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Bernard TroncaleCover photographer

birmingham photojournalist bernard troncale has been documenting the people and places of the southeast for more than 40 years, most recently as a senior photographer with the birmingham news. He has been the Alabama Associated Press newspaper Photographer of the Year many times, and has also won a Green Eyeshade

Award. His work has been published in the new York times, the Washington Post, sports illustrated and other publications.

Larry BleibergFeatured writer

birmingham travel journalist Larry bleiberg has written for usA today, better Homes and Gardens and national Geographic books. He was part of a Pulitzer Prize team at the Louisville Courier-Journal, was honored for producing the best newspaper travel section in north America at the Dallas Morning news, and is a seven-time Lowell thomas travel Journalism

Award winner. bleiberg founded Civilrightstravel.com, a website devoted to historic civil rights sites.

PHotoGrAPHErs - Wynter Byrd, Sarah Cusimano-Miles, William Dickey, Christopher Jones, Meg McKinney

Cover With a stunning sunset as a backdrop, canoe craftsman steve Ambrose

paddles across Lake Martin in one of his wood and canvas canoes. Ambrose has been building and repairing these floating works of art for a decade.

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Bob Blalock, a senior communications strategist at Alabama Power, was an award-winning journalist in Alabama for more than three decades, mostly at the birmingham news. He was named the

News’ first senior reporter, and as editorial page editor led a project that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Allison Westlake is a communications specialist at Alabama Power. she has served on the staffs of Coastal Living and sandra Lee semi-Homemade magazines, with work published in

Celebrate magazine and Julep, an online publication.

Dan Guffey is a visual communications specialist at Alabama Power whose work has won ADDY awards, a utilities Communicators international award as well as an appearance in Print’s

regional Design Annual.

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even as fall’s once-gorgeous leaves clot our lakes’ shorelines, the skies turn leaden and winter tightens its icy grip on alabama, we marvel at the beauty on and near the water.

Our eyes behold a handcrafted wood and canvas canoe as it slips across a lake’s still waters during a stunning sunset; the breathtaking vista viewed from atop the smith Mountain Fire tower, one of Lake Martin’s best-known landmarks; and the majesty of our lakes’ dams as the waters they tamed generate enough clean, renewable energy to power more than 700,000 homes.

We witness the beauty of a bracing winter morning as a hunter or fisherman enjoys the great outdoors on the alabama hunting and Fishing trail for People with Physical Disabilities. and, of course, ’tis the season. a festive array of lights, boat parades, parties and fireworks herald the Christmas and New year’s holidays.

the weather outside may be frightful, but this time of year there still are plenty of ways to savor the beauty of our lakes and the lake style life.

enjoy! - BoB Blalock, alaBama Power

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5Facing: An intricate harmony of shapes and shades. above: Canoe craftsman steve Ambrose stands in his workshop, which once was an aircraft hangar.

When wood and canvas canoes first appeared more than a century ago, no one had dreamed of personal

watercraft, jet boats or water skiing. A lake was a place for paddling.

if you were lucky, you were paddling something like the canoe steve Ambrose pilots on this fall evening, a handcrafted vessel made of mahogany, birch, ash, spruce and cedar. it looks like a symphony

of wood, an intricate harmony of shapes and shades. And it’s as stunning in its own way as the reflected sunset animating Lake Martin in front of him.

Ambrose builds and repairs these boats, painstakingly assembling them plank by plank. He mills the wood himself and carefully fits pieces into place with the skill

and patience of a surgeon. When the canoe’s frame is complete, he attaches a canvas skin that’s then treated, primed, buffed, sanded and sprayed with several coats of paint.

The end result is a floating work of art that looks as natural on a lake as a trio of ducks flapping across the horizon.

“You’re paddling something that uses products that came out of the woods,” says Ambrose, a shelby County resident and forklift salesman by day. “You feel closer to nature.”

Paddling one feels different, too. A wooden canoe slips through the water. it moves smoothly and is quieter.

