The primary colors of Lake Martin are blue, green and red: blue sky and water; green pine needles and leaves; and red clay.
Scratch the surface around Lake Martin, and chances are high that you’ll find red. It’s the iconic color of our area, the orange-red color of roads, eroded shorelines and disturbed soil.
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