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Prairie Crossing (Grayslake, IL) means High Performance Homes and Human-Scale Living. Today I'm going to tell you about our client, a novelist, who completed her current best-seller while sequestered in the master bedroom closet at her home (pictured just to your left) at Prairie Crossing. ("High-Performance of another kind.)
Prairie Crossing is a conservation community in Lake County just outside the "Windy City", Chicago, Illinois. And, judging from our client, you might find some pretty interesting and eco-wise neighbors there. And too, you could be delighted to discover a very much in demand high-performance home, like that you see to your left, in a neighborhood geared for human-scale living.
(And don't forget those uncommon writer's-closet retreat spaces . . . I'm smiling.).
Prairie Crossing's literature describes life in this community- ". . . people live in ways that are good for them and healthy for the land" there is room for building sustainable community. In fact, when I first visited the community's web site to better understand my client's needs as they relocated to our town, it informed me that , " Over 60 percent of the 677-acre site is protected open land that is actively used by people and wildlife. Ten miles of trails wind through a landscape of farm fields, pastures, lakes and ponds, native prairies and wetlands.
Residents use them to walk, run, bike, ski, ride horseback, I discovered. And if you are a wildlife enthusiast, you can " watch the many species of birds, butterflies and other wildlife that are attracted to a healthy ecosystem and native landscaping." In addition, Prairie Crossing is linked by regional trails to the Liberty Prairie Reserve, over 3,200 acres of legally protected land. The Reserve, is "an ongoing story of how people and institutions can work together to preserve precious open space for people and wildlife. . . it is listed as one of America's "Last Chance Landscapes" by Scenic America."
I asked our author, her husband and the boys if they would miss the innovations in planning and community design for which Prairie Crossing is known, now that the family is moving? Would they miss the homes in her neighborhood that are "grounded in the history of the area" but also "designed for modern living utilizing "green" construction techniques?
Would they miss all of Prairie Crossing's amenities-
1) The renovated, century-old Byron Colby Barn for concerts, meetings and social events
2) The Prairie Crossing Farm to buy fresh organic vegetables, eggs honey and flowers.
3) Lake Aldo Leopold--swimming at the sandy beach, fishing, canoing, or sailing in summer . . .
4) The Prairie Crossing stable and adjoining pastures.
5) The Prairie Crossing Charter School, a public elementary school to which Prairie Crossing homeowners may apply, emphasizes citizenship and learning from experiences of the natural environment.
6) 10 miles of trails within the community and in the 5,800-acre Liberty Prairie Reserve.
7) The Prairie Crossing Stable and adjoining pastures.
I asked if she and the family would miss the cold, snowy, freezing, miserable, windy winters now that she and her family are moving to an incredible equestrian property in the glorious mountain town of Asheville, N.C. (see photo above) where the seasons are friendly, colorful and creative, and so are the people.
And she just smiled.
Epilogue: Be sure to let me know what you think about the eco-community, Prairie Crossing-- the neighborhood, the amenities for nature lovers and horse lovers and the high performance homes.
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