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 At Alderbrook, we’re in the business of building beautiful homes and giving our clients the vacation or retirement destination they’ve always wanted. From scenic views to limitless golf to a myriad of local activities available for retirees, vacationers, and explorers alike, there are hundreds of places to see and things to do at the south end of Hood Canal. But don’t take our word for it. In this newsletter, meet an Alderbrook resident who wants to tell you — first hand — what it’s like to live just above Hood Canal at Alderbrook. So go ahead - read on and please get in touch today so we can tell you more about our growing community and invite you to take a look for yourself.
September 12: Alderbrook Properties Open House and New Home Model Preview
Join us and the Alderbrook community at the Alderbrook Properties Open House from 2-4pm on September 12 for a preview of our new models. Our staff is excited to show you these beautiful architecturally designed homes by Roger Katz & Associates of Bainbridge Island, WA. The model interiors reflect beautiful, livable attention to detail including high quality hardwood floors, spacious kitchens with solid granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, built in architecture like shelving and storage space, elegant trim detail and cabinetry, and much more.
These models will provide you an opportunity to view the design of each of our homes that sit in a scenic, convenient location within the Alderbrook Golf community. Appetizers and beverages will be served at each of the model homes, and our sales team is eager to show you what Alderbrook Properties has to offer you and your family. For more information, please get in touch today.
“At Alderbrook, I’m Living the Dream”
and You can Be Too
For those of you who are enjoying retirement, or approaching it, let me tell you what I found — just two hours from Seattle. Alderbrook Golf and Yacht Club is located at the south end of Hood Canal. This quaint little community includes more than 325 families living around a beautiful 18-hole championship golf course. Even better - for just $170 per month, residents get unlimited golf for a family or two adults. There have been several times I’ve come down from the finishing hole, looked over the 18th green to the majestic Olympic mountains and thought to myself, “I’m living the dream.” And for half the price I’d pay in Seattle.
I’ve learned quite a bit since I’ve been here. Like the fact that Hood Canal isn’t really a canal at all. It’s actually a forested saltwater fjord 70 miles long, and the water temperature rests at over 70 degrees in the summer. The surrounding area is practically untouched and unbelievably beautiful. On any given day, my family and I can enjoy a scenic journey along the Canal on Hwy 101. Along the way, we find wineries, gift shops, restaurants, parks, and a whole lot of shore to enjoy. If we’re feeling adventurous, we can hike a mountain trail, scuba dive the octopus hole, kayak the canal, or study a tide pool.
It’s so wonderful to truly live in peace, quiet, surrounded by the breathtaking beauty of the Pacific Northwest at it’s finest. When we get the itch for a good dose of urban city life, it’s less than two hours away — with many ways to get there:
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Drive 29 miles to the Bremerton Ferry and take an hour boat ride into downtown with our car.
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Drive to Port Orchard and take Hwy 16 south to the Southworth Ferry terminal. That boat goes to Vashon Island, then on to Fauntleroy (West Seattle).
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Drive to Port Orchard and follow Hwy 16 south and across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to I-5.
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Drive around to the south past Shelton, through Olympia and on to I-5.
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For a trek north of Seattle, take Hwy 3 past Silverdale and take the Kingston exit and catch the Kingston / Edmonds Ferry.
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When we want to ditch the car, we park in Bremerton and walk on the ferry to explore Seattle by foot.
I love living on Hood Canal because the options are limitless — whether I want to stay local or get away. Hot summer afternoons or windy winter days are perfect for the 1.5 hour drive to Ocean Shores. Or, we can be on the northern Oregon Coast in only 2 hours. Antiquing or gallery-hopping in Port Townsend is a great way to spend any afternoon - only 90 minutes up Highway 101. If I need something closer, Shelton shopping is just ten minutes away and Olympia offers larger shopping malls, big box retailers, and an endless selection of great restaurants. But, we don’t even have to drive far at all for five star cuisine or to celebrate special occasions. There are a few gourmet restaurants just a couple minutes away including the Robin Hood Restaurant & Pub and the Alderbrook Resort.
Some people think that we live in the =93middle of nowhere=94 but I say, that I’m exactly where I want to be. The air is clean, the water is pure, and as John Burroughs says, =93I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put back in order once more.=94 For me and my family, that’s what living at Alderbrook is all about.
For more information on the Alderbrook community, click here.
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