What Makes Lakeshore So Special? (After 8 years of living here, I think I figured it out)

Eight Years ago in the spring of 2000 during the Real Estate Boom, we bought our home in Lakeshore. We had admired the neighborhood for years and thought it would be out of our price range. We were delighted to find we could afford our lovely home on Baker Place and we moved in.

This community is so special and we knew that even before we bought a home here, but we really appreciate it 8 years later. We love the peaceful grounds of the Lake. I walk around it all year long and enjoy seeing the changing of seasons. In winter, it can be a snowy wonderland with the Christmas lights on the gazebo and the Canadian geese crowding around what little water hasn’t turned to ice.

In spring we always look forward to the little baby ducklings that inevitably appear swimming behind their mommy in a perfect, single-file line. This has become an annual tradition in Lakeshore. Neighbors come out of their houses and begin to greet one another again after the long winter. Kids start riding their bikes.

The lovely summers are kicked off with the opening of our pool. It is such a luxury to have such a nice pool that is never crowded. Other communities share their pool with a thousand or more houses. I have been to these pools and seen the elbow-to-elbow crowds. We have only 245 houses to share all these lovely amenities and that makes these amenities beautiful and un-crowded. That is a rare phenomenon indeed!

When the 4th of July comes around it is a Norman Rockwell painting here in Lakeshore. The kids decorate their bikes and the local fire department leads the parade. What a wonderful slice of old-fashioned, Americana we have right here in Aurora. What other neighborhood can boast what we have? I believe we have the best neighborhood in Aurora bar none.

In autumn as the leaves burst into color, the kids get ready for trick or treating. There is always a house or two that really does it up for Halloween. What a wonderful community Lakeshore is for kids to grow up in. My kids know this and tell me so.

I am proud to live here. When people are proud of their neighborhood, it shows. I encourage all my fellow homeowners to join me in this pride that makes Lakeshore so special. When a neighborhood has pride, it shows in its homes. I realize that times are tough right now and there are a lot of sad, abandoned houses in our pretty, little neighborhood. This too will pass and we will rise again as the shining example of what an American slice of heaven looks like. Lakeshore is more than a housing development. It is a true community.