The Smith Mountain Lake area has seen remarkable change over the years. Once known mainly as a haven for campers and anglers, ...

Roosters Rise -N- Shine Distillery in Franklin County blends tradition with 10 moonshine flavors, cocktails, and a nod to ...

Courtney Hayler, a passionate stay-at-home-mom, turned her love for sourdough bread into a thriving business, with popular ...

The foundation for the dam that today holds back Smith Mountain Lake was laid more than 500 million years ago. In the late Pre-Cambrian era, long before the appearance of dinosaurs, fish, land plants ...

Laker Magazine this year is celebrating several businesses that have served the Smith Mountain Lake community since its very early years. Part 1 (in July/August issue, available online at ...

Smith Mountain Lake has a seemingly endless amount of activities and entertainment opportunities for its many summer visitors and its growing number of full-time residents. Avenues for enjoyment may ...

Jeff Vittone has turned a hobby into a business of providing healthy food for the community. Vittone Farms’ variety of produce can be found each weekend at the SML Farmers Market. The farm sits on ...

Last week, the SML Pilots Club’s meeting was hosted by member Lucy Hurlbut (right) at her home in Moneta. The guest speaker was member Dave Wilson, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot who recounted his ...

Let’s face it: gifting can be stressful. On the giving end, it’s the process of finding something that not only shows you care but that the recipient will enjoy. On the receiving end, it’s crossing ...

The unassuming white turnip has been knocking around Virginia since French and English colonists introduced it in the 17th ...

Over the next 19 years, the Pew Research Center estimates approximately 10,000 people will retire every day in the United States. With the opening of its model home in LakeWatch Plantation earlier ...

Ever had one of those perfect days on the lake, boating, fishing, tubing, and suddenly … hunger hits? (Cue the theme song from “Jaws.”) You’re out of snacks, forgot to pack a lunch, and you’re ...