LOUISA, VA: April 8, 2025 — The Louisa Arts Center is pleased to announce thatthe next show in the Purcell Gallery will be entitled “The National Art Honor SocietyShowcase” and will include work from Louisa County High School art students ingrades 9-12 who are members of the local National Art Honor Society chapter.Students in the local NAHS chapter apply to …
Shoreline Planting at Lake Anna: a Natural Solution to Harmful Algae Blooms
As of September of last year, cyanobacteria levels in Lake Anna had dropped below detectable levels. This is a recurring annual trend, occurring after the peak summer season when most visitors have left and temperatures begin to cool. Weather patterns and environmental factors can cause rapid changes in water quality, leading to recreational water illnesses from cyanotoxins and other pollutants. …
Date Set for 2026 Lake Anna Home Tour
Set a date for Saturday, March 7th, 2026, for the next Lake Anna Home Tour! This year’s tour started at Home Point Lake Anna and included eight total locations that included personal homes, vacation rentals, the brand new Rock Island Landing development as well as a two-story boathouse decked out with high tech toys like surround intelligent outdoor lighting. Guests …
Tight Lines Built to Last: the Art of the Perfect Catch
Based right here in Louisa, Michael Culp has spent 35 years perfecting the art of custom rod building, turning his passion for fishing into a craft that has earned him customers from all over the country.“If there’s a fish that swims, I’ve built a rod for it,” Culp said, expression his passion for both building the rods and fishing with …
Nathan Hale McGuire
Nathan Hale McGuire, 30, of Unionville Virginia passed away peacefully on March 7, 2025, at UVA Hospital in Charlottesville VA, after fighting injuries from an accident that happened on March 2nd. Nathan was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, March 6,1995. He was raised in Pennsylvania until his family moved to Unionville in 2012. He was a graduate of Orange High School …
Tributes: Earl Franklin Hart
Earl Franklin Hart, 53, of Mineral, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025. He was preceded in death by his parents, David and Martha Hart. Earl was a natural entertainer and comedian. He was a skilled musician and he had a great singing range, even training with a vocal coach that was an opera singer. He especially loved classic rock …
Rocco & Ruby
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Practice Facility Renovations to Bring Prestige [Sponsored]
Sponsored by Cutalong; Written by Chris Baird Cutalong has proven to be a well-maintained and thought-out golf facility. REEF ownership will now be renovating the practice facilities to rival even the most prestigious clubs in the country. They are investing in four new practice areas that will be challenging and fun, depending on what you might be looking for. All …
[Letter from the Editor] Celebrating the Best
Last year, Best of Lake Anna was criticized by some local leaders as being merely a “popularity contest.”How can one cup of coffee be declared the best if you haven’t tried them all? But, does that mean we shouldn’t celebrate an amazing cup of coffee just because someone else doesn’t like it as much? And why shouldn’t we celebrate the …
Lake Anna Home Tour Now in the Lake Anna Podcast!
On this episode of The Lake Anna Podcast by Grayson Hoffman at The Ashley Hoffman Group, we documented something brand new at Lake Anna: the first-ever Lake Anna Home Tour! 🎉 The brainchild of Lake Media Group & Jennifer Bailey, The 2025 Lake Anna Home Tour provided an opportunity for people to personally tour some of Lake Anna’s finest waterfront …