My wife says that there is no way she would want to have a place on an island that does not have a bridge to the mainland. She does not want to have to pack stuff up, load it on the boat, head on out to the island, unload the boat, and carry the stuff into the place and put it away.
Me, I would not have a problem with that.
Her PITA is her opinion, and I respect that. Fortunately we live a half mile of the lake and have our boat at West Alton Marina...Almost like having lakeshore property. What we can't do is just walk down to the shore and take a quick dip on a hot day. (or bathe in the lake, but that is a whole different thread

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