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SML Water Activities Smith Mountain Lake has more than 20,000 acres of water with a shoreline of 500 miles — plenty of space for water activities. Here is a list of water activities you can do at the lake, followed by marinas you can embark from. Story by C.E. Adams Photos shown are various watercraft and activities on Smith Mountain Lake. Photographer/Jeff Reid
JET-SKIING
POWERBOATING Traverse the lake with your motorboat or rent one to use for numerous water activities. Remember that there’s a new federal law that requires the boat operator to have an engine-cutoff lanyard attached to their person.
SAILING If you are new to sailing, Smith Mountain Lake Sailing School offers courses, or you can charter with a captain.
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JET-SKIING Jet skis are popular on the lake. Bring your own or rent one at various locations. On Thursdays, you may come across the jet-ski-riding She Doos group, recognized by their lime green shirts and/or boas.
places for these wind-based sports.
WAKESURFING/WAKEBOARDING
WATERSKIING
Surf the waves created by a wake boat, but be careful not to get too close to the shoreline. Wakes can cause damage to the land and docks, so stay 200 feet from shorelines, docks, other boats and swimmers.
Want the best spot for waterskiing? There’s a public course maintained by Smith Mountain Lake Water Ski Club at the cove toward the end of Bull Run Creek. Skiing in the main channels is not recommended due to safety concerns.
PADDLEBOARDING
KITEBOARDING/WINDSURFING
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This can be a relaxing or exhausting activity. In 2018 and again in 2021, lake resident Susan Gallagher has paddled the entire SML shoreline as a fundraiser for the Southern Virginia Child Advocacy Center, joined by a companion paddler for the second trip around.
FISHING
Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass are sought after, and striped bass are regularly stocked. Crappie are limited, but there are also catfish and sunfish as well as white perch and yellow perch. Visit Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources’ website at dwr.virginia.gov to learn about regulations.
SWIMMING
Many coves and island beaches are accessible by boat. Guarded public-access swimming beaches are at Smith Mountain Lake State Park and Smith Mountain Lake Community Park.
SCUBA DIVING
There is a local legend that a town called Monroe was submerged under water when the lake was created in the 1960s. While this unfounded legend may bring curious divers to the lake, scuba diving can be dangerous due to low visibility and the possibility of entanglement in underwater trees. •
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Boat Access Restaurants What makes Smith Mountain Lake so unique is not only does it have a wide variety of restaurants to choose from, but you can actually get to some of them by boat. Here are some choices that one can find along the 500-mile shoreline. Story by William Seidel Photos from restaurants and by William Seidel
LOS AMIGOS Parking your boat at Crazy Horse Marina will put you right in front of Los Amigos, which offers fresh, authentic, unique, Latin-American cuisine. Food is non-GMO, organic, gluten free and cooked in sunflower oil. Enjoy the beautiful view on the lake and under some shade while you enjoy chips and salsa, enchiladas, burritos, fajitas and so much more. If you’re of age, you can pick up a margarita, cocktail, or any other alcoholic beverage to enjoy with your meal.
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NAPOLI BY THE LAKE
Right down the road from Los Amigos at Bernard’s Landing is a new restaurant, but it’s made quite the impact. A branch from the successful Napoli Cowboy, Napoli by the Lake doesn’t have the same menu, but it still offers quality options. Appetizers include firecracker shrimp tacos, tostadas, coconut fried shrimp, loaded tots and more. Steak, a popular selection at Napoli by the Lake, comes as a 12-ounce Black Angus Ribeye, 12-ounce Black Angus New York Strip and more. They also offer seafood such as Pacific cod and Chilean sea bass.
PORTSIDE GRILL & BAR One of the more recognizable areas around SML is the Virginia Dare Cruise & Marina. At the marina lies Portside Grill & Bar, where diners can enjoy their popular wings with their “no name” hot sauce, burgers, hot dogs, authentic Cuban sandwich, and ice-cold beverage. Not only does it offer great food, but the lake scenery is one of the more appealing aspects of eating at Portside Grill & Bar, especially during sunset. ISSUE 6
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BEACONS PUB At the same location of Portside Grill & Bar lies the Beacon Pub, which has the same owner. You can grab chili-lime or Carolina gold wings for an appetizer and order a 12-inch pizza of these choices – Cuban, Philly Steak, Portside Wing, Hawaiian, mac ’n’ cheese, and cheese. They also have sandwiches such as the famous Cuban sandwich or a half-pound Angus Beef Burger.