He demonstrates by tapping the boat rail with his paddle. there’s a quiet thump, not the clanging you’d get in an aluminum canoe. Good for sneaking up on wildlife for fishing or photography. Another advantage is strength. if you put two 200-pound men in a plastic canoe, the middle will pop up like a bent beer can, he says. A wooden canoe is stronger and will keep its shape.

but it’s clear that these selling points aren’t really an issue. Ambrose doesn’t even

try very hard to make the case. Given that a big box store can sell a new plastic canoe for less than $500 and a wooden one can run into the thousands, there’s something else clearly at play.

for the 49-year-old, it goes back to childhood, and the summers he and his brother spent paddling on a Maine lake in their grandfather’s wood and canvas canoe. Ambrose didn’t know what made the boat special until years later when he came across its deteriorating frame. He donated it to a local maritime museum with the The end result is a floating

work of art that looks as natural on a lake as a trio of ducks flapping across the horizon.

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promise it would be restored. but the museum went belly-up and the collection – and Ambrose’s family boat — disappeared.

“to this day i don’t know what happened to it,” he says.

Ambrose wants to make sure it doesn’t happen to others. Although he builds canoes from scratch, much of his work these days is restoring ones that have spent decades in boathouses or garages. He understands when owners tell him the boat has been in the family for generations. And he carefully pieces them back together. since he does this work part-time and works on several boats at once, the process may take more than a year.

the payoff comes when it’s time to give the boat back.

“there’s nothing like handing a restored canoe back to a family and the kids’ eyes light up, knowing it was Dad’s or Granddad’s, and now it’s our turn to put it through its paces,” Ambrose says.

Alabama doesn’t have the canoe heritage of new England, where boat builders in the 19th century first developed ways to replicate the birch-bark canoes that native Americans had long used. instead of starting with sheets of bark and building a frame inside it like the

indians had, the craftsmen constructed a wooden canoe frame over a form, and then covered it with canvas.

A few builders and companies like old town in Maine continued making boats this way into the 1960s. but then technology took over. “When fiberglass and aluminum showed up it pretty much killed the mass demand for wooden canoes,” Ambrose says.

His customers include collectors and people who only recently have discovered the beauty of the boats. Lex brown, of Heflin, learned about them when he was working with a canoe livery business on the Tallapoosa River. He was astonished to find a builder just an hour away on Lake Martin.

“steve is an incredible talent. i know several folks that work on old canoes across the country, and he is one of the best,” says brown, who has had Ambrose restore canoes for him. “i’m a little hesitant to put them in the water; they’re that perfect.”

it’s all the more astonishing when you see what Ambrose starts with. Quite often, the canoes have been ignored for decades and are literally falling apart. sometimes a collector gets lucky, though. Ambrose just received a boat from Houston that had been sitting in a front yard. When a customer

of Ambrose’s asked if it was for sale, the owner gave it to him. After a few thousand dollars and months of work, it will look better than new.

Although his skills are widely praised, Ambrose didn’t start working on canoes until a decade ago. His mother gave him a book on wooden canoes for Christmas, and he was hooked.

Ambrose had never built a boat, but he knew woodworking. As a child growing up in Cincinnati, he made furniture with his father, who was an engineer. it certainly helped that Ambrose was comfortable with tools and wood, but the hardest part was having to forget much of what he had learned about furniture making. “After you have been taught to make everything straight, plumb and square, it’s hard to work with a boat that’s all curves.”

Ambrose has brought his own style to this rich tradition. He works in a Lake Martin

“i know several folks that work on old canoes

across the country, and he is one of the best.”

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right: Cedar ribs give Ambrose’s canoes their shape.

aircraft hangar that once held former Healthsouth CEo richard scrushy’s planes. His techniques are surprising, too. take the cedar canoe ribs, which give the boat its curved shape. they’re softened in an Ambrose-designed wood steamer powered by a converted turkey fryer. “it’s about as redneck as you can get,” he says.

still, there’s no arguing with the results.Alicia Huey, of birmingham, displays

her honey-brown canoe in her Lake Martin home. “it’s a work of art,” she says, noting that it was just the second boat Ambrose had made. “this is something steve crafted with his hands by scratch, and a lot of things you see today are not.”

