Eganridge Resort, Golf Club & Spa hosts executive retreats, seminars, client events and weddings for up to 150 seated guests in its Treetops ballroom, or up to 250 under a tent on the grounds. The resort occupies a historic estate on the shore of Sturgeon Lake in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, with its own golf course, a spa and lodging for 65 to 70 overnight guests.
Seminars and company events
The resort takes executive retreats, meetings and conferences, team-building days, client events and holiday or award parties. Many groups book the whole property, which keeps a retreat private from arrival to departure. The main meeting space is the Treetops Conference Facility, 36 by 62 feet, with built-in audiovisual equipment. Breakouts and small board sessions can use the Sunroom and the Dining Room of the Dunsford House. Wi-Fi covers the meeting rooms, and an event coordinator follows each booking.
Corporate packages include a podium and microphone, an LCD projector with screen, flip charts with markers, and copy and print services. The resort suggests golf tournaments, yoga by the lake and wine tastings for team building, and delegates can book the spa or the course between sessions.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings fill much of the calendar, and most couples have the resort to themselves. Ceremonies take place under a large maple on the lakeshore, reached by a 400-foot aisle from the Dunsford House, on the Dunsford House lawn, on the patio next to the clubhouse, or indoors in the barn dining room, the Treetops ballroom or the Dunsford House solarium. Every outdoor plan has an indoor backup, decided about an hour before the ceremony. Children and dogs are welcome.
Rooms and capacities
The Treetops ballroom seats 150 with a dance floor, under a vaulted ceiling more than 20 feet high, on hardwood floors. A tent on the grounds takes up to 250 guests. The dining room, in a renovated century barn with windows on three sides, holds up to 100 and suits lunches, rehearsal dinners and welcome dinners. The Dunsford House takes up to 48 guests for a small ceremony and reception in one place. The lawn and the patio serve cocktail hours, afternoon events and evening gatherings around a bonfire.
Accommodation
Guests stay in the Lakeview Terrace rooms, in the Dunsford House, in the Honeymoon Cottage and in one- and two-bedroom cottages. In all, the resort sleeps 65 to 70 people. Wedding packages require a minimum room block but not the whole resort. Rentals within walking distance and hotels within a 10-minute drive take extra guests.
Catering
An in-house culinary team handles all food and drink, from working breakfasts to formal gala dinners, so no outside caterer is needed. Alcohol is bought through the resort and served by certified bartenders, as Ontario rules require. Wedding packages include an open bar, a menu and wine tasting for the couple, and cake service. An after-party option keeps the bar open until 2 a.m.
History and setting
The estate looks over Sturgeon Lake and has its own waterfront. Its oldest building, the Dunsford House, is a log mansion built in 1837. The restaurant sits in a converted century barn. The Kawartha Lakes area around the resort offers boating, fishing, hiking, theatre and shopping for free time.
Getting there
The resort is at 26 Country Club Drive in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. It is a rural property best reached by car or chartered coach, and Toronto Pearson is the closest major international airport.
