Loch Alpine Neighborhood Information
Welcome to Loch Alpine! The Loch Alpine Welcoming Committee welcomes you and we hope you will find our community a friendly and lovely place to live. We have much to offer the newcomer, and hope that you will take advantage of some of our traditions and social activities -- if not now, then sometime in the future. We hope the following information regarding the Loch Alpine Directory and surrounding area will be of use to you as you settle into your new home.
The Loch Alpine Directory is set up by last name, name, address, children with month and year of birth, phone number and lot number. The lot number is the key to unlocking the maze of homes in our community. In the middle of the directory is a map of Loch Alpine showing every home in our subdivision, thereby making it easier to find someone's home. In the back of the directory is a list of residents by lot number so that you can cross reference to find out who lives in a particular house. The current directory was last updated in September 2003.
The Loch Alpine map also shows our parks: Rock Park is located on the north end of Bridgeway Lake, and the “main” park, including the ball park, basketball court, beach, and play structure is located on the southwest end of Bridgeway Lake. There is also lake access all around both lakes, as designated by the white area shown around the lakes on the map. You may walk around the lakes' shores, however, you are asked to be respectful of the homeowners whose property adjoins the open shoreline - do not go more than 10 feet inland or you will be on their property. Other access points to Greenook Lake are: at the top of Greenook Boulevard on the lake side of Curlew Lane, where there is a lot shown on the map without a number on it, and alongside the dam at Midway Drive, where there is a trail with stairs down to the lake shore. The upcoming Lakes restoration project includes a designated walkway on Loch Alpine property around nearly all of both lakes!
Use of the lakes is restricted to the residents of Loch Alpine. All residents are given stickers to put on their cars to identify them as Loch Alpiners. Please do not give written permission slips to visitors to allow them to use the lakes in your absence. We are asked that residents accompany all guests to the lakes. Many residents leave their canoes beached at various points around the lakes. Please be sure to secure them and label them with the Loch Alpine tag. Theft, as yet, has not been a problem, but is always a possibility. If you wish to fish in the lakes, it is requested that you throw back all bass and trout, as these fish are prized and are needed to encourage the development of more. Ice fishing and ice-skating are popular sports in the winter here; please be very careful of the ice thickness. Loch Alpine will not advise the residents when the ice thickness is considered safe.
The golf course is for club members' use only. Golfers will be using the course whenever the weather is even close to reasonable which can stretch from the first nice day in March or April to the beginning of November. In other words, walking across the golf course on a nice day, any time of year, can be hazardous. In the true cold of winter, however, with snow on the ground, you can walk or cross country ski on some of the most beautiful trails in our area, thanks to the course. This privilege is allowed as long as we are careful with the course and do no damage to the grass. It is also asked that everyone stay off the greens, even in snowfall. A definite "please don't" is: please don't walk your dogs on the course