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Live performance of Jerry Hale's "Jewel of the Blue Ridge" at Smith Mountain Lake's 50th Anniversary kick-off event on March 7, 2016.

Full article: http://www.chathamstartribune.com/news/article_7714b7b8-e604-11e5-bc8c-0ba9e941b50b.html

Lyrics:

Families come together to enjoy terrific weather,
Boating, swimming, fishing on her waters warm and clean,
Listen to their laughter; they're happy ever after,
Once they've made Smith Mountain Lake their prime vacation scene.

It's the Jewel, the Jewel, the Jewel of the Blue Ridge,
Cradled in the foothills, beneath a cobalt sky;
It's the Jewel, the Jewel, the Jewel of the Blue Ridge--
It's the perfect place for making mem'ries by and by.

At the lake there is a spirit, you can touch and see and hear it,
Neighbors feel a passion for the waters that they share;
It's a calm and peaceful setting, one you won't be soon forgetting--
Once you are a Laker you have found your heaven there!

At the Jewel, the Jewel, the Jewel of the Blue Ridge,
Cradled in the foothills, beneath a cobalt sky,
It's the Jewel, the Jewel, the Jewel of the Blue Ridge--
It's the perfect place for making mem'ries by and by.

Watch that ball of sunshine rise above Smith Mountain's "V",
Ush'ring in a day of making mem'ries with the family;
Catch the ev'ning sunset as it dips behind the Blue Ridge;
Marvel at the awesome stars that city folks don't see....

At the Jewel, the Jewel, the Jewel of the Blue Ridge,
Cradled in the foothills, beneath a cobalt sky,
It's the Jewel, the Jewel, the Jewel of the Blue Ridge--
It's the perfect place for making mem'ries by and by;
It's the perfect place for making mem'ries,
Making mem'ries by and by!