Phil and Anita Tomlinson had never considered owning a home on Lake Martin. They have long enjoyed time on the water, whether the lake, the beach or out in the country hunting and fishing. While they had visited friends here occasionally many years ago, their longtime lake retreat was Lake Harding near Columbus, Georgia, where they loved being out on the lake with close friends. But when they visited their daughter and her family’s new home in The Ridge, they were sold.

“I knew The Ridge was beautiful from the street side, and when we saw it from the water, we just knew we needed to be here. We have three married daughters, five granddaughters, two grandsons and one great-grandson, and we love to entertain, so we knew we would love all the space,” Anita Tomlinson said.