Karen Kruschka - Fairfax Prince William Stafford County VA Real Estate Service

We live in Lake Ridge, Woodbridge VA, a 4,400 acre heavily treed subdivision.  The common area of 1,200 acres is densely treed as well.  Additionally, Lake Ridge adjoins the Occoquan Reservoir with its' thousands of acres of woodland. The picture below, taken from our deck, gives you some indication as to how many trees there are on or very close to the Lake Ridge homesites.

It would seem there are enough trees within miles of my deck for a squirrel to find normal "squirrel nest building sites". You can imagine my surprise when I took the cover off our barbecue and found a squirrel's nest in the LP bottle area.

Either her parent's dropped the ball or she didn't read the "Official Squirrel Handbook". In either case, the nest is only about two weeks old and too new to have baby squirrels - research indicated squirrel breeding season is over until Spring.

That will give her ample time to build a new nest - nest removal is now on my husband's "Honey Do List". We would not remove it if she was pregnant.

My husband and I have a unique perspective on Lake Ridge since we have

• lived in Lake Ridge for 26 years
• owned five properties in the community
• raised our family here

Lake Ridge is one of the ten largest subdivisions in the United States.

• 38,000 residents
• 7,000 + residences
• 4,400 acres
• 1,200 acres of it are treed common ground
• On the 2,100 acre Occoquan Reservoir

COMMUTING

• Express bus service to the Pentagon and Washington, DC is available within Lake Ridge and at the entrance to Lake Ridge in the VDOT Commuter Lot
• Carpools usually meet at the VDOT Commuter Lot at the entrance to Lake Ridge - see Omnimatch for more specific details
• Slugging (some erroneously call it hitching a ride which it is) is a result of the need to use HOV lanes on the I-95 as much as possible. Commuters form a line at a designated Slug Line Stop in Lake Ridge - the VDOT Commuter at the Lake Ridge entrance. For example, a driver will pull up headed for the Pentagon, but needs one more passenger to qualify for HOV-3. The first person in line going to the Pentagon will join the others in the car and away they go. It's free commuting for the slugger and gives the driver availability to HOV lanes on I-95 - win win!!
• Train The Virginia Railway Express Woodbridge Station with rail service to Springfield, Crystal City and Union Station in Washington, DC is approximately a 20 minute drive from Lake Ridge in the morning rush hour. At Springfield you can switch to Metrorail that gives you access to the entire National Capital Area subway system.
• Local buses run regulary throughout the Greater Woodbridge area as well as other areas of Prince William County. Lake Ridge is one of the communities served by Omnilink
• MCB Quantico is less than 30 minutes by car
• Fort Belvoir is approximately 30 minutes by car

SCHOOLS

• One of the popular features about Lake Ridge is that all schools attended by Lake Ridge children are in Lake Ridge.
• No elementary school is more than 5 or 6 minutes from the student's home
• Antietam Elementary
• Lake Ridge Elementary
• Old Bridge Elementary
• Rockledge Elementary
• Springwoods Elementary
• Lake Ridge Middle
• Woodbridge Senior High School

LIBRARIES

• Lake Ridge Neighborhood Library in the Fairfield Office Park
• Chinn Regional Library less than 10 minutes

SHOPPING

• Tacketts Mill located at the entrance to Lake Ridge was the first of the three centers. In addition to the normal complement of retail stores it includes commercial office space. It's here you'll find McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins
• Lake Ridge Commons at Old Bridge Road and Hedges Run Drive is about midway through Lake Ridge. It has our one and only Starbucks
• Festival at Old Bridge is also on Old Bridge Road near the western end of Lake Ridge at Smoketown Road. It has the Lake Ridge US Post Office Annex

RECREATION

• Lake Ridge Park and Marina with boat launch to the Occoquan Reservoir, 9-hole golf course, miniature golf and picnic facilities is in Lake Ridge
• Chinn Aquatics and Fitness Center with year round pool, exercise facilities, racquetball courts and meeting room is approximately 10 minutes
• Leesylvania State Park with boat launch to the Potomac, picnic facilities and educational programs is approximately 30 minutes
• Prince William Forest Park with 37 mikes of hiking trails, 21 miles of bicycle accessible roads, cabin and tent camping is approximately 30 minutes
• There is a bicycle and jogging path along the Prince William Parkway
• Occoquan Regional Park with boat launch to the Occoquan River, summer boat storage, ball fields and picnic areas is approximately 15 minutes
• Old Hickory Golf Club is approximately 10 minutes

LAKE RIDGE VIDEO There are photos of homes and interesting scenes of Lake Ridge

The Kruschka Team has 33 years full time real estate experience in the Lake Ridge area.

Contact Karen and Art by Email or call us at 703-690-6569. Put our record of customer service, real estate experience and state-of-the-art technology to work for you in Alexandria, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Prince William County, Stafford County or the entire Northern Virginia Area.

The title above was a comment made by a gentleman who was part of a group of men and women enjoying a light breakfast together and assembling for the Veteran's Day Parade in Manassas VA.

American Legion Post 10 of Manassas conceived, planned and managed the Inaugural Veteran's Day Parade in Manassas, VA.  The parade had 91 Grand Marshals.  Why 91?  It was decided that the parade would honor as many Prince William County World War II veterans as possible and 91 was the number who responded  to the call.

