Convenient and Relaxing Lake House

We are Blair and Cindy Goodman and we both grew up in north Alabama. Cindy is originally from Decatur and Blair is from Falkville. Blair grew up coming to the lake with his dad and Cindy started coming to the lake when she met Blair. We got married in 1996 and moved away from the area shortly after that. We have lived in Texas, south Alabama (near the gulf coast), Kentucky, and landed in middle Tennessee in late 2004. We live in Spring Hill, Tennessee, just south of Nashville. Both of us work in the field of education - Blair is a high school counselor and Cindy is a former teacher that now works as a manager of content and curriculum with an educational resources company. We have two children, Matthew and Morgan, that are now adults. Morgan is a teacher (at the same high school as her dad) and Matthew works at a restaurant in Franklin, Tennessee. We truly love to travel and have been some to some wonderful places! We are avid poker players, love Alabama football, fantasy football, and love hanging out by the firepit while looking at the lake!

Purchasing this lake house has been a dream come true for our family. It was something we always planned to do but, something we expected many more years down the road. I’m sure you’re wondering about the name “Kenneth’s Place.” Kenneth is my (Blair's) father, but sadly my dad passed from this world only three short months prior to its purchase. There was no place my father loved more than this lake. He began fishing here only a few years after the creation of the lake in 1961. By the mid-80’s he had me out on the lake with him often. Some of our best memories were fishing tournaments here from the time I was 13 years old. Actually, the first small tournament we fished together – we won! We didn’t win many more after that, but we always had fun together. We fished many of those tournaments into my early 20’s until I moved away after college. Even after that, we would try to make a trip to the lake whenever I visited. Our last memory here together was in May 2022. We rented a house not far from this location. Sadly, dad was unable to enjoy the lake like he used to since the stairs to the dock were more than he could handle. I dreamed of him being able to enjoy a place he could come to anytime he wanted, but we know he’s aware and enjoys seeing his family enjoying the place he loved so much.

This home has several unique features. First - it has an awesome location. We are right on the lake with year-round water, yet we are only 7 miles from the interstate and 15 min from shopping, restaurants, and other attractions. Second - we have a wonderful deck and boat dock that are close to the house. Most properties on the lake have lots of steps and long piers. Our dock is close to the house with a short pier and very few steps. Third - we are in a great location via boat. We are only 5-10 min from Smith Lake Park.