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BIRD FESTIVAL COMING TO MOUNTAIN LAKE
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They were looking for the rose-breasted grosbeak, dark-eyed junco
and scarlet tanager, among others.
Those are among the species of birds observers can spot in the
environs of Mountain Lake, and 11 visitors were doing just that on a
cool, cloudless morning earlier this week.
The birding group was only one of several on the mountain this
week, working their way up to the first Migratory Bird Festival,
scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Nearly 90 people had
already registe...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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Sediment diatom assemblages of Mountain Lake, a subalpine ecosystem, Giles County, Virginia
Castanea
; ABSTRACT Mountain Lake, Virginia is a unique, natural, oligotrophic subalpine ecosystem in the southern Appalachians. Its diatom flora, based on these and earlier studies of plankton tows and plankton settling chambers, was sparse with few species. By contrast, we found 66 diatom taxa (25 genera)
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WELL DOESN'T REFILL MOUNTAIN LAKE
Roanoke Times & World News
; An exploratory well drilled near Mountain Lake Hotel failed to find enough water to pump back into the lake, raising the possibility that the resort's owners will have to depend on Mother Nature to refill it. But one of the biologists who proposed tapping the underground stream said recently that
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MOUNTAIN LAKE LIVING UP TO ITS REPUTATION AS A NATURAL ODDITY [Corrected 09/17/03] BRIMMING GILES COUNTY LAKE HAS RESORT OWNERS SMILING AGAIN
Roanoke Times & World News
; Mountain Lake, the natural anomaly that has confounded scientists with its drastic changes in water level, has once again defied predictions. But this time, the owners of the adjacent hotel couldn't be happier. Last November, the Giles County lake looked more like its original name - Salt Pond -
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SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE IS THE REGION'S PLAYGROUND
Roanoke Times & World News
; Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia's second-largest lake, offers 500 miles of shoreline, a stunning view of the Blue Ridge Mountains, vacation rentals and a variety of activities and events. Following are a few of the annual events that draw residents out and visitors to the "Jewel of the Blue Ridge
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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GOOD AS IT LOOKS; BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE FULL OF LAKE TROUT, BASS.(Sports)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; Byline: J. Michael Kelly Staff writer Tens of thousands of sight-seeing flatlanders drive along the east shore of Blue Mountain Lake in the summer and fall, but the lake may be at its most beautiful in April and May, before the tourist season has begun. The view of Long Island and Osprey Island
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