THE LANDING RESTAURANT
One of the fancier restaurants to get to by boat, The Landing Restaurant at Mariners Landing offers fine dining options around the lake. With a beautiful indoor dining area or patio with a stunning view of the lake to enjoy a meal, the menu includes lower priced items such as sandwiches, pasta, salads and soups as well as higher priced entrees that give customers various price options. Examples include The Land & Sea item, which offers Pittsburgh-Style Filet/Anticucho Shrimp with whipped potatoes/sautéed vegetables, and the Arroz Chaufa (Peruvian fried rice). L AKE LIFE MAGAZINE
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DRIFTER’S Drifter’s, which has numerous boats docked there, offers not just unique scenery at the lake, but has a great selection of food. With their “Munchies” as starters before the meal, you can choose some popular choices such as the grilled jumbo chicken wing bucket, steamed peel-and-eat jumbo shrimp, and Maryland Hot Crab Dip. For an actual meal, they have quesadillas and nachos, and tacos and wraps. In the “Sammies” section of the menu is the Havana, a slowly smoked in-house pulled pork, sliced ham, Swiss, pickle and deli mustard in a pressed amoroso roll. One of the more popular features about Drifter’s is the option to bring your dog to sit with you while you eat outside. They also offer a water bowl and half- or whole-pound portion of chicken or beef.
MEXICAN VIEJO
At the Bridgewater sits four popular restaurants that are all guaranteed to bring a good dining experience. One of those being Mexican Viejo, which offers a great selection of Mexican food and a bar that can serve your favorite alcoholic beverages and offers outdoor and indoor eating. ISSUE 6
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MANGO’S BAR & GRILL
Mango’s Bar & Grill at the Bridgewater offers beautiful scenery, especially with outdoor seating, that has a great selection of causal food with their burgers being one of their more popular choices. They also offer wraps, tacos and other selections.
SML COFFEE HOUSE SML Coffee House at the Bridgewater is one of the most popular coffee shops, where you can eat a breakfast sandwich and work from a laptop while enjoying your order. With a relaxing scenery of indoor and outdoor seating, it’s a great choice to find a place to relax and have a morning cup of coffee.
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PIZZA PUB Also at the Bridgewater, Pizza Pub offers some of the best pizza around SML with lots of topping choices. With great indoor or outdoor seating, especially under the shade and away from the hot sun, enjoying your favorite pizza, sandwich or salad with an ice cold drink is sure to bring a smile.
MOOSIE’S Last but not least at the Bridgewater is Moosie’s, a sports bar that offers a great selection of sandwiches, soups, chili, salads, and desserts, making it a great selection to take your family out for an evening dinner.
MITCHELL’S
POINT MARINA Mitchell’s Point Marina offers a beautiful scene of the lake and a menu that can bring a delight to anyone’s taste buds. Their starters include mozzarella sticks, wings, hushpuppies and more. They also offer dinner plates, like fish and chips. Sandwiches include the Mitchell’s Burger and Steak & Cheese Sub, and pizza is a very popular item on the menu. They also offer calzones and strombolis, which are two great choices for anyone to enjoy. ISSUE 6
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JAKE’S PLACE Jake’s Place is a popular destination that offers a sizable menu with delicious appetizers such as cheese breadsticks, seafood flatbread, fried pickle spears and more. They also feature sandwiches and burgers with some featuring unique ingredients. The Apollo Burger is just that and it comes with peanut butter. Yes, that’s right: peanut butter. It also features pepper jack cheese, Applewood smoked bacon and house-made jalapeno jelly on a six-ounce burger.
LUMPKIN’S
MARINA & SNACK BAR Lumpkin’s Marina and Snack Bar features a breakfast menu that offer’s homemade biscuit sandwiches, breakfast plates and pancakes. They also have a kid’s breakfast menu. For lunch, they offer burgers, country ham sandwiches, chicken sandwiches, grilled cheese, Philly cheese steaks, hot dogs and more. Baskets are also a popular choice as you can try their choice of popcorn shrimp, chicken strips, pork BBQ and more. Salads and desserts also are available.
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Magnum Point Marina also features a nice view of the lake and offers a menu with delicious appetizers including flavored wings, pulled pork nachos, fried pickles, loaded cheese fries and hushpuppies. Sandwich options feature a club, hoagie, fried catfish, barbeque and more. They have hot dogs as well as burgers including the BBQ burger, Magnum Burger and Carolina Burger. Magnum also sells catfish tacos and Philly steak tacos on their menu, which gives another delicious option for those who dine here. The dinner plates they serve feature a catfish dinner, pulled pork, chopped steak and baked spaghetti.
