Want Slower Pace? Try Denver
If you want to live near Lake Norman but think it’s too expensive, think again, but this time think “Denver”. Yep. The west-side of the lake still has affordable homes in Denver, but it may not stay that way for long.
Denver did indeed get its name from the other city in Colorado. In 1876, the city of Dry Pond, NC changed its name to Denver in hopes of attracting railroad builders. I don’t think it worked. Denver is still has a wonderf…
Shop Lake Norman Site
I found a great local website to search. It’s www.ShopLakeNorman.com. How great is it to be able to find local people to help with whatever you need- all at the click of a few keys.
The site has businesses, restaurants, a (very limited)calendar of events, and even coupons.
I dug around on it and found some local businesses that I didn’t even know were here! There are listings for everything from garden centers to heating and air conditioni…
Fishing Part 2
My family’s bait debate is over. Corn won! Forget the worms when fishing with the kids. The winning combo was bread balls and corn.
Like last month’s fishing expedition, we headed out one Sunday afternoon armed with poles, worms, and the new bait – corn and bread. My son had the brilliant idea to “chum” the water with potato chips to lure the fish in. He’s seen Jaws too many times. The chips brought the carp and catfish up and we plunke…
Fishing Part 1
Stopped by the gas station, put $3 in the bait machine – yes – bait machine, and headed out to the lake. For those of you not from our area, we have machines sort of like Coke machines that dispense live bait. Really. Stick in $3 and a white Styrofoam cup drops down with a dozen worms wiggling around in nice black dirt. $3 also gets you a dozen live crickets, but I won’t touch those jumping things so we took a pass and went for a worm-only…
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