Welcome to Lake Eugenia
About Lake Eugenia
Lake Eugenia is the only place to be for the best 4 season playground in all of Ontario. It’s this vast variety of outdoor recreation that draws people to the lake and entices them to become part of the community. Lake Eugenia is the largest inland lake in the area and is the only lake in Grey Highlands that allows motorized watercraft. With this, it is the perfect getaway for families to enjoy boating, waterskiing, and tubing all just off of your dock at the cottage on the lake. Families also love the great swimming, canoeing, kayaking and stand up paddle boarding Lake Eugenia offers that always guarantees fun in the sun! The town is also home to Eugenia Falls, that offers great hiking. In the winter, your cottage on Lake Eugenia becomes a ski chalet! Downhill skiing is offered at the Beaver Valley Ski Club which is only a 10 minute drive away.
There are other ways to enjoy the outdoors in the town of Eugenia, and the perfect example of this is Eugenia Falls.Lake Eugenia Property Listings
May Real Estate Market Report
In the Municipality of Grey Highlands there has been a 128.5% increase in the number of properties listed since last month but a 55% decrease when compared to May of 2019. Property sales have increased 183% from last month and have increased 6% from the same time last year, with the bulk of the sales being in the 3-4 hundred thousand range.
Each spring we look at the prior year’s sales on Lake Eugenia and compare in to other recent years to gain insight on the waterfront real estate market. Since Grey County is such a recreational area, sought after for the beauty of our lakes and outdoor recreational activities, we like to keep track of the waterfront sales on all the inland lakes in Grey County. To view the Market Sales report for the other 7 Inland Lakes you can click the link below.
Lake Eugenia Amenities
Local Schools
École MacPhail Memorial Elementary School – Flesherton
Beavercrest Community School – Markdale
École Grey Highlands Secondary School – Flesherton
Local Library
Kimberley Library & Kimberley Memorial Hall – Kimberley
Flesherton Public Library – Flesherton
Walter Harris Memorial Library – Markdale
Centre Grey Recreation Complex – Markdale
Kinplex – Flesherton
Stothart Hall – Priceville
Nearest Hospital
Grey Bruce Health Services (GBHS) – Markdale
Pharmacy – Markdale
Local Gems
Explore each section below to see some of our favourite local spots. You can choose from Arts & Culture, Local Businesses that we love, Outdoor Recreational Activities and Natural Treasures!
History of Lake Eugenia
Although the former Artemesia Township was surveyed in 1849 by Charles Rankin, the area now known as Eugenia was not discovered until 1852. An early settler known as Brownlee was foraging for his winter larder and came upon the mesmerizing waterfalls. After telling his neighbour about the beauty he had discovered, they went to explore the area further. Upon viewing the glistening water in the gorge below the falls, the two men saw what looked like gold!
After that, the famous Eugenia Gold Rush began… however miners later found out that what they had been mining was not gold but Iron Pyrite (aka Fool’s Gold). The town still celebrates the gold rush with their annual Gold Rush Days in July.
The artificially made Lake Eugenia was created in 1915…
The solitude the two experienced did not last long as word travelled quickly about the wondrous falls Brownlee had found. Soon, hundreds of men came to steak their claim of gold. As weeks went on, someone decided to find out how much the gold was actually worth. After returning from Toronto the results were in. Iron Pyrite, also known as fool’s gold, had everyone wasting their precious time.