SML Insiders’ Guide Magazine Fall 2025

Our Fall 2025 issue celebrates the very best of Smith Mountain Lake in all its autumn glory.

Photo by Keith Wrenn

Fall 2025 Issue

Volume 2 | Issue 2

Experience the best of fall at Smith Mountain Lake with colorful foliage, cooler weather and must-attend events. From the SML Wine Festival to the Charity Home Tour, fall weekends are packed with fun. This issue highlights things to do in autumn at Smith Mountain Lake, including hiking trails, island exploring and historic landmarks.

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Cover photo by Jayson Firebaugh of Star City SkyCams.

Fall 2025 Advertisers

  • Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices –
    Smith Mountain Lake Real Estate
  • Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices SML – Dana Montgomery
  • Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices SML – Jada Turner
  • Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices SML – Jane Sullivan Horne
  • Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices SML – Kimberly Willard
  • Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices SML – Vicki Millehan & Debbie Shelton
  • Billiards & More, Virginia Furniture Market
  • Bottles & Bites
  • Bridgewater Marina and Boat Rentals
  • Bruno’s Clubhouse Bistro
  • Capt. Vic Sea Ray Services
  • Cooper Contractors
  • Deb Beran Properties
  • Envisions Flooring & Interiors
  • Gilbert Law PC
  • Hawaii Fluid Art
  • Jo & Co. Jewelers
  • Lake Retreat Properties
  • Long & Foster Real Estate – Glenda & Steven McDaniel
  • Mariners Landing Resort and Country Club
  • Mariner’s Marketplace
  • Perfect Getaways
  • Phil Hager Insurance Agency
  • Seven Oaks Landscape-Hardscape
  • Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival
  • Smith Mountain Lake Association
  • Smith Mountain Lake Dental Practice
  • Southern Heritage Homes
  • Southern Lights Outdoor Lighting & Audio Systems
  • The Copper Kettle
  • The Cottage Gate
  • The Sanctuary
  • The Villas at Oakwood
  • Tiff’s Lakefront
  • Turner’s Dock Building
  • VitaZen
  • Webster Marine
  • Whitetail Properties Real Estate
  • Wilson Premier Properties

Print Magazine Distribution Locations

BEDFORD AREA

  • Bedford Welcome Center
  • Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Huddleston Sunoco
  • Liberty Station Restaurant

DOWNTOWN MONETA AREA

  • Diamond Hill General Store
  • Food Lion
  • Lyons Team Realtors
  • Mayberry Diner
  • ML Realty
  • Moneta/SML Library

EASTLAKE

  • Bedford Landings Bed & Breakfast
  • Bruno’s Clubhouse Bistro
  • Drifter’s / Goodhue Boat Company, Eastlake
  • Lake Retreat Properties
  • Mitchell’s Point Marina
  • Parkway Marina
  • SML State Park – Main Office
  • Sweetwater RV Park
  • The Pointe at Mariners Landing
  • Tiff’s Lakefront
  • Virginia Dare Marina / Beacon Pub / Portside Grill & Bar

HALESFORD BRIDGE

  • Bridgewater Marina
  • Cancun Bar & Grill
  • CB Sales & Rentals
  • Fun-N-Games Arcade
  • Gilbert Law Firm
  • Gifts Ahoy
  • Halesford Harbour Inn
  • La Casa Toscana
  • Long & Foster Realtors
  • Mango’s Bar & Grill
  • Marina 66
  • MKB Realtors
  • Parrot Cove Boat Rentals
  • Pizza Pub
  • Red Rock Store
  • RE/MAX Lakefront Realty
  • Smith Mountain Lake Visitor Center
  • SML Coffee House
  • SML Vacation Rentals
  • Vinny’s Italian Restaurant
  • Wainwright Realty
  • Webster Marine Center

LAKEWATCH PLANTATION

  • The Copper Kettle
  • Farmhouse Catering

WESTLAKE

  • Atlantic Union Bank
  • Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
  • Booker T. Washington National Monument
  • Cancun Bar & Grill
  • Capps Home Building Center
  • Casago
  • Crosswhite Athletic Club
  • Hager Insurance
  • Hot Shots Bar & Grill
  • Joe’s Pizza
  • Mama Ann’s Gifts & Goodies
  • Old Oak Café
  • Ridge View Bank
  • The Bagel & I
  • The Discovery Shop
  • The Willard Companies
  • Truist Bank
  • VitaZen
  • Westlake Cinema
  • Westlake Library

ROCKY MOUNT

  • Billiards & More
  • crafted by Virginia Furniture Market

SCRUGGS AREA

  • Bernard’s Landing Rental Office
  • Coasters / Goodhue Boat Company, Blackwater
  • Deb Beran Properties
  • Gills Creek Marina
  • Magnum Point Marina
  • Napoli by the Lake
  • Napoli Cowboy

BURNT CHIMNEY

  • Envisions Flooring & Interiors
  • Franklin Glass
  • Homestead Creamery

SOUTHLAKE

  • Nick’s Penhook General Store
  • Read Between the Wines
  • Penhook Minute Market
  • The Little Mule Café
  • The Dock at SML
  • The Water’s Edge Country Club (Real Estate Sales Office)
  • Turner’s Dock Building

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