My wife's and my initial thought was to buy land and build close to a lake or buy lakefront. Neither of us had any connection to summer/vacation/second homes, so I set up a meeting with a friend whose family has owned at Lakeshore Park for many years. When I mentioned our plans, he got up from the table, walked over, and playfully slapped me: "how long before your kids go stir crazy"?
This is our third summer in Arcadia, and we couldn't be happier. As mentioned above, some of our best friends are people we've met here (I'm typing this while sitting on the green overlooking Hanson Cove), my kids have TONS to do--playground; safe biking; exploring the woods; hanging with friends; rec. hall; community events like field day, arts and crafts, movies and kickball games, etc. etc.--in addition to all the water has to offer and adult activities like wine glass painting, comedy nights, and site crawls. All at ridiculously low cost, taxes, and maintenance.
I sometimes start to think about the future and if we'll buy lakefront at some point (when the kids are teens, like the post above), but then I see how most of the new owners grew up here and bought their own places...
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