Ambrose says he doesn’t mind that the boat doesn’t touch water. “she said, ‘You’re not going to be mad at me if i put it on the wall?’ And i said, ‘no, as long as you don’t put screws through it.’”

He made sure by providing brackets when he delivered the boat.

Huey couldn’t be happier with her nautical conversation piece. “You can really see the beauty of it,” she says. “steve is such a perfectionist.”

- larry BleiBerg

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one of the most beloved parts of the holiday season is enjoying traditions year after year. Whether a holiday gathering,

sharing time with loved ones, or bringing out decorations and mementos passed down through generations, the holidays are a time for memories and traditions. in this issue, we highlight three lake communities sharing their favorite traditions that have become an inherent part of their holiday season.

Lighting up the lake the tight-knit community on the shores

of Lake Jordan takes holiday décor to a new level by illuminating two sloughs with festive light trees on their docks. Headed by barbara Dreyer and the Lake Jordan Homeowners and boat owners (Hobo) Association, this dazzling display of lights is a tradition of more than 20 years.

Dreyer and neighbors annually make Christmas trees to decorate the piers of two neighboring sloughs. using a sheet of plywood as the base, she adds an 8-inch by 8-inch board at the center, then attaches

a 3-inch piece of PVC pipe to fashion a “trunk.” The final touch is the addition of four wires on which to add strings of 300 to 400 lights and – voila! – an instant Christmas tree.

Decorating the lake adds extra joy to her and husband David Dreyer’s holidays, barbara Dreyer said. the very name of the couple’s address – Weluvit Lane – is most fitting.

“this is a beautiful lake,” she says of her home site in the Camp Chandler area, about five walking miles from Jordan Dam. “At Christmas, with all the trees on the piers and lights reflected on the water, it is really pretty. We use multicolor lights, and some of our neighbors use the clear, white lights.”

the tradition began in 1992, and now, roughly 30 homes light up their piers.

for the Lake Jordan crowd, it’s all part of life on the lake. Many are members of the Hobo

Association, which started in september 1991. the Jordan Hobo began as a group of friends who wanted to protect the lake, with an interest in safety.

“We love it,” Dreyer says. “it’s just beautiful here, even more so at Christmas.”

Parade of lights on the second saturday of December, Lay

Lake is transformed into an entertaining light display as brightly lit boats travel across the lake in the annual Christmas boat Parade.

“it all started with about six or seven guys wanting to decorate their boats for Christmas,” says Joe sullivan, one of the parade founders.

this grassroots-style tradition has been a staple of the Lay Lake holiday season for 18 years.

the parade follows a route along the lake that makes it easy for locals to view.

As word of mouth spread and the parade grew in the first few years, the Lay Lake Hobo Association adopted it and the group started working with the Alabama

Facing: the home of rich and Marsha Weiss on display for the tour.

“With all the trees on the piers and lights ref lected on the water, it is really pretty.”

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Marine Police to follow regulations and reinforce safety on the lake.

boasting a variety of light displays, from dancing gingerbread men to a train that makes an appearance every year, each boat owner decorates his or her boat, many with music accompanying the light displays.

“You can literally hear the kids oohing and aahing when they see a boat for the first time,” Sullivan says.

Dedicated members ensure the parade happens rain or shine. More than 3,000 people come to watch the parade, which ranges from 12 to 26 boats.

“it really is an important part of Christmas on the lake. My kids haven’t known their childhood without it; many people plan their Christmas parties around the parade,” sullivan says.

Even though the parade is about fun and entertainment, safety is a major priority. “We want to do everything

we can to make sure it is as safe as possible,” he says.

for more information on the parade, visit laylakehobo.org.

Tour of Homes gives back the women of Weiss Lake have found

a way to bring together breathtaking Christmas decorations and scenery along with friends and neighbors giving back during the holiday season.

Hosted by the Women’s Club of Weiss Lake, the tour of Homes was founded 26 years ago by therese Gunter Livingston, whom the tour honored this year.

