W oof! I love to swim in my lake and usually get to go out every day – even when the white stuff is on the ground and the water is super cold. My daily swim starts with a running start and a leap off the dock. Woof, that feels good! Then, my two-leggers throw my favorite toy – my …
424 of you who love Lake Anna took a survey last year. It asked questions like… what are the benefits of living here, what are the greatest threats to our community, and if you have 20 volunteers to improve Lake Anna, what job would you assign? Now, we are taking all the data and holding a roundtable discussion with all …
The Virginia State VEX IQ robotics tournament took place on March 15th and 16th at Nysmith School in Herndon. Four LASER teams, based in Mineral, attended – one elementary and three middle school teams. Only the top 24 teams in the state for each age group (elementary and middle school) received an invitation to the tournament. At the end of …
The Louisa Knights Chess Club attended Virginia’s Annual K-12 Scholastic State Chess Tournament on March 8th and 9th in Charlottesville. The club, led by Nailya Plaskey, meets at the Louisa County Library once a week for lessons and to play each other in games of chess. Since its inception more than 6 years ago, the Louisa Knights Chess Club has …
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. …
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 …
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 …
Water testing, shoreline planting, fireworks, emergency services… there’s a lot to do around here as Lake Anna continues its growth movement. And there is one organization whose mission is to preserve and protect it all: The Lake Anna Civic Association. LACA, founded in 1992 by the late Jack Bertron, is active across a wide range of issues, all aimed at …
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 …
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 …
