Upcoming 4th of July events around the area Jason Dunovant Jul 2, 2024 Jul 2, 2024 Updated Aug 7, 2025 0 The annual fireworks show at Parkway Marina is one of the more popular Fourth of July events at Smith Mountain Lake each year. File Photo Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jason Dunovant There’s no shortage of upcoming festivities to celebrate the Fourth of July.kAm%@ 96=A A=2? E96 9@=:52J H66<6?5[ E96 uC2?<=:? }6HD\!@DE 92D 4@>A:=65 2 =:DE @7 6G6?ED 92AA6?:?8 :? E96 2C62]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8myF=J ck^DEC@?8m kDEC@?8mck^DEC@?8mkDEC@?8mE9 @7 yF=J u:C6H@C<D r6=63C2E:@? 2E !2C<H2J |2C:?2]k^DEC@?8m %9:D 2??F2= 46=63C2E:@?[ H9:49 36?67:ED $2F?56CD '@=F?E66C u:C6 r@>A2?J[ H:== :?4=F56 7@@5 G6?5@CD[ <:5D’ 24E:G:E:6D[ >FD:4 3J %96 r9FC49 $:DE6CD 2?5 7:C6H@C<D 27E6C 52C<] p5>:DD:@? :D S`_ A6C A6CD@? 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Smith Mountain Lake group has success in curbing destructive wakes The Wake Education Task Force was created in 2022 to help curb the bad behavior of some wakesurfers at Smith Mountain Lake. Nearly four years …
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