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Elmore County Living • Fall 2010
Nashville Star
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Split floor plan gives a lot of breathing room to fabulous Lake Martin home
Resident Artist
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Haunted Hearse Tours
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Lakeside Wonderland
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Preserving History
Celebrating the spirit of Halloween, a Wetumpka native offers a haunting tour
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Tallassee’s Lissa Ledbetter shows her artistic side through collages, mosaics and paints
Fun, Food and Festival
Communing with Nature
Russell Lands on Lake Martin gives visitors a closer look at area’s wildlife and habitat
Skip Bishop’s love of music has taken him from Wetumpka to Music City USA
Treat of a Retreat
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Annual Cotton Festival plans in place to make it bigger and better
One man’s vision and hours of work become a Lake Martin attraction
Tallassee residents want to see historic theatre restored and reopened
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