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Paddle Boarding Is Now On Lake Anna - This exciting new way to enjoy LKA is now at Lake Anna Outfitters. Sales and rentals of paddle boards are available. This is great exercise and a fun way to tour the lake. 540.894.3540.

Houseboat Rentals On Lake Anna - The Carroll family has done what many of have thought Lake Anna has need for years; acquired a fine rental houseboat. Houseboating is an extremely popular way of vacationing on the water around the country and you can now do it on Lake Anna. The craft offered is a 54-footer powered by a 90 hp outboard that will accommodate eight guests. Tow a small fishing boat or rent some kayaks and you have the mother ship and expedition craft for an incredible visit to Lake Anna this season. The houseboat rents from the Lake Anna Yacht Club at the Rt. 208 Bridge. www.lakeannahouseboats.com

New Magazine For LKA - Lake Anna Life, the Magazine is here!

Lake Anna Life, the magazine captures the Lake Anna life and between it’s covers readers will find an amazing array of information, entertainment, coupons, personalities and images that make it a must-have on lake house coffee tables as well as vacation rentals and visitor centers around the state. Our media platform will connect businesses not only with Lake Anna visitors, but with our year round Laker community as well. The magazine is available from most LKA merchants.

What makes a good magazine? Lots of colorful ads and fancy paper? No! It’s the copy; the articles and photographs that inspire, education and entertain the most potential readers. Too narrow a focus or not enough copy and too many ads doesn’t work. Lake Anna Life’s blend uses a formula that works; articles that tastefully support our advertisers and invite the readers to explore our ads.

In addition to the print edition, Lake Anna Life.com has been in operation since May 2009. Our charter advertising partners have been enjoying the lake’s best site for information including Lake Anna News, a Calendar of Events, two blogs, photo galleries and more. While there are many Lake Anna websites, only Lake Anna Life blends actual news, opinion, images and ads to draw visitors.

To join us in 2001 call 540.894.3540 or email lkalife@earthlink.net.

Christopher Run Campground Has Mini Golf - Yep, LKA residents and visitors alike will want to try the course. It's a 10-holer you for $3 . The links are open 9-3 daily and 8-5 weekends. When your kids are complaining there's nothing to do, now you have something for them!
Go to www.christopherruncampground.com for more info.

Food Lion Coming To Lake Anna - The site is at the intersection of Rt. 652 and Rt. 208 and part of the Cutalong development project. A group known as Taylor Long Properties is marketing the project which is to include a nearly 35,000 sq. ft. grocery store, two adjoining shop spaces and two outparcels. According to Taylor Long Properties, Cutalong, LLC has entered into contract with Chase Ventures, Inc. to develop Phase one of the retail portion of this project which will be on the SE corner of Kentucky Springs Road (State Route 652) and New Bridge Road (State Route 208). Kentucky Springs Road will be realigned to create a four-way intersection with Route 208 at Oak Grove Drive. Phase I of the commercial development will include approximately 10 ± acres with Food Lion anchoring the center with their new prototype store. The completed development will have some 48,500 SF of retail, along with the two out parcels for development of free standing businesses. Chase Ventures estimates the current effective trade area to be 13,000 to 15,000 people. Rick Palamar, President and Amy Knott, Director of Development, recently gave the Lake Anna Business Partnership and Lake Anna Chamber of Commerce an update on the Food Lion retail center project at the corner of route 208 and 652. The name of the retail center is New Bridge Landing, and is Phase I of the retail portion of the Cutalong project. Route 652 (Kentucky Springs Road) will be realigned as a part of Phase I to create a 4 way intersection at route 208 to line up with Oak Grove Drive. A traffic light will be installed at some point later by Cutalong, as traffic counts warrant, to be decided by VDOT. Phase I will include 9.5 +/_ acres out of the total 62 acres of planned retail and condos, with the anchor of course being Food Lion with their new prototype store. The completed development will have some 48,500 square feet of retail along with 2 to 3 out parcels for free standing businesses. The New Bridge Center will be similar in some respects to the Goochland Courthouse Commons center in Goochland County. There was a site preconstruction meeting yesterday, Monday June 14, and construction is beginning this week on the site. Water for the development will come from the wells drilled earlier by Cutalong, and Chase will construct a package treatment plant for the wastewater on the site. As far as contractors and subcontractors, practically all of the construction has already been awarded, with most of the work going to a group of contractors who do nothing but retail centers, some of which only do Food Lions. This group of contractors travels around the region building one Food Lion after another. There is a full blown presentation online at Chase Development’s web site for anyone who is interested, with a lot of good information. The URL is below:

