Once we have invested in the home we have saved for and dreamed of, there are many things little things we can do to increase our trouble-free enjoyment of it, as well as keep it in tip-top shape. Keep your …
Restaurants With a Lake View Part 3
People come from miles around to dine at some of Smith Mountain Lake’s finest restaurants! For extra special occasions and when you want someone to know they are worth the very best, visit these fabulous dining establishments and make a …
Family Loves Smith Mountain Lake
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 …
The Mouse Trap
It’s easy to miss some of the local shops at Smith Mountain Lake, tucked away in plazas and out-of-the-way places. One of the more creative as far as its name goes is The Mouse Trap at Bridgewater Plaza. The shop …