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Lakefest Tees have arrived and are available STARTING Monday, June 21st  at the Chamber office and the Virginia Avenue Mall.

As we all know 2020 Lakefest was canceled however we did sell 2020 Lakefest shirts last year as we had hoped to host the event and had already chosen the winning design in early March of 2020. So what we decided was to mirror/reuse last year’s design for 2021. We had the winner of our 2020 Lakefest Logo, Victoria Messick, do some slight changes but resembling the year that didn’t happen.

• Youth Small, Medium, Large colors are Denim & Candy Orange and are $18
• Adult Sizes for Tee’s S, M, L, XL-$23, 2XL, 3XL$25 and NEW size this year is 4xl in natural only. limited amount and colors in small & mediums
• Tee colors: Candy Orange, Heather Clay, Natural, Denim, Heather Irish Green, Yellow, Dark Heather Gray
• V-NECK Colors-Seafoam or Butter
• Ladies Tanks– Terracotta (more tanks will be available at a later time)
• Men’s Tanks– Denim or Butter
• Also pictured are our Admiral & Captain Sponsors whose logo is imprinted on the 44th Annual T-shirts

Tee Sponsors pictured Left to Right: Captain Sponsors: Greg Pipen with Clarksville Ruritans, Dennis Hudson with Food Lion. Admiral Sponsors: Jeremy Satterfield with Microsoft, From VET’S INC: Pamela Clay, Aaron Jones, Jac Wagstaf

Come to Clarksville, Virginia Saturday, May 11, to the Big Lake Flea Market and our NEW Farm Fresh Marketplace! Shop for unique finds and great bargains. Virginia Avenue will be a buzz with a special selection of vendors and downtown merchants offering arts and crafts, fresh produce, antiques, yard sale items and one-of-a-kind treasures, including freshly picked strawberries straight from the patch. Come hungry, too, and dine at a variety of our restaurants in town, also have a few food vendor serving fried fish, hamburgers & other fixings.

Vendors will be located on the pavement (in the parallel parking spaces) along Virginia Avenue from 2nd Street to 6th Street. Thus, vehicle parking will be available in the lots of Wells Fargo Bank and behind the Virginia Avenue Mall, plus on the side streets of Downtown Clarksville.

So, hit the streets early (vendors will be ready at 8:00 a.m.) and make your plans to spend a fun day in Virginia’s only.

Make your holidays extra special by attending the Christmas in Clarksville Open House on Sunday, November 18th! Downtown merchants have made special plans to be open from 1-5 pm and help you to wrap up your holidays with one-of-a-kind special gift ideas, discounts and refreshments. In addition, carolers will be strolling along Virginia Avenue singing your holiday favorites. Santa Claus will be at Santa Land located in Virginia Avenue Mall. Take a ride down Virginia Avenue in a horse drawn carriage, provide by B & W Carriage, of Buffalo Junction. Downtown Clarksville will be shining in its beautiful splendor of the holidays that take you back to Christmas of yesteryear.

Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy what Downtown Clarksville has to offer for the holidays. Remember that when you spend your money here, 1% of your tax dollars go back into our community!  SO…SHOP MECKLENBURG FIRST!

Come to Clarksville, Virginia Saturday, May 12, to the Big Lake Flea Market and our NEW Farm Fresh Marketplace! Shop for unique finds and great bargains. Virginia Avenue will be a buzz with a special selection of vendors and downtown merchants offering arts and crafts, fresh produce, antiques, yard sale items and one-of-a-kind treasures, including freshly picked strawberries straight from the patch. Come hungry, too, and dine at a variety of our restaurants in town, also have a few food vendor serving fried fish, hamburgers & other fixings.

Vendors will be located on the pavement (in the parallel parking spaces) along Virginia Avenue from 2nd Street to 6th Street. Thus, vehicle parking will be available in the lots of Wells Fargo Bank and behind the Virginia Avenue Mall, plus on the side streets of Downtown Clarksville.

So, hit the streets early (vendors will be ready at 8:00 a.m.) and make your plans to spend a fun day in Virginia’s only lakeside town.

“ANCHOR IN” with the Clarksville Chamber of Commerce & community in 2018!

