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Nov 8, 2012 - Lake Anna State Park - Virginia

Wednesday 41 degrees and clear - should be 54 here today. Discouraging news this morning but we are trying to remain optimistic about the next 4 years!?!? We left Lancaster this morning, headed SW toward Gettysburg and Chambersburg. I have spent a lot of time in Gettysburg and I always enjoy it. This time, with a winter weather advisory having been issued, we chose to continue on Route 30 to Chambersburg, then south on I-81. We thought that we might stay around Winchester, VA. Upon arriving there and fueling up at the Exit 223 Flying J...

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Sep 27, 2007 - Lake Anna Fishing

Great Fishing! In 1971 Lake Anna was created to serve as a water coolant for Virginia Power nuclear plant. Creating the lake was accomplished by building a 90 foot high dam on the North Anna River near Bumpass, VA creating the 17 mile long Lake Anna west of the dam. The main part of the lake stems from the dam (commonly referred to as the lower lake) to the "splits" approximately 9 miles west. Past the splits (commonly referred to as the upper lake), the lake forks to the west and northwest. To the west, the continuing North Anna River...

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