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Meltdown: Three Mile Island A Smith Mountain Lake resident, Lawrence King, who was involved in the cleanup following the worst nuclear accident ever to take place on American soil, was featured in a documentary on Netflix. Story by Adam Powell A still image is shown above from the Netflix documentary, in which Smith Mountain Lake resident Lawrence King was interviewed.
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he four-part documentary, titled “Meltdown: Three Mile Island,” focuses on the March 1979 partial meltdown of Unit Two of the Three Mile Island nuclear power facility in Middletown, Pennsylvania, and its aftermath.
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A still image is shown above from the Netflix documentary, in which Smith Mountain Lake resident Lawrence King was interviewed.
the General Public Utility (GPU) Nuclear Corporation and Bechtel, during the cleanup. King, the director of Unit Two at Three Mile Island, goes indepth about the various issues he and others involved in the cleanup faced with a management structure that apparently was more focused on a speedy cleanup and returning to normal operations than addressing safety. “The executive vice president was unhappy with the way things were moving, so they decided to hire me, figuring I could help out,” said King in the Netflix documentary. “I got off to a bad start with Bechtel (the private agency charged with cleaning up the meltdown), because they were trying to get it done fast.” “Larry demonstrated to me his attitude about getting the job done is getting it done right the first time,” said Rick Parks, an engineer at the Three Mile Island cleanup who was eventually fired for revealing unsafe practices that could have led to the meltdown. Parks became a whistleblower who helped bring to light the shortcomings of both the reactors and the resulting cleanup in the name of corporate profits. King already had a presence at Smith Mountain Lake at the time of the partial meltdown, having purchased Lake Haven Marina several years earlier, in 1975. But he was still working in Pennsylvania at the time of the Three Mile Island ISSUE 6
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Incident and wouldn’t move to Smith Mountain Lake as a full-time resident until later in the 1980s. King has lived in the area ever since. King, Parks, and another engineer involved in the cleanup, Ed Gischel, were concerned about possible radiation exposure to the polar crane that was going to be used to lift the vessel head of the reactor in Unit Two, which would allow cleaning to take place at the bottom of the reactor. The men faced swift and fierce resistance from management, who wanted to move forward with the cleanup of Unit Two so they could get back to normal operations at Unit One, which had not been affected by the 1979 crisis. “The milestone that started the trouble was the reactor build and polar crane. That became the only important thing to pay attention to,” Parks explained. “The accident caused melting down the core (of the reactor of Unit Two). There were melted fuel rods and debris at the bottom of the reactor, and so we were going to lift the reactor vessel head with the polar crane to get all that stuff out of there. But the accident, combined with venting all of that radioactive water and steam, had exposed the polar crane to radiation. We had to replace it all with brand new cable — put all brand-new brakes on. Everything had to be spiffy, neat, to ensure that you were operating the polar crane safely.” 23
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“I went to review all the modification documentation that would have been done about the polar crane. There was none. The head Bechtel manager onsite didn’t want to spend the money. He wanted it done faster,” Parks added. “This is a serious situation. This is no time to be fooling around, cutting corners or anything else,” Parks explained. “Ed Gischel, who was the director of engineering working for me, came and said we shouldn’t allow that crane to be lifted unless they load-tested it first. So when they both (Parks and Gischel) came to me, I decided that I agree with you. We’re not going to lift the (vessel) head, and we’re not going to sign for it.” King mentioned how the GPU vice-president got very angry when he told him either he knew what was going on and didn’t pay any attention to it, or he didn’t know what was going on. “In either case, it was a problem,” King said. “We knew all of these modifications had been made, but we could not come up with how many, where the materials came from, who did the verification,” added Parks. “Bechtel management, (they said) we’ve got to get it done. Let’s do it. Do it now. Organizations rot from the top down. They do not rot from the bottom up. If management does not establish the controlled parameters that everybody is expected to behave in a nuclear power plant, you’re flirting with tickling the belly of the dragon. And the potential consequences with a reactor are d*** dangerous. You can stumble into a situation you cannot walk out of.” In March 1983, a full four years after the initial partial meltdown at Three Mile Island, executives — eager to get the plant’s No. 1 reactor back up and running — scheduled the lifting of the polar crane to fully clean the Unit Two reactor. The decision was made to use the polar crane despite the objections of King, Parks and Gischel. The men decided to take their concerns to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, who ultimately sided with utility management and green-lit the polar crane operation. “Bechtel was going forward with the polar crane. Myself, Ed Gischel and Larry King were asking them to review everything with an approach to overall safety. But Bechtel