ANCHORED is our campaign motto for the 2018 Membership Drive here at the Clarksville Lake County Chamber of Commerce. Every January we send out well over 300 membership packet applications to partner with area businesses & organizations. In 2017, we had 213 members of the Clarksville Chamber.

Our primary purpose of this Chamber is to our members. Members are “preferred” businesses because they make the commitment to the purposes of the Chamber – to promote civic, economic, and area enterprises. Chamber members promote job readiness for youth, efficient public services, a positive business climate and solid customer service. This Chamber refers only investing members’ information throughout the year. We make thousands of referrals yearly via telephone, email and person-to-person, In our office alone, we handled more than 16,000 inquiries in 2017—phone calls, emails, social media contacts (Facebook) and people walking through our door, all asking questions and needing assistance with information.

We have accomplished so much this past year, and not without the help of our members! In 2017 we held 12 events: Wine Festival, Big Lake Flea Market, Lake Festival, Harvest Days & Oktoberfest, Trick or Treat the Avenue, Estate Planning Seminar, Lamppost Decorating Contest, Holiday Open House, Christmas Parade, and our Christmas Social. We had 10 “Business After Hours” events, 5 ribbon cuttings, and our involvement and support of the 4th of July Parade, Cruise-ins & new LAKE LIFE LIVE concert series.

Not only does the Chamber organize, host and help at events, much time is spent providing the community with weekly news, bi-monthly newsletters, marketing efforts on Facebook (nearly 7500 followers) & Twitter, and recruiting new members. The Chamber also assists visitors, promotes the coupon and Chamber Bucks programs, and continues to maintain the LOVE sign.

With the support of our members we are also able to continue streaming live videos of our beautiful downtown & Lake Views from three webcams.

Next year, we hope to accomplish even more, and hope that you know we could not do it without our members! Please join our organization for another successful year by renewing your membership. We hope you will consider being a part this great “sailing” (team) and we really look forward to assisting you, the visitors & residents and promoting this great community we all love so much! Join in 2018!

Let us help promote your business or special interest! Join and become “anchored” with the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce- working & growing together is all the power we need to Succeed!

Thank you, in advance, for supporting your Chamber and your community!

It’s official! The Chamber of Commerce in Clarksville, VA is starting a new Farmers Market called “Clarksville Farm Fresh Marketplace”. Based on responses to a prior email sent to many farmers and producers in the area, we feel as though we have enough interest to move forward. This is exciting news for us, and we hope it is for you as well.

Market Details

• The Clarksville Farm Fresh Marketplace will take place on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from 9 am -12:30 pm or while supplies last.
• It will begin on April 28, 2018 and end on October 27, 2018.
• We are currently seeking local products such as: vegetables, fruits, herbs, meat & seafood, eggs, jams & jellies, baked goods, honey, plants & flowers, nuts & seeds, cheese & milk, other agricultural products, etc.
• The location will be in downtown Clarksville, VA, but the specific location depends on the number of vendors.

We are strongly committed to bring fresh local products: every item you see at the market will produced by the people selling it, and it all comes from no more than 100 miles away.

We are looking for local Virginia farmers and artisans. Eligible members must reside and produce items to be sold within a 100-mile radius of Clarksville.

According to the Virginia Cooperative Extension reported that, “Southern Virginia households spending is 15% of their weekly food budget on locally grown food products would generate $90 million in new farm income for the region.”

When you shop at your neighborhood farmers market, not only are you appeasing your taste buds, but you’re giving your community an economic boost. Ever dollar counts to our local farmers & artisans.

Download our Rules & Application Sheet here or Contact the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber for more information and. 434-374-2436

Make your holidays extra special by attending the Christmas in Clarksville Open House on Sunday, November 19th! Downtown merchants have made special plans to be open from 1-5 pmand help you to wrap up your holidays with one-of-a-kind special gift ideas, discounts and refreshments. In addition, carolers will be strolling along Virginia Avenue singing your holiday favorites. Santa Claus will be at Santa Land located in Virginia Avenue Mall. Take a ride down Virginia Avenue in a horse drawn carriage, provide by B & W Carriage, of Buffalo Junction. Downtown Clarksville will be shining in its beautiful splendor of the holidays that take you back to Christmas of yesteryear.

Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy what Downtown Clarksville has to offer for the holidays. Remember that when you spend your money here, 1% of your tax dollars go back into our community!  SO…SHOP MECKLENBURG FIRST!

Come to Clarksville, Virginia Saturday, May 13, to the Big Lake Flea Market, for more unique finds and great bargains. Virginia Avenue will be a buzz with a special selection of vendors and downtown merchants offering arts and crafts, fresh produce, antiques, yard sale items and one-of-a-kind treasures.

Treat your tummy to delicious tastes including freshly picked strawberries straight from the patch. Come hungry, too, because the best of the food vendors will be onsite preparing your favorites and the local restaurants will offer specials on their menu throughout the day.

Vendors will be located on the pavement (in the parallel parking spaces) along Virginia Avenue from 2nd Street to 6th Street. Thus, vehicle parking will be available in the lots of Wells Fargo Bank and behind the Virginia Avenue Mall, plus on the side streets of Downtown Clarksville.

So, hit the streets early (vendors will be ready at 8:00 a.m.) and make your plans to spend a fun day in Virginia’s only lakeside town.

Make your holidays extra special by attending the Christmas in Clarksville Open House on Sunday, November 20th! Downtown merchants have made special plans to be open from 1-5 pm and help you to wrap up your holidays with one-of-a-kind special gift ideas, discounts and refreshments. In addition, carolers will be strolling along Virginia Avenue singing your holiday favorites. Santa Claus will be at Santa Land located in Virginia Avenue Mall. Take a ride down Virginia Avenue in a horse drawn carriage, provide by B & W Carriage, of Buffalo Junction. Downtown Clarksville will be shining in its beautiful splendor of the holidays that take you back to Christmas of yesteryear.

Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy what Downtown Clarksville has to offer for the holidays. Remember that when you spend your money here, 1% of your tax dollars go back into our community!  SO SHOP MECKLENBURG FIRST!

Come to Clarksville, Virginia Saturday, May 7, to the Big Lake Flea Market, for more unique finds and great bargains. Virginia Avenue will be a buzz with a special selection of vendors and downtown merchants offering arts and crafts, fresh produce, antiques, yard sale items and one-of-a-kind treasures. Treat your tummy to delicious tastes including freshly picked strawberries straight from the patch. Come hungry, too, because the best of the food vendors will be onsite preparing your favorites and the local restaurants will offer specials on their menu throughout the day.

Vendors will be located on the pavement (in the parallel parking spaces) along Virginia Avenue from 2nd Street to 6th Street. Thus, vehicle parking will be available in the lots of Wells Fargo Bank and behind the Virginia Avenue Mall, plus on the side streets of Downtown Clarksville.

So, hit the streets early (vendors will be ready at 8:00 a.m.) and make your plans to spend a fun day in Virginia’s only lakeside town.

Art is a wonderful, timeless gift for anyone, so why not support local artists this Christmas? Shop Downtown Clarksville is sponsoring their first Art Crawl during this year’s Christmas in Clarksville Open House. Below you will see the list of participating local artists and where you can find them on the Art Crawl Map.

1. SNAPS booth, Heather Labone, Traci Watson, Kricket DeOrnellas
2. Dr. Robert Ah
3. Lynn Baron Goodwin
4. Randie Felts
5. Jody Bohannon, Mike Jancart & Company
6. Andrea Veseth Burke

Be sure to stop by the S.N.A.P.S. table to purchase a raffle ticket! Winner will receive 50% of the amount received for all tickets and the other 50% will go to S.N.A.P.S. spay/neuter program to reduce the population of stray and unwanted pets in Mecklenburg County. Perfect time to win some $$ to help you with holiday shopping and to help out a great cause! Tickets are $10 each or 5 for $40. There will also be S.N.A.P.S. tshirts on sale for $15.

For more information visit the Art Crawl Event page on facebook.

Come to Clarksville, Virginia Saturday, May 9, to the Big Lake Flea Market, for more unique finds and great bargains. Virginia Avenue will be a buzz with a special selection of vendors and downtown merchants offering arts and crafts, fresh produce, antiques, yard sale items and one-of-a-kind treasures. Treat your tummy to delicious tastes including freshly picked strawberries straight from the patch. Come hungry, too, because the best of the food vendors will be onsite preparing your favorites and the local restaurants will offer specials on their menu throughout the day.

