I vacationed here with my husband and 4 kids.
Pulling in to the neighborhood was beautiful. Trees everywhere and a beautiful lake to look at across the street. We were excited to fish, go swimming in the lake and making a bonfire for my family and I to enjoy s’mores. Our stay was during Spring Break, and unfortunately, the weather never got warm enough to swim but my kids didn’t want to miss the opportunity, so they jumped into the lake anyway. My two teenagers were excited to fish. We were told by the host that behind the house was a good fishing spot. The water level directly behind the house was extremely shallow. Probably only a couple feet deep. We spent two days fishing with the live bait we bought at the local store, but never even saw a fish! That was a bit disappointing, but the memory of that will last forever.
The neighborhood is gorgeous! I enjoyed coffee on the front porch every morning and enjoyed the birds singing. It was really peaceful.
Our only complaint is the neighbors were all pretty nosy. As soon as we arrived and started to walk the property, the neighbor approached us and started giving us a bunch of rules to follow and informing us of all of the No Trespassing areas. When my family and I were in the backyard, the neighbor would constantly be staring at us.
The house on the other side was vacant, but had construction workers in and out all day. They too, would stare at us while we were in the backyard, to the point my teen daughter and I were uncomfortable. There is no privacy fence, so it was super awkward.
Another time, while we were leaving the lake area, another neighbor approached my husband as we’re about to drive off. She asked a lot of questions. She made it a point to mention that the community doesn’t like the “rental” house, as she calls it. She said that they don’t follow the trespassing signs and wonder through everyone’s yards. She came off really aggressive. I didn’t understand her reasoning for approaching us.
We went to this lake house to get away from it all and enjoy the outdoors, no electronics.
We had plans to go back next year and make it a tradition. Unfortunately, because of all the nosy neighbors, we won’t be returning.