http://www.storetrax.com/chase/news/New_Bridge_Landing_Lake_Anna.pdf

More Cuisine Options For Lake Anna - Lake Anna Life has heard from two reliable sources that there will be at least two, new options for Lakers and Weekenders in 2010 when dining out. The popular Chicken Neckers fresh seafood "al fresco" at the intersection of Rt. 208 and Rt. 652 is said to be moving to the former Serentity Settlements building just up Rt. 208 toward the 208 Bridge. We'll keep you posted when we heard definitive word on this development. We also heard from the ownership of Anna Point Marina that they will have a new food option at the marina this season - Mexican cuisine. An outside contractor will provide daily specials for walk-up diners. Lake Anna Life is also aware of the plans of developers of Lake Anna Island to open two restaurants in their new commercial venture in 2010. Early word was that this establishment will offer Asian cuisine with a sushi bar. Another restaurant, Ally's will also open offering American style food. BJ Blount told LKA Life he plans a June grand opening if all goes well. But wait, there's more.... Dickinson's Store at the intersection of Rt. 522 and Rt. 208 has brought in gormet coffees and will be changing its entire menu to include top shelf deli products. So you see, there are plenty of dining options here now and coming soon!

This just in.... Dockside Development will be bringing a new restaurant to LKA this summer at it's Stonewall development located at the Rt. 522 bridge (Harris Bridge). Construction is well underway at this site that will include a boardwalk and some retail shops. Dockside's Gary Griffith also confirmed this summer's popular seafood carryout Chicken Neckers will relocate to the Serenity Settlements building on the Louisa side of Rt. 208 just before the Rt. 208 bridge. See www.lakeannalife.blogspot.com for photos.

Boardwalk At Lake Anna?... At the March 16 Lake Anna Business Partnership social meeting members heard a presentation from Gary Griffith on one of his newest projects - Boardwalk Shoppes. This is an ambitious commercial development with an approved site plan now under construction right off Rt. 522 at the Harris Bridge on the North Anna side of the lake. Griffith and his partner had Dick Dickens of Lake Anna Design create a two-building complex that will house a restaurant (an existing Italian restaurant is planning on leasing the facility) with 5,000 sq. ft. of seating and an 800 sq. ft. kitchen. Below this will be a series of 800 sq. ft. commercial spaces. All will face the lake and a boardwalk that will wrap around the property. A second building will be constructed in 2011, with B&B possibilities. Griffith is also planning a mini-golf course and batting cages along Rt. 522. This was major news for The Partnership and Lake Anna as up until last night, no one really knew Griffith's plans for the Stonewall property. You can contact Gary at www.docksiderealty.com for more information.

Tee Shirt Shop At Lake Anna - Remember when you went to the beach and went to the tee shirt shop? Now you can do this at Lake Anna. Lake Anna Outfitters will have a new venture to compliment their LKA Wear line of clothing and gifts this season - Poppy's Tee Shirt Shop. You can now visit the shop, choose from dozens of great tee shirt transfers and have them made in minutes. There are childrens', women's and men's designs that include everything from funny fishing shirts to the Dixie Outfitters line. The shop opens officially on April 9 this season and maintains hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Other gift items like kites, windsocks, carved fish and birds, arrowheads, tye dyes, hoodies, LKA stickers, mugs and magnets and much more can be found at the shop. Lake Anna Outfitters