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2 a p c s hor e l i n e s.c om | 2016 Vol :3 Lake Martin swept Bobby McAlpine off his feet – figuratively speaking. No crashing waves knocked him over during his first visit to Alabama Power's largest lake. Instead, he spent a week alone on the lake drawing and listening to music in a friend's "very primitive" cabin with a metal shower and no air conditioning. "I had never felt so at home in my life," McAlpine tells writer Carolanne Roberts. "I decided I wanted to build a house for myself on the shores of the lake." Decades later, after building dozens of homes on the shores of the lake, the noted architect's love affair with Lake Martin has not ebbed. Lake Martin continues to be McAlpine's Muse, and the homes he designs are "great friends," as are those who have bought them. His is not the only love affair with an Alabama Power lake. Professional fisherman and guide Joey Nania loves fishing on Logan Martin Lake, particularly for bass – the sole reason he moved to the Pell City area from Washington state six years ago. Nania's goal is simple: "What I enjoy is teaching people to fish and showing them how to put fish in the boat." Those who love the water flood this issue of Shorelines: • Fred Lovelace and his wife, Charlene, took it upon themselves to battle lingbya – often called "kudzu of the lake" – on their beloved Lake Jordan. They have a powerful ally in Alabama Power, which has worked for more than 25 years to rid lakes Jordan, Lay and Mitchell of the algae. Thanks to more effective treatments in recent years, company employees say they are winning the battle. • The Alabama Scenic River Trail and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System's 4-H RiverKids program teaches children 9 to 18 how to kayak safely while having fun on the water. An Alabama Power Foundation grant helped buy kayaks, trailers, paddles and life jackets for the program. • Recent Renew Our Rivers cleanups at Plant Gorgas on the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River featured a pair of father-daughter teams dragging refuse from the water. • A community of artists brings their inspiration, and art, to Lake Martin through Arti Gras, a Russell Lands on Lake Martin art show. Enjoy! — BOB BLALOCK WATER WHYS Opposite: Photo by Bernard Troncale – Joey Nania's goal is to put fish in the boat. 2