Guests buy tickets for $5 and follow a map to both private homes and the popular secret bed and breakfast for inspiring décor unique to each homeowner. the Peddler’s Market, a local favorite, opens its doors for refreshments as well.

Marsha and rich Weiss, new to the Weiss Lake community, hosted one of the home tours this year. the couple retired from indiana, settling in a ridge-top home with sweeping views of the lake.

“You can literally hear the kids oohing and aahing

when they see a boat for the first time.”

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top: nell oliver and Chris Dendy, members of the Women’s Club of Weiss Lake, at the secret bed and breakfast, one of the homes on the tour. Bottom: A boat on display during the annual Lay Lake Christmas boat Parade.

“We wanted to retire somewhere with mountains and the lake. When we came to Weiss Lake it just felt like home,” rich Weiss explains.

taking the true meaning of the holiday season to heart, the women of the association want the tour to be more than a trail of beautifully decorated homes. Proceeds support many local charities and projects the group has adopted.

“there is so much need and this is one of the ways we are able to give back,” says Chris Dendy, this year’s tour organizer. “Last year we were able to donate $2,000 to local food banks, $1,300 to local schools and we provide scholarships to local students.”

the organization makes a large impact on the community, giving to needy families, providing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder education through community seminars, training for teachers and tutoring for students, and hosting book fairs in the elementary schools.

“We look forward to this tour every year,” Dendy says.

show us how you celebrate holidays throughout the year on the lake. send any story ideas or photos to G2shorelines@southernco.com.

- allison westlake, alaBama Power

12Christmas light trees sparkle on Lake Jordan.

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15Facing: the generators at thurlow Dam, in service since 1930. above: thurlow Dam sits on the tallapoosa river.

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DAM AnAtoMYHarnessing the power of water

in 1906, a riverboat captain named William Patrick Lay founded Alabama Power to harness the renewable energy of some 77,000

miles of rivers and streams by storing the water that flows through them.

More than 100 years later, hydroelectric generation remains the leading source of renewable energy in the united states and accounts for about 6 percent of Alabama Power’s annual energy generation. but how, exactly, do the company’s 14 hydroelectric facilities – more commonly called dams – convert more than 157,000 acres of standing water into enough energy to power more than 700,000 homes?

the answer is found in sir isaac newton’s law of gravity: Water stored behind these dams creates energy through the movement of falling water that is harnessed by large generators.

to create this energy, stored water – called headwater – is moved down through the dam using a large pipe called the penstock. This flowing water turns a propeller-like turbine attached to a generator shaft, which

in turn converts the energy of the water into electricity by spinning large electromagnets in the generating unit.

once the falling water passes through the turbine, it is returned to the river through a draft tube.

this electricity produced by Alabama Power dams is a small portion of the company’s overall generation, but serves an important role in maintaining transmission and distribution system reliability. because hydro plants are able to generate electricity almost as soon as water begins moving through their turbines, dams are able to provide crucial and almost instant support during peak customer use, such as hot summer afternoons and cold winter mornings.

these hydroelectric facilities were built during a 73-year period – spanning 1910-1983. the company continues to look for ways to increase its renewable hydro energy production through improved turbine efficiency – getting more energy from the same amount of water. Alabama Power has increased its renewable hydro capacity by 77 megawatts since 1997.

because of this and the state’s abundance of water resources, Alabama ranks sixth in the nation for renewable energy potential, according to the u.s. Energy Administration. today, hydroelectric facilities are operated to balance a number of local and state needs beyond that of energy production,

but this clean, renewable resource will remain an important part of the state’s energy production.

- Brandon glover, alaBama Power

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17Facing: the majestic view of Lake Martin from atop smith Mountain.

from majestic mountains in the north to sugary white beaches on the Gulf Coast, natural beauty abounds in Alabama. Yet, it’s

hard to find a view as breathtaking as that from the smith Mountain fire tower at Lake Martin. It may be even harder to find a community as dedicated to a landmark’s natural beauty and restoration.

on a crisp autumn afternoon, hundreds of people have gathered at the peak of smith Mountain in Lake Martin’s sandy Creek area. fish fries as neighbors and friends reminisce, sharing stories of their experiences at the fire tower.

it’s a day of rededication, celebrating the restoration of a historic landmark that will stand for years to come. but what force pulls so many to the mountaintop, the highest elevation on the lake?

