
Are you looking for a place to take a new love interest out to supper, or perhaps buy lunch for a friend’s birthday? Would you like the meal to include water softly lapping at the shore nearby or maybe a …
Pooling Funds for a Home at Smith Mountain Lake
With the lofty prices of many of the nicer homes at Smith Mountain Lake, some of us can’t afford property there, no matter how much we wish we could. Kenyon Blunt tells us there may be an alternate way to …
Smith Mountain Striper Club
The Tues. March 6, 2007, online edition of the Smith Mountain Eagle boasts a picture of a man and a huge fish on its home page. This was the first I had heard of the Smith Mountain Striper Club (striped …
Three Reasons To Build Your Home at Smith Mountain Lake
Building a new home can be an exciting and monumental undertaking, and many find it more deeply satisfying and desirable than buying an existing home. According to author Kenyon Blunt, if you are considering building a new home on or …
Mandatory Boating Education in Virginia
It appears that Mandatory Boating Education will be passed into law here in Virginia shortly. For those on Smith Mountain Lake or anyone interested, you can read all about what it involves at Boat Virginia. In a nutshell, anyone operating …
Smith Mountain Lake Library
Have you noticed the new library in Moneta? If you are a reader then there is no place in the world more inviting than a comfortable corner chair at the nearest library. Perhaps a library doesn’t sound like an exciting …