Editing Basye, Virginia (section)

==Bryce Resort==
[[File:Bryce Resort in 2020.jpg|alt=View of a snow-covered ski mountain|thumb|The ski mountain at Bryce Resort]]

[[Bryce Resort]] is a resort occupying 400 acres and was first opened in 1909, owned by William Brice who opened Bryce’s Hillside Cottages and Mineral Baths as a way to catch the overflow of guests from nearby historic [[Orkney Springs Hotel]]. The name of the resort included a "y" instead of "i" in Bryce since William Brice reportedly wanted the business to have a different spelling than his last name. The early resort was rustic, with hillside cottages and a dining hall, as most of the food was grown on the premises. People would come to escape the city heat and take in the black sulphur spring in Basye.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.virginialiving.com/api/content/8b9d6bde-db06-11e5-9173-22000b078648/|title=Mountain Magic|first=Paula Ann|last=Kirby|date=Dec 1, 2016|website=VirginiaLiving.com|accessdate=Oct 2, 2020}}</ref>

=== Lake Laura ===
Lake Laura is a {{convert|44|acre|adj=on}} pond owned by Bryce Resort. Lake Laura is formed by a dam impoundment of the headwaters of Big Stony Creek, creating a rectangular-shaped pool with a maximum depth of thirty feet. It is open to public use and has a boat ramp for that purpose. The [[Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries]] began managing the fishery and stocking fish in the pond in 1991. The pond has one of the highest density [[largemouth bass]] populations found anywhere in Virginia. Lake Laura had a history of nuisance [[algal bloom]]s and over-abundant aquatic vegetation caused by nutrient-rich sediment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dwr.virginia.gov/waterbody/lake-laura/|title=Lake Laura &#124 |work= [[Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries]]  |accessdate=Oct 2, 2020}}</ref>