Lake Martin Magazine

The old Russell cabins can be leased, practically for a lifetime, but much to the disappointment of lake lovers, they are not for sale. Now, however, there is a new cabin option.

While architects and builders may direct the overall style of a new house on Lake Martin, it’s often the interior designers and decorators who make it home.

Let’s not forget one important point when it comes to Lake Martin real estate: The lot.

Lake Martin is a lifestyle. It’s more an answer to the question of how to live than where to live.

Come to Lake Martin for the four ‘R’s: Rest, restore, relax, renew. Randall and Carolyn Rogers of Auburn recently opened a lakefront rental property designed to renovate the spirits of their guests. Bayou Lodge and Guesthouse on the Pace peninsula will accommodate 32 guests in 11,400 square feet and is a perfect setting for family reunions, small weddings, corporate outings and church retreats.

Lake Martin waterfront home sales had the second best year on record in 2012.

The home of Beverly and Larry Morris at Willow Point not only pulls off a difficult task, but it does so with magnificent, seamless style.

For the eighth year, the Tallapoosa Historical Museum will sponsor a Christmas tour of homes. This year’s event will feature 12 StillWaters residences, including the Harbor Pointe condominium of Birmingham decorator Laura Windham, whose charming abode offers lots of great tips for decorating small spaces.

Two recent and seemingly unrelated news items about Russell Lands Corporation scream out what they think. Russell Lands is extremely confident that the real estate slump is over and that the next four or five years will be good for Lake Martin real estate.

A review of the Lake Martin Area Association of Realtors’ Multiple Listing Service shows waterfront home sales on the lake had a very good summer in 2012. Considering all of the homes sold so far in 2012, the lake market is also positioned to beat the 2011 number of homes sold.