Russell Lands can now begin to develop portions of Chimney Rock Island after the Elmore County Commission approved a plat for the Ridge Phase IX.

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GoggleMaps / TPI An aerial view shows Chimney Rock Island connected to The Ridge by the “Bridge to Nowhere.” The Elmore County Commission approved a Russell Lands plat with 18 lots in the southern part of the island. Acapulco Rock Island is where many boaters stop and some take a jump into Lake Martin from the rock face.

Chimney Rock Island is often mistaken for Acapulco Rock that many on Lake Martin know as the rock bluff some jump from into the lake and paint.