didn’t want to hear anything. So Larry said, go tell the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission). And so I did,” Parks explained. “Parks felt they weren’t following the procedures well,” said Lake Barrett, the NRC regulator in charge of the Three Mile Island cleanup. “There could be an explosion of some sort. It’s not safe, and bad things are going to happen when they use that crane. I think I looked at it, and I didn’t agree with him. If the merits of the argument don’t warrant action, I’m done with it.” “The head NRC agent onsite, Lake Barrett, was letting them get away with it,” said Parks. “Whatever he told me, I obviously didn’t go along with it,” Barrett added. “I didn’t go into the drama and soap opera about whose procedures were the better procedures. We analyzed what he had to say, and I was satisfied that the crane was safe enough. Was it an acceptable risk to move forward and defuel? Yes. And, therefore, I approved it.” “If you’ve got the head guy on the NRC playing patty-cake with the utility and letting them run wild, how can you trust the NRC? You’d have to have a camera on both corners of their mouth to figure out which one they were lying out of,” said Parks. “Having the NRC watching nuclear plants is like having the fox watch the henhouse,” added King. “They’re not regulating the industry. They’re handin-hand with Bechtel.” Bechtel came to King and requested use of the polar crane, which King refused to sign off on, relaying his safety concerns. King was eventually fired for not signing off on the polar crane usage in Unit Two. “‘What are you worried about? The NRC says it’s OK. You’re to sign off,’” recalled King, “And I refused to sign off. So I was actually stopping progress — stopping them from getting their money.” “They fired him (King). That is how they handled dissent,” Parks said. Dr. Gischel was subjected to a psychological evaluation before he could return to the job site, and Parks was eventually fired from Three Mile Island as Bechtel readied to conduct the polar crane operation. “After he identified the problem with the polar crane, they wanted to get rid of him,” said King.
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“They ordered Ed Gischel to a psychological evaluation, and not allowed back on the job site until he passed the psychological evaluation. Now that sounds to me like the Stalinist tactics I read about when I was studying history. I knew my days were numbered (at Three Mile Island),” added Parks. Parks eventually made his way to the Government Accountability Project, where he demonstrated to the governmental watchdog group that if the polar crane failed and there was even more damage done to Unit Two, it could cause a full nuclear meltdown that could threaten all of Eastern Pennsylvania, parts of New York, and the eastern seaboard all the way down to Washington, D.C. Soon after Parks went public with his safety concerns at Three Mile Island, reports surfaced that company management had falsified and destroyed documents to federal regulators allowing Three Mile Island to stay up and running leading up to the partial meltdown in the spring of 1979, and had intentionally lied the first day of the accident by attempting to minimize the significance of the meltdown and what they knew about the nature of the crisis. Parks, with assistance from Government Accountability Project attorneys, successfully halted the polar crane operation at Unit Two in 1983, which ground the entire cleanup project itself to a halt for several months. Had the polar crane operation taken place in March 1983, as company management initially insisted, the possibility of a major crisis — as King, Parks and Gischel had warned about — was legitimate. Eventually, the polar crane operation did take place in the summer of 1984, where there were multiple complications despite a series of repairs and modifications. By 1985, Unit One of Three Mile Island was back up and running, while Unit Two, the damaged unit, never produced nuclear fuel again after March 28, 1979. On Sept. 20, 2019, Unit One at Three Mile Island was decommissioned. Lawrence King has lived a relatively low-key life at Smith Mountain Lake in the four decades following his involvement with Three Mile Island. He has rarely given interviews or spoken on the record about his experiences there. But by taking part in this new Netflix project, King has done a service to history by addressing Three Mile Island management, safety concerns, and what he and his colleagues tried to do to ensure that proper protocols were followed at the site.• ISSUE 6