My husband and business partner, Arthur, was one of the 91 since he is a WWII veteran, having served in the South Pacific and China as a US Marine.

As you can see they were aboard a huge flatbed trailer decorated and equipped as a float, leading the parade through Old Town Manassas.  I can attest to the fact they received enthusiastic applause and comments as they rode along.  They stopped across from the reviewing stand as the hour long parade passed in review.

Although Arthur is many years my senior he is both physically and mentally alert, but more importantly, like most other men and women on that float he

• Shouted "Thank you for your service" or "God Bless You" and similar phrases to any active duty military personnel standing along the parade route
• Paid honor to the American flag with a salute (appropriate for veterans) or hand over their heart each time it passed them

We honor all veterans on this day, but it is easy to understand why the name "Greatest Generation" has been reserved for this unique group. Frankly, they might just be able to fool you and win another war.  At the very least I know they would be more than ready to give it a try if it was necessary.

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My husband and I have a unique perspective on Lake Ridge since we have

• lived in Lake Ridge for 26 years
• owned five properties in the community
• raised our family here

Lake Ridge is one of the ten largest subdivisions in the United States.

• 38,000 residents
• 7,000 + residences
• 4,400 acres
• 1,200 acres of it are treed common ground
• On the 2,100 acre Occoquan Reservoir

COMMUTING

• Express bus service to the Pentagon and Washington, DC is available within Lake Ridge and at the entrance to Lake Ridge in the VDOT Commuter Lot
• Carpools usually meet at the VDOT Commuter Lot at the entrance to Lake Ridge - see Omnimatch for more specific details
• Slugging (some erroneously call it hitching a ride which it is) is a result of the need to use HOV lanes on the I-95 as much as possible. Commuters form a line at a designated Slug Line Stop in Lake Ridge - the VDOT Commuter at the Lake Ridge entrance. For example, a driver will pull up headed for the Pentagon, but needs one more passenger to qualify for HOV-3. The first person in line going to the Pentagon will join the others in the car and away they go. It's free commuting for the slugger and gives the driver availability to HOV lanes on I-95 - win win!!
• Train The Virginia Railway Express Woodbridge Station with rail service to Springfield, Crystal City and Union Station in Washington, DC is approximately a 20 minute drive from Lake Ridge in the morning rush hour. At Springfield you can switch to Metrorail that gives you access to the entire National Capital Area subway system.
• Local buses run regulary throughout the Greater Woodbridge area as well as other areas of Prince William County. Lake Ridge is one of the communities served by Omnilink
• MCB Quantico is less than 30 minutes by car
• Fort Belvoir is approximately 30 minutes by car

SCHOOLS

• One of the popular features about Lake Ridge is that all schools attended by Lake Ridge children are in Lake Ridge.
• No elementary school is more than 5 or 6 minutes from the student's home
• Antietam Elementary
• Lake Ridge Elementary
• Old Bridge Elementary
• Rockledge Elementary
• Springwoods Elementary
• Lake Ridge Middle
• Woodbridge Senior High School

LIBRARIES

• Lake Ridge Neighborhood Library in the Fairfield Office Park
• Chinn Regional Library less than 10 minutes

SHOPPING

• Tacketts Mill located at the entrance to Lake Ridge was the first of the three centers. In addition to the normal complement of retail stores it includes commercial office space. It's here you'll find McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins
• Lake Ridge Commons at Old Bridge Road and Hedges Run Drive is about midway through Lake Ridge. It has our one and only Starbucks
• Festival at Old Bridge is also on Old Bridge Road near the western end of Lake Ridge at Smoketown Road. It has the Lake Ridge US Post Office Annex

RECREATION

• Lake Ridge Park and Marina with boat launch to the Occoquan Reservoir, 9-hole golf course, miniature golf and picnic facilities is in Lake Ridge
• Chinn Aquatics and Fitness Center with year round pool, exercise facilities, racquetball courts and meeting room is approximately 10 minutes
• Leesylvania State Park with boat launch to the Potomac, picnic facilities and educational programs is approximately 30 minutes
• Prince William Forest Park with 37 mikes of hiking trails, 21 miles of bicycle accessible roads, cabin and tent camping is approximately 30 minutes
• There is a bicycle and jogging path along the Prince William Parkway
• Occoquan Regional Park with boat launch to the Occoquan River, summer boat storage, ball fields and picnic areas is approximately 15 minutes
• Old Hickory Golf Club is approximately 10 minutes

LAKE RIDGE VIDEO There are photos of homes and interesting scenes of Lake Ridge

The Kruschka Team has 33 years full time real estate experience in the Lake Ridge area.

Contact Karen and Art by Email or call us at 703-690-6569. Put our record of customer service, real estate experience and state-of-the-art technology to work for you in Alexandria, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Prince William County, Stafford County or the entire Northern Virginia Area.

Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) began operation of its' new rush hour bus service from Woodbridge to Tysons Corner today.

The initial schedule calls for three AM trips to Tysons and three PM trips from Tysons. The service will facilitate commuter travel from Woodbridge to the Westpark area of Tysons Corner.

The two Woodbridge boarding points are at the

• Woodbridge VRE Station
• Route 123 VDOT Parking Lot

See TYSONS AM and TYSONS PM Schedules

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