A Day at the Lake
Saturday, June 8, 2024 (Rain or Shine!)
11 am – 4 pm
Goodhue Boat Company, Blackwater, 400 Crazy Horse Drive, Moneta, Virginia
Smith Mountain Lake Association brings the SML community together to enjoy fun and interactive activities.
This is a free event for people of all ages!
Free entry and free parking
Pet friendly (pets must be leashed)
Food trucks!
Interactive Events & Demonstrations
Tour a fire boat, meet the dive team, attend a boat docking clinic
Visit a buffer garden display and fish habitat demonstration area
Learn to monitor SML Water Quality on the Ferrum College science vessel
Let your kids have fun looking at bugs through a hand-lens or microscope
Join the Lakeside Scavenger Hunt
Stop by the EcoKids Activity Tent for a fun and interactive kid zone
Get ideas to manage pesky geese and invasive weeds
See a drone that monitors the water of SML
Free vessel safety check if you boat, jet ski or paddle to Goodhue Boat Company, Blackwater.
Plus raffles, prizes, and free stuff
Tentative Event Schedule
11:00 am Opening Celebration
11:00 am – 4:00 pm Docks, Exhibits, Booths, Boats and Food Trucks Open
Lakeside Scavenger Hunt (all ages)
Lake Ranger Qualifying (ages 5+)
Kiddie Fishing (wee ones)
Vessel Safety Checks (if it floats, get it checked)
Find Freddy Prizes Awarded
11:15 am Announcement of New State Funding for SML
11:30 am – 2:30 pm Meet Joy Manning, 10X Women’s World Wakeboard Champion
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Dock Like a Pro (in-water demonstration)
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Dock Like a Pro
3:00 pm Raffle Winners Announced
