As a kid growing up in a lake community is awesome. I grew up in Lake Bonavista and summers were magic. We'd head over to the lake almost everyday on our bikes and waste hours swimming, boating, fishing, playing tennis, basketball. Winters were equally awesome playing hockey on the lake. The other great benefit of the older lake communities is MASSIVE back yards, and nice quiet little culdesacs and crescents. And there is usually nice little playgrounds in each little cluster of streets. And the side streets are very street hockey friendly. Used to also love the fact you could pretty much navigate the entire community on your BMX using only back alleys. My parents used to encourage us to use them so we weren't riding our bikes on the main roads. I can still navigate Bonavista using alleys only. Lol
It might be a bit different for kids today, as I was part of that 70's/80's free range children program. After 9 or 10 years old, you just kinda got on your bike and ran your own program without parental supervision. That's just the way it was then. Now it would be tougher to spend as much time using the lake facilities, as parents are kinda expected to be around their kids at all times, especially around water and boats. But needless, I'm sure kids would still love the lifestyle, even if they didn't get to use the amenities as much.
When we actually decide to have kids, we will be likely looking at coming back into the city, and buying a house right on the lake or with direct lake access.
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