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Moving Wall A replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, known as the Moving Wall, makes its way to Smith Mountain Lake Story by Adam Powell Shown above is the mobile replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, known as the Moving Wall, that made its way to Crazy Horse Marina at Smith Mountain Lake. Presented by the Smith Mountain Lake American Legion Post 62, the Moving Wall is a project that local veterans have been working to bring to the area for quite some time. Photo by Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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mobile replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, known as the Moving Wall, recently made its way to Crazy Horse Marina at Smith Mountain Lake. Presented by the Smith Mountain Lake American Legion Post 62, the Moving Wall is a project that local veterans have been working to bring to the area for quite some time. The Moving Wall (themovingwall.org) is a nonprofit organization based in Michigan that has traveled all 50 states and beyond over the last 38 years, paying tribute to those who sacrificed all and gave their lives for their country in Vietnam. L AKE LIFE MAGAZINE
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Brian Keaton, one of the organizers of the event, expressed his gratitude to the many volunteers and veterans who helped bring this touching monument to the local area. “Everything you’ve said, and everything you’ve done has made a difference this week,” Keaton said. “You go home, and you hang your head high. We’ve made a difference for a ton of people that are heroes. And we did it. We came out here, and we gave of our time, we gave of our effort, and we gave of our money. And our heart was right. And people cried, shed tears. People healed at this wall this week. They healed. People who could never go to the wall (in Washington, D.C.), they came this week. And they sat here and cried, and they told their stories.” “A guy looked at me and said, ‘I’m good now. I’m finally good.’ You all did this. Every one of you all are a part of this. This is something to be proud of and hang your hat on,” Keaton added. After spending time earlier this year in places such as Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Hooksett, New Hampshire, the Moving Wall made its way to Moneta. Later stops scheduled this summer are in Elmira, New York; Randolph, New Jersey; Sumner, Iowa; Spencer, Indiana; Holly, Michigan; Urbana, Ohio; and Elwood City, Pennsylvania, before it makes its way west to Dickenson, North Dakota. The Moving Wall will return to Pennsylvania in late August and early September before going out to Liberty Lake, Washington, and Chelan, Washington, later in September. It will conclude its 2022 touring session in November in Coral Springs and Bay Pines, Florida, and make its last stop at Somerville, Massachusetts, a couple weeks before Thanksgiving.•
Veterans show their support for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, known as the Moving Wall, that was at Crazy Horse Marina. Photo by American Legion Post 62.
stated the organization’s website. “He vowed to share that experience with those who did not have the opportunity to go to Washington.” Starting Thursday, June 2, and running through Sunday, June 5, local residents were able to visit this hallowed shrine and honor those who sacrificed everything in the Vietnam War. Post 62 secured some generous donations to help bring the Moving Wall to Smith Mountain Lake, and a host of volunteers helped assemble the touring monument for display at Crazy Horse Marina. They spent several days clearing space, adding mulch, creating a walkway and erecting the wall for viewing by the veterans and the general public. “The Moving Wall has brought strangers together, tightened the bond of fellow brothers, allowed others to experience the Vietnam Wall in a more intimate setting and humbled many beyond words,” American Legion Post 62 posted. “Truly a most moving experience this weekend.” An opening ceremony was held Thursday, June 2, that included Vietnam veteran Stanley Ohneck, who spoke briefly about his experiences, and a flyover. Then on Saturday, June 4, a special pinning ceremony and dinner was held for Vietnam veterans at the site of the Moving Wall. Residents poured to the wall over the four days it was in Moneta, as veterans, family members and historians poured over the tens of thousands of names. Some shed tears as they recognized the names of friends or loved ones, while others took pictures. At the conclusion of the Moving Wall’s time in Moneta on Sunday evening, June 5, American Legion Post 62 member ISSUE 6
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SML Business Expo 18th Annual SML Business Expo is back to full capacity The Smith Mountain Eagle, owned by Womack Publishing Company, was one of the sponsors of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 18th Annual SML Business Expo on May 6 at EastLake Community Church. Shown above, are Operations and Marketing Director Mary Beth Wellborn (left) of Womack Publishing Company and Assistant Marketing Director Rachel Nanney. Contributed photo.
