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Shoreline Management Draft Plan
Growing Corridor
The Virginia 122 corridor is emerging as a major focus of commercial development at Smith Mountain Lake.
Smith Mountain Lake features
Who’s who at Smith Mountain Lake
How electricity is created by the Smith Mountain, Leesville dams
Smith Mountain census highlights
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A resort is born
Once rural countryside, Smith Mountain Lake's 20,000-acre waterway is now an economic engine.
Aug. 2, 2003
Quest for electricity sparked lake's creation
By the 1930s, Smith Mountain Gap was on a list of several sites chosen for dams by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Aug. 2, 2003
Growing pains at Smith Mountain Lake
Nearly everyone agrees managed growth is a good idea. But there's little agreement on how the growth should be managed.
Aug. 3, 2003
Castles, celebrities become part of lake's image
Residents and boaters often share gossip about rock stars rumored to own houses on the lake.
Aug. 3, 2003
Captain Seaweed finds happy home on lake
Sailboats or speedboats, Seaweed knows his stuff, after having sailed the East Coast and Caribbean.
Aug. 3, 2003
Power struggle at the lake
A shoreline management plan could put the brakes on development that has rushed along the water's edge.
Aug. 4, 2003
Lake developer Ron Willard isn't afraid to take a risk -- or take the heat
A self-made millionaire, he's built three subdivisions, two of which feature country clubs and golf courses, and a third public golf course.
Aug. 4, 2003
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