The Last Word on Life at the Lake: How Much Work Could a Dock Be?

When we decided to relocate to the lake, my wife put herself in charge of the house and me in charge of the dock. Great, I thought, how hard could […]
The Last Word at the Lake: Traffic at the Lake

Just after we moved to the lake, I was standing on a tennis court in Denver talking to some new friends. “You’ll like it here,” one said. “My only advice […]
The Last Word at the Lake: It’s Always Fishing Season

I was standing on my deck the other day watching a guy on a fishing boat slowly troll past my dock in the pouring cold rain. He didn’t catch anything […]
The Last Word From the Lake: Time Traveling in Spring

By the time this magazine lands in your hands we will have sprung forward into Daylight Savings Time…or maybe “sprung” out of Daylight Savings Time and into Standard Time? I […]
Last Word from the Lake: Winter at the Lake

Just about everywhere I’ve been in this country a local resident will at some point say something to me along the lines of, “Don’t like the weather? Wait 5 minutes.” […]
The Last Word from the Lake: Snake Eyes

We’re in the midst of snake hibernation season here in North Carolina, which is great. One less thing to worry about. While I hate finding bugs in the house, at […]
The Last Word on Life at the Lake: Cooler Days, Longer Campfires

One of the great joys of shorter, cooler days is that it makes sense to have a campfire. In the summer when it’s still 80°F at night it’s not quite […]
The Last Word on Life at the Lake: Fish On

Just about every day that I’m home I see a guy or two pull into our cove in a sleek bass fishing boat to cast a few times and then […]
The Last Word from the Lake: Please Stop Renting Me Boats

I am not, by nature, a boater. I love being on boats, especially when they’re owned and driven by people other than myself. When you move to the lake the […]
The Last Word on Life at the Lake

BY ROCKY THOMPSON When people talk about life at the lake, they never mention the bugs. They talk about the views, the sunsets, the serenity of the water, and of […]