Whether the sweeping views, the party, the community or, more likely, a combination of all three, there is no denying that the smith Mountain fire tower plays an integral part in the past, present and future of Lake Martin.

standing atop smith Mountain since 1939,

the fire tower is rooted in Lake Martin history. the tower was built after an agreement between Alabama Power, the tallapoosa County forest Conservation Association and the Alabama forestry Commission.

The 90-foot fire tower was the first built by the conservation association. A dedication ceremony on April 10, 1939, was followed by a fish fry hosted by Dadeville Kiwanis Club.

in 1941, the forestry commission developed a ranger station at the fire tower’s base, and for the next four decades the tower served as a sentinel against forest fires. In 1980, the tower was decommissioned and not used or maintained for 30 years until local groups came together to restore the tower.

the Cherokee ridge Alpine trail Association (CrAtA), created in 2004, has played a key role in restoring the Smith Mountain Fire Tower. The nonprofit group has built foot-path-only trails along Lake Martin.

The first set of trails, 11 miles north of Martin Dam, drew an overwhelmingly positive response, and the group looked for ways to expand to other parts of the lake.

“We saw where smith Mountain offered a lot of opportunity for hiking trails and the fire tower was a big draw to the area,” says Jimmy k. Lanier, founder of CrAtA.

in november 2010, Alabama Power deeded about 10 acres atop smith Mountain to CrAtA. under the conditions that the land have no commercial enterprises and would have to be open to the public, CrAtA received permission to restore the fire tower and build hiking trails.

for the next 18 months, CrAtA and a multitude of community groups and volunteers cleared hiking trails and worked to restore the fire tower.

“it was amazing to see how many people jumped in to help,” Lanier says. robert Hodnette, a retired engineer from Huntsville, chipped in by donating an engineering plan.

A fire in 2007 destroyed the first three landings of the fire tower. Repairs to all of the steps and landings, along with metal work and reinforcements, were needed to restore the tower.

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18right: the cover of Alabama Power’s Powergrams featured the smith Mountain fire tower’s opening in 1939. opposite: smith Mountain fire tower as it stands after its restoration this year.

Dadeville kiwanis Club and the Methodist Men’s Group from the first united Methodist Church of Dadeville rotated work two to three days a week.

Lanier, who retired from a career of handling large construction projects for the military, brought years of hiking experience to the project.

“i’m a backpacker. i have hiked more than 800 miles across the Appalachian trail, hiked across spain and along the Colorado trail. but my favorite trails are the ones we have created and designed here,” Lanier says.

After months of hard work, volunteers and donors gathered for a rededication ceremony on nov. 8. Just as they had in 1939, Dadeville Kiwanians hosted a fish fry to mark the occasion.

“this was about preserving a piece of history,” Lanier says. “Plus, preserving a landmark is important to a lot of people here in the Dadeville and tallapoosa area.”

the restored smith Mountain fire tower and the mountain’s hiking trails are open to the public. A trail begins at the base of the mountain and ascends to the fire tower at the peak. Plans for 10 more miles of trails are under way and expected to be completed in 2013. Visiting time is daybreak until 30 minutes after sunset daily.

- allison westlake, alaBama Power

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Alabama Power shoreline Management and the shorelines staff will be at the birmingham boat show this year. stop by our booth to learn about our lakes, guidelines, permitting and how you can be a part of the shorelines publication. We look forward to seeing you there. for more information visit birminghamboatshow.com.

42nd Annual Birmingham Boat Showthursday, Jan. 24 – sunday, Jan. 27, 2013birmingham Jefferson Convention ComplexEast Exhibition Hall

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21opposite: Eddie brooks, a hunter at the Lake Harris hunting site.

EnAbLinG tHE DisAbLEDAccess to the great outdoors

for rainbow City resident Eddie brooks, time spent in the woods hunting is a real treat.