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gymnasium of EastLake Community Church, located at 1201 Timberwood Lane in Moneta, and was sponsored by The Smith Mountain Eagle, F&S Building Innovations and B99.9 Turner Media Group (WZBB-FM). Free and open to the public, the expo brought together local business owners, job seekers and interested local residents from throughout Franklin, Bedford, and Pittsylvania Counties. It allowed exhibitors in diverse industries to share information on their products and services, answer questions, offer demonstrations, provide materials and network with other business professionals. In addition, vendors highlighted job openings and spoke to prospective applicants. It was a great opportunity for business owners, local residents, and others who attended to get a feel for the growth and long-term potential of the Smith Mountain Lake region 30
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to spread out and display their products and services to attendees. We had a lot of positive community interaction and gave away tons of door prizes.” Stanley said more than $2,000 worth of door prizes were given away, including a full-size propane grill (The Realty Group Team - Keller Williams), a “Golfer’s Dream” gift basket including a one-hour lesson with the golf pro (Mariners Landing), as well as multiple gift cards and potted plants. Attendees also had food options. “We had two food trucks on site — Dirty Water Dogs SML and Chatham Slush — along with Smith Mountain Lake Coffee House inside EastLake Church,” Stanley said, “so there were plenty of convenient options for vendors and attendees to grab food and drinks throughout the afternoon.” Some of the industries that participated in this year’s SML Business Expo included financial planning services, health and wellness services, home and garden services, home improvement and construction services, hospitality, media production services, medical services, real estate brokerage services and travel assistance services, among many others. A vast range of local volunteer and civic organizations also were on hand, providing guests with an opportunity to learn about ways in which they can give back to the local community. For more information, contact Erin Stanley at 540-721-1203 or estanley@visitsmithmountainlake.com.•
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and learn more about the local region’s economic development and small business community. The various booths provided easy access for participants to move throughout the expo, meeting with the many small business owners and learning more about what services they have to offer. “We definitely saw a lot of conversations happening between business owners and attendees,” Stanley said. “It was exciting because strengthening the economic environment of our community is at the core of the chamber’s mission.” After being put on hiatus for a year back in 2020 during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the SML Regional Chamber brought back the annual expo in October 2021 at the new location at Eastlake Community Church. It had previously been held at the Franklin County Family YMCA at Smith Mountain Lake. This year’s event resumed the traditional spring timing of the Business Expo. “We were so thankful for the indoor space, not just for the ease and beauty of this space but because it really was the perfect venue for such a rainy day,” Stanley said. “The church mall and gymnasium offered tons of space for vendors ISSUE 6
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SML Regional Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Andy Bruns (back) welcomes attendees at the SML Business Expo on May 6 at EastLake Community Church along with (from left) Chamber Ambassadors Holley Scheffel and Karen Stowers and Member Relations and Events Director Erin Stanley. Contributed photo.
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Here are five wineries to visit Story by C.E. Adams
Smith Mountain Lake is known for its wine. One of the biggest events in the area is the Wine Festival hosted by the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce. Although the three-decades-long annual event has been canceled for two years in a row due to COVID-19, it usually sees dozens of wineries and more than 11,000 people in attendance. But you don’t have to wait until the next Wine Festival to try out local wine. Here are five wineries at Smith Mountain Lake open to visitors (in alphabetical order).
BROOKS MILL WINERY
Photos by Jeff Reid
Brooks Mill Winery is an award-winning winery owned by H.T. and Rhonda Page. For more than 12 years, they made fruit wine as a hobby, and in December 2008, turned their passion into a business, growing blackberries, blueberries, pears, apples, peaches and cherries. The wines vary from dry dinner wines to sweet dessert wines. It’s most popular selection is Blackberry, but it also offers a variety of flavors such as Dry Pear, Black & Blue, Dry Blackberry, Blueberry, Sweet Blackberry, Sweet Blueberry, Cherry, Plum, Peach, Pear and Sangria. The location also hosts music events on occasion. Brooks Mill Winery is located at 6221 Brooks Mill Road in Wirtz. Its summer hours are noon to 5 p.m. from Friday to Monday. Owners H.T. and Rhonda Page may be contacted by calling 540-721-5215 or emailing htpage3@embarqmail.com. More information may be found at brooksmillwine.com.
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FABLES & FEATHERS
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Fables and Feathers is new to Smith Mountain Lake. It’s a family operated winery with four owners: Tom, Pam, Adam and Genny Luedtke. They bought the winery formerly called White Rock and moved here from Illinois, north of Chicago. The location offers outdoor and indoor seating and provides small snacks. Guests are encouraged to bring picnic meals to accompany their wine outside. New wines are Sweet Rose, Dry Rose, Rkatsiteli and Chambourcin. Co-owner Genny Luedtke’s favorite is Rkatsiteli, which is sweet and tastes like peach and honey. White wines include American Riesling, Aesop’s White, Chardonnay, Virginia Riesling and Sadie’s White. The most popular of these is Sadie’s White. Red wines available are Sadie’s Red, Pinot Noir, Aesop’s Red, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Of those, Pinot Noir and Aesop’s Red have been popular. In addition to wine, beers are offered, such as Tom’s Cerveza, Pam’s Radler, Adam’s Kolsch, Evan’s Ale, Andy’s Stout and Genny’s Cider. Fables and Feathers is located at 2117 Bruno Drive in Goodview. Summer hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday to Monday. The business may be called at 540-420-0916 or emailed at fablesandfeatherswinery@outlook.com. More information may be found at fablesandfeatherswinery.com.