Vendors will be located on the pavement (in the parallel parking spaces) along Virginia Avenue from 3rd Street to 6th Street. Thus, vehicle parking will be available in the lots of Wells Fargo Bank and behind the Virginia Avenue Mall, plus on the side streets of Downtown Clarksville.

So, hit the streets early (vendors will be ready at 8:00 a.m.) and make your plans to spend a fun day in Virginia’s only lakeside town.

Make your holidays extra special by attending the Christmas in Clarksville Open House on Sunday, November 23rd! Downtown merchants have made special plans to be open from 1-5 pm and help you to wrap up your holidays with one-of-a-kind special gift ideas, discounts and refreshments. In addition, carolers will be strolling along Virginia Avenue singing your holiday favorites. Santa Claus will be at Santa Land located in Virginia Avenue Mall. Take a ride down Virginia Avenue in a horse drawn carriage, provide by B & W Carriage, of Buffalo Junction. Downtown Clarksville will be shining in its beautiful splendor of the holidays that take you back to Christmas of yesteryear.

Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy what Downtown Clarksville has to offer for the holidays. Remember that when you spend your money here, 1% of your tax dollars go back into our community!  SO…SHOP MECKLENBURG FIRST!

This year’s Lakefest raffle host prizes that will give the winner many reasons to spend their time outdoors with their family or friends this summer with a great LAKEFEST after party celebration and for many weekends to come.

This set include Four Adirondack Chairs donated by Talbert Building Supply in Clarksville, these chairs will compliment any patio, front porch, campsite or beach front space at your desired location.  Your attention will be centered on the custom made fire pit made right here in Virginia by the Virginia Fire pit company located in Axton, VA. They will be attending as a vendor selling their fire pits at Lakefest, so if you don’t win this one you can get one custom made just for you. Another talking piece will be your LAKEFEST galvanized beverage ice tub & stand, keeping your favorite beverages nice and chilled in the warm summer heat and cooled if you’re near the fire pit grilling your favorite outdoor BBQ or even S’mores for the kids.

Kids aren’t forgotten in this raffle or even the big kids for that matter, the chamber has donated two new “Official LAKEFEST” squirt guns, Lakefest’s first branded toy.

The Chamber also has donated two Lakefest branded Water bottles & two beverage tumblers and you will be sporting two new Lakefest t-shirts also donated by the Chamber.

(We have purchased additional Squirt Guns, water bottles & tumblers and will be available soon for purchase at the Chamber office & at Lakefest while supplies last).

If you’re cooling down in the Lake or Pool this summer, you will love the EZ Lounge Float, donated by Southside Marine & Auto.

It wouldn’t be summer, without a night of camping outside even if yours own backyard, with this Coleman tent you will have no reason not to.  Also included in this raffle are outdoor decorative accessories to make your summer entertaining fun.

So purchase your tickets to this summer fun host of prizes, and when you win, this will be a LAKEFEST you won’t forget!

The GRAND PRIZE WINNER will win:

• Four Adirondack Chairs
• Custom made Cast Iron Fire Pit
• “Welcome to the Lake” sign, donated by RE/MAX Perspective
• Galvanized drink Tub and Stand
• Coleman – 2 person Tent
• Obrien EZ Lounge Float
• 3 fish shaped serving dishes
• 3 Beach Niks- donated by RE/MAX Perspective
• 2 Lakefest T-shirt
• 2 Lakefest Tumblers
• 2 Lakefest water bottles
• 2 Lakefest Squirt Guns

The drawing will be held on Friday evening during one of the band’s breaks on July 18, at the main stage area (behind Wells Fargo Bank) and you need not be present to win. This raffle is valued at more than $700.

Tickets for the LAKEFEST OUTDOOR SUMMER FUN Raffle are available at the Clarksville Chamber Office (105 Second Street); they are $5 per ticket or three for $12 or six for $20.  Proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Lakefest funds that help to supplement the costs involved with the hot air balloons, fireworks and many other venues of the 37th annual event (slated for July 17-19).  For more information on the raffle or the festival, call the Chamber at 434-374-2436.