Established in 2016

Our Goal
A long held dream born from a deep love of Lewis Smith Lake.  From a first trip that began to heal a broken heart, this lake has been a place of refuge for our founding family, and has been a godsend through many family tragedies they've had to endure through the years.  Lake therapy is a kind of magical healing balm, something hard to describe and best experienced to understand.  

​We now have a passion to show the world our love, admiration, and gratitude for the joy brought by this special emerald green watery gem, Smith Lake.  The Lakeside Life Team is here for the Smith Lake community.  Get ready, we want to showcase Smith Lake like never before!  
Our Mission Statement is about unity!   
We aim to bring together all who "lake" in every way we can, collectively bringing forth an appreciation for the myriad ways people enjoy lake life, and offer suggestions for experiencing lake life in every possible way.  Get out on the water, or near the water, just take it in, breathe deeply, unwind, and simply enjoy!

Our Founder

Scott Hanna
​CFO/Founder/Partner/Marketing Director
&
Syndi Hanna
CEO/Founder/Partner/Editor in Chief

The Hanna family have lived on Smith Lake for over 23 years.  Syndi and her husband, Scott, and son, Tylar, are avid watersports enthusiasts with a passion for life on the lake and a particular deep love for Lewis Smith Lake.  They enjoy hydrofoiling, wakefoiling, wakeboarding, wakeskating, wakesurfing, slalom, barefoot, and so many more watersports–-every kind you can imagine.  You may even have seen them "back in the day" in their red and white 2000 MasterCraft X9 with a flat kite in tow, Scott as the flyer, Syndi as the boat driver and watchful safety latch operator.  They enjoy watching others enjoy watersports as much as they enjoy doing it themselves.  

They own a watersports pro shop "Lakeside Sports & Recreation" (which is now a part of The Lakeside Life team), which offers tons of watersports equipment from brands like Ronix, Radar Skis, Slingshot, Walker Surfboards, and Phase5 Wakesurfers, and much more.  They have a professional audio design/build/install business in Cullman, AL, "MasterPro Audio," with a focus on professional grade marine audio (Boat/RZR/OHV/ATV), but also build systems for home theater, commercial, educational, worship & sports venues offering on the best products in the industry.

You will most often find them out on the lake enjoying an active water life to the fullest.  They usually fly a trademark USA flag on their boat, and they have an incredible professional marine audio system playing their favorite tunes - they are avid music lovers and audiophiles.  You won't find them on a dock often, they'd rather be out skiing!  They spend down-time hanging out with lake friends, cooking, reading and watching the view of the lake and all the fun lake activity from their back deck.  

Off season, they are still out and about on the lake, skiing early and late in the season with wetsuits on, or just sightseeing bundled up when the water is cold, about 4 months out of the year.  They often spend their time dreaming of the next boating season.  They work a LOT, but when they have nights off, the family enjoys binge watching shows, movies, and concert DVDs in their professional home movie theater built in the basement of their home.  Neighbors might often hear the rumbling of the bass system, and visitors who come to see a movie say they feel like they are literally "IN" the movie the whole time.  It's an experience!  

The rest of the time, it's full on boating season for the Hannas.  They enjoy traveling everywhere on the lake, they never know where the weekend will take them, and they truly prefer it that way.  Weekends are best experienced unplanned, and ready to just let the water and sunshine take them where it will.  Stop and say HELLO––they'd love to meet you and hang out.  ​

We're Here for You 

We feel strong about our community––the people, the businesses, the environment, nature, tourism and recreation––everything that makes our resort area desirable.  Our hope is that as we connect with all of you, share your experiences, and promote your way of life on the lake, that we begin to pull together as a community on a beautiful lake that we all share as a backyard, and show the world why we have such deep affection and respect for this magical place we call home.

​We're ready to hear from YOU!  Tell us YOUR Smith Lake story!  

Contact us by email:  thelakesidelife@gmail.com
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