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HICKORY HILL VINEYARDS
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Hickory Hill Vineyards & Winery has been growing wine grapes for nearly four decades, with two decades serving as a winery, making it the oldest winery at Smith Mountain Lake. It has been around for three generations of the Furrow family, with Roger Furrow as the owner and co-founder, and family members Wendy Furrow-Scott and Donald Furrow-Scott managing. The winery has received more than 80 awards in state, national and international competitions. It has a 1923 farmhouse tasting room with gift shop and picnic area. Although the indoor tasting bar has been closed, the picnic area is open by reservation, and the indoor bar may reopen for reservations in fall 2021. Orders may be placed online, and curbside pickup, local delivery and shipping is available. Traditional wines offered are Full Pond, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The Smith Mountain Lake series of wines consists of Mist, Country Red, Redbud, Sunset and Sweet Red Sail. The winery also offers a series of music events called Sunset Saturday and had started a charitable event called Charity Cheers. Hickory Hill Vineyards is located at 1722 Hickory Cove Lane in Moneta. Summer hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday. The company may be called at 540-296-1393 or emailed at thefurrows@smlwine.com. More information may be found at www.SMLwine.com.
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RAMULOSE RIDGE VINEYARDS
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Ramulose Ridge Vineyards is an award winning winery that opened in 2013 with an updated facility after Jim and Sandi Ramaker started it in 2004. The indoor tasting room isn’t open, but in the meantime, it has outdoor seating available on a 1,100 square-foot patio and pergola. Guests are welcome to bring chairs or blanket to sit on the lawn. Due to COVID-19, masks are required when ordering, paying and using the restrooms. Parties of seven or more are asked to call 540-314-2696 in advance. They serve wine flights and wine by the glass and bottle. They also offer cigars and have snacks available, such as cookies, brownies, cheese, crackers and even pizzas. White wines consist of Vidal Blanc, Traminette, Viognier and Chardonel. Red wines offered are Malbec, Cab Franc, Chambourcin, Syrah and Robusto. Semisweet wines are Blackwater, Blush, Muscat and Tendril. Cigars offered include Flatbed Cigar Company Truck (Green PA Broadleaf, Azul Cameroon and White Corojo) and Panacea Cigars (Black Maduro and Red Habano). The site has held Yoga events and has offered its 2,200 square-foot event space for various events, including weddings (including 1,100 square-foot indoor space). There also is a 600 square-foot pavilion. Ramulose Ridge Vineyards is located at 3061 Hendricks Store Road in Moneta. Summer hours are 1-6 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday and 1-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The company may be called at 630-485-8941 or emailed at ramuloseridge@msn.com. More information may be found at ramuloseridgevineyards.com.
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SEVEN DOORS WINERY
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Seven Doors Winery offers wines that are organic and biodynamic. It’s unique by offering a spiritual experience with yoga classes, wine meditations and fire celebrations. It has a 2,000-square foot tasting room and an outdoor area with a covered porch, wooded walking trails, etc., that can be booked for events. The winery also serves as a wedding venue, offering a large cedar wedding arbor, organic wines, florals, locally sourced foods and local musicians. Seven Doors Winery is located 5800 Johnson Mountain Road in Huddleston. Its summer hours are noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Dogs are welcomed, and outside food is encouraged. Owner Jen Feazelle may be contacted by calling 540-6058745 or emailing sevendoorswinery@gmail.com. More information may be found at sevendoorswinery.com.•