“A bad day of hunting is better than a good day at the house,” jokes brooks, a Vietnam War veteran who was severely injured in battle and lost both his legs as a result.

brooks takes advantage of the Alabama Hunting and fishing trail for People with Physical Disabilities. He began hunting at r.L. Harris Management Area in randolph County – which is owned and managed by Alabama Power, in partnership with the Alabama Department of Conservation and natural resources (ADCnr) – after it became part of the program several years ago.

“it’s a great program because it allows us to enjoy the outdoors and takes away some of the stress associated with hunting for a person with a handicap,” brooks says.

frank Allen, an area wildlife biologist with ADCnr, says the hunting trail offers the physically disabled a chance to experience the state’s natural resources.

“it is the Division of Wildlife and

freshwater fisheries’ responsibility to provide opportunities to all hunters, not just the ones that are able to hike 10 miles or climb 20 feet into a deer stand,” Allen says.

brooks is not only grateful there are safe locations available for physically challenged hunters, but also that he can continue to share his love of the outdoors with his family. He noted that a hunter is allowed to bring an assistant to the site if needed.

“occasionally i do bring along an assistant or two – one of the grandkids,” brooks says.

Alabama Power annually licenses more than 80,000 acres for recreational hunting and works with the ADCnr to feature the Harris location and the smith Management Area in Walker County as part of the statewide network of hunting, fishing and shooting sites for those with physical disabilities.

“the partnership between the Alabama Department of Conservation and natural resources and Alabama Power Company has been extremely important to the

success of the physically disabled hunting trail,” Allen says. “this is a perfect example of a state agency working with the private sector to achieve a common goal. … Without

this partnership, the hunting trail would not exist.”

brooks encourages others to take advantage of the facilities and says the

hunters he hunts with all agree the staff at both locations operated by Alabama Power are some of the best. “they go out of their way to help you; it doesn’t take long and you learn each other’s names and look forward to talking to them.”

Alabama Power employee sheila smith, who works as a team leader in shoreline Management, says she looks forward to hunting season each year.

“the entire staff enjoys talking to these hunters and taking their calls. We can’t wait for ‘our hunters’ to start calling,” she says.

Most of the time, the staff doesn’t get to meet many of the hunters face to face.

“it’s a great program because it allows us to enjoy the outdoors.”

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right: one of the hunting houses at Lake Harris.

they usually just speak over the phone, but smith says that over a period of time, she feels like she has gotten to know them personally. smith says the best calls are the ones that come after the hunt is over and they find out whether a hunter got a deer and how many he saw.

“it’s nice to hear the excitement in their voice, and just to know they enjoyed the trip,” she says.

All of Alabama Power’s lakes have fishing sites available for people with disabilities.

“these can be found at our day-use parks and some of the public boat ramps. We are glad this is another way we can encourage people to fish and enjoy the lake,” smith says.

With hunting season under way, many hunters are enjoying Alabama’s great outdoors with their eyes on the prize. thanks to areas like the ones offered at smith and Harris, many people, despite their disabilities, are able to keep that dream alive.

for more information on hunting and fishing for the disabled, contact the ADCnr at 1-800-262-3151.

- theresa helms, alaBama Power

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1. Heather Posey at the Lake Mitchell renew our rivers cleanup. Smith mountain Fire tower rededication, lake martin: 2. the Methodist Men’s Group of Dadeville first united Methodist Church. 3. Larry and Brenda Price, Guy Slayden read about the fire tower. 4. the Alexander City boy scout troop 701 helps build dog houses for the Humane society. Women’s club of Weiss lake tour of homes, Weiss lake: 5. rich and Marsha Weiss at their home overlooking Weiss Lake. 6. karen tucker serves refreshments at Peddler’s Market. 7. Erin Gossett, Allison shaw and Cindy Gossett on the tour of homes. great Scot regatta, logan martin: 8. karen bryant and billie Wade 9. barry and tracy Hambrick. 10. Laura Graham races in the regatta. 11. the stewart family celebrates thanksgiving on Lake Harris. 12. Caitlin and Paul stone with their dog, tucker, on Lake Martin. submit your event photos to g2shorelines@southernco.com.

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