Today we're going to finish our tour of Lockhart Island by checking out some of the Island's residential neighbourhoods and park spaces along the west branch of the Aulburn River. We'll start at Gilderoy Point just to the north of Lockhart's old centre. Below is where Gilderoy Point is on the map, alongside some of the other places we'll be visiting (Diane Town, Alton Park, Summer View) and some of the places we've already been too on the Island.

Gilderoy Point was one of the first "suburbs" to develop outside Old Lockhart's Centre on the other side of Toralene Avenue. The Point was developed to provide housing for newly arriving residents in a traditional rowhouse format. The Point's humble form still exists, but these days its residents are anything, but humble. Commanding views of the harbour, easy access to the Downtown via the ferry, and adjacent greenspace makes the Point a high-end address that's home to many of the Baltic Republic's professional elite. Lawyers, doctors, business leaders now occupy spaces that were built to house people of much more modest means.

Gilderoy Elementary and its playground park with the rowhouse on Gilderoy Point in the foreground.

Gilderoy Point isn't called the Point for nothing. It's where the Aulburn River's East and West Branches truly disappear into the sea. The West Branch's shore along Lockhart Island is primarily bordered by parkland. It's where people on Lockhart Island go to get away from the concrete jungle.

Some of the most expensive rowhouses anywhere thanks to the stunning view

Besides the view, Gilderoy Point is also desirable because of Gilderoy Park. The Park runs for several blocks and gives Lockhart Island residents a quiet greenspace where everyone can enjoy the river scenery and even try their hand at basketball at one of the two courts. The basketball courts were somewhat controversial when they were installed as some of the Point residents complained about the noise from the bouncing balls. The City sweetened the pot by putting in extensive landscapping around the courts to lessen the sound.

View across the West Branch of the Aulburn River to Summerville from the Gilderoy Park pathway. One of the Summerville Ferries bobbing in the river as it makes its way to Downtown Rossignol

Continuing along the pathway from Gilderoy Point, you enter the Summer View neighbourhood. Summer View is a lower-density neighbourhood largely made up of single-family homes, except for Roe Street immediately parrellel to Touralene Avenue where there are some Gilderoy Point style rowhouses, several mid-rise apartment buildings, and one tall condo tower.

Summer View's riverfront is protected greenspace, but it's not as manicured as Gilderoy Park.

Summer View gets its neighbourhood name from the view across the Aulburn River's West Branch to Summerville. A view out to Summerville becomes Summer View on Lockhart Island. A good name to sell real estate with.

Quiet tree lined streets with a view

Summer View ends at Alton Park. Alton Park is well known for its beautiful setting, and wide central meadow of mixed grasses. A great spot to go for a walk.

Above Alton Park is Alton High School. Alton High is Lockhart Island's other high school, but unlike Lockhart High, this more suburban school has a soccer field. Although the field is next to Alton High, both schools make use of it for sports.

We'll conclude our visit to Lockhart Island by stopping by Diane Town.

Diane Town is probably the least connected of Lockhart Island's neighbourhoods. Its location on the far southwestern tip of the island by the Lockhart Island Parkway means it's farther away from the rest of the island in distance and also somewhat separated by the Parkway. Diane Town is named for Diane Havelton whose family owned this portion of Lockhart Island for many years. The Havelton's farmed and sold the production of their farm in Lockhart and were well-known in the community. The Havelton's sold off the land for development several generations ago, but their original home still stands in Diane Town just across from the elementary school.

That's all from Lockhart Island. Next week, we'll change gears entirely with a visit to Bunting.