From teaching grandkids and uniting a community to supporting the local economy, Lake Martin’s Treasured Mile program has evolved into more than just another anti-litter campaign. It’s a memory maker, a family bonder and a source of some pretty good stories. It’s also such a great success that there’s a waiting list for island and mile segment assignments.

“I had no idea this was going to take off the way it has,” said John Thompson, past-president of Lake Martin Resource Association and the father of a brainchild partnership between Alabama Power and LMRA.