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BAPTIST Barnhardt Baptist Church 1033 Brittle St., Goodview, (540) 890-2076 Chamblissburg Baptist Church 9226 Stewartsville Rd., Moneta, (540) 890-2105 Franklin Memorial Baptist Church 3980 Truman Hill Rd., Hardy, (540) 721-3991 Glade Hill Baptist Church 6608 Colonial Tpk., Glade Hill, (540) 576-2580 Halesford Baptist Church 2485 Lost Mountain Rd., Wirtz, (540) 721-8640 Quaker Baptist Church 4665 Chestnut Fork Rd., Bedford, (540) 297-4454 Rocky Mount Baptist Church 85 W Church St., Rocky Mount, (540) 483-2641 Sandy Level Baptist Church 10817 W. Gretna Rd., Sandy Level, (434) 927-5459 Sandy Ridge Baptist Church 231 Bonbrook Mill Rd., Rocky Mount, (540) 483-2356 Vitalize Church 84 Westlake Rd., Hardy, (540) 580-8760 White Rock Baptist Church 8730 Edwardsville Rd., Hardy, (540) 890-1236
BAPTIST-MISSIONARY Franklin Grove Missionary Baptist Church 3727 Hatchett Rd., Penhook, (540) 576-1258
BAPTIST-INDEPENDENT Goodview Baptist Church 1057 Grace Ct., Goodview, (540) 890-4822
Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church 1307 Oakwood St., Bedford, (540) 586-8988
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BAPTIST-SOUTHERN Palestine Baptist Church 9244 SML Pkwy., Huddleston, (540) 297-4442 Radford Baptist Church 1293 Radford Church Rd., Moneta, (540) 297-5214 Staunton Baptist Church 15267 SML Pkwy., Huddleston, (540) 297-6753 Westlake Baptist Church 2075 Scruggs Rd., Moneta, (540) 721-8784 BRETHEREN Boones Chapel Church of the Bretheren 2228 Circle Creek Rd., Penhook, (540) 576-1129 Smith Mountain Lake Community Church 6675 Burnt Chimney Rd., Wirtz, (540) 721-1816 CATHOLIC St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 15 Glenwood Dr., Rocky Mount, (540) 483-9591
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Resurrection Catholic Church 15353 Moneta Rd., Moneta, (540) 297-5530 St. Andrew’s Catholic Church 631 N. Jefferson St., Roanoke, (540) 344-9814 CHRISTIAN Greater Canaan Land Church 303 Canaan Land Dr., Gretna, (434) 656-3402 Christ Community Church 14900 Old Franklin Trnpk., Penhook, (540) 576-4242 First Church of Christ, Scientist/ Christian Science Church 2901 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg, (434) 845-0526 Eastlake Community Church 1118 Hendricks Store Rd., Moneta, (540) 297-0966 Faith Fellowship 100 Wirtz Rd., Wirtz, (540) 334-3477 First Church of Christ, Scientist 1155 Overland Rd., Roanoke, (540) 343-4889 Goodview Church of God 1057 Grace Ct., Goodview, (540) 890-4822 Jehovah’s Witnesses of Bedford 1534 Link Rd., Bedford, (540) 586-2035 Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witness 5969 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Wirtz, (540) 721-1212 Mt. Ivy Christian Church 5120 Scruggs Rd., Moneta, (540) 721-5060 ISSUE 6
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SML Seventh Day Adventist Church 10802 Moneta Rd., Moneta, (540) 296-2225
Penhook United Methodist Church 29 Morgans Fork Rd., Penhook, (540) 576-1768
Trinity Ecumenical Parish (Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran) 40 Lakemount Dr., Moneta, (540) 721-4330
Redwood United Methodist Church 3001 Old Franklin Trnpk., Rocky Mount, (540) 483-9090
West End Church of Christ 610 Vaden Dr., Gretna, (434) 656-1072
Rocky Mount United Methodist Church 35 N Main St., Rocky Mount, (540) 483-5338
Wirtz Assemblies of God 1718 Burnt Chimney Rd., Wirtz, (540) 721-3099 EPISCOPAL Trinity Episcopal Church 15 E Church St., Rocky Mount, (540) 483-5038 St. Johns Episcopal Church 314 N Bridge St., Bedford, (540) 586-9582 St. Thomas Episcopal Church 9575 Big Island Hwy., Bedford, (540) 586-4768 GREEK ORTHODOX Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 30 Huntington Blvd. NE, Roanoke, (540) 362-3601 St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church 1724 Langhorne Rd., Lynchburg, (434) 384-7585
Three Oaks Fellowship United Methodist Church 1026 Gravel Hill Rd., Vinton, (540) 890-8300 SYNAGOGUES Agudath Shalom Synagogue 2055 Langhorne Rd., Lynchburg, (434) 846-0739 Beth Israel Synagogue 920 Franklin Rd., Roanoke, (540) 343-0289 Temple Beth Shalom 129 Sutherlin Ave., Danville, (434) 792-3489 Temple Emanuel 1163 Persinger Rd., SW, Roanoke, (540) 342-3378
METHODIST Bethesda United Methodist Church 14340 Wyatts Way, Huddleston, (434) 944-8011 Bethlehem United Methodist Church 13586 S. Old Moneta Rd., Moneta, (540) 297-7957 Burnt Chimney United Methodist Church 6625 B.T. Washington Hwy., Wirtz, (540) 721-3392 Epworth United Methodist Church 60 Merriman Way Rd., Moneta, (540) 721-4926 Patmost United Methodist Church 1405 Patmos Church Rd., Huddleston, (434) 944-8011 ISSUE 6
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