About Sunrise Lake
In 1861, Middleton's only lake was created. First known as "Dump Pond", it was created by the Great Northern Lumber Company as a holding pond for mills in Rochester and Gonic. THe pond served to regulate water flow down-river late in summer to power the mills. When the mills went out of business, the Sunrise Lake Lands Association, the fist association developed on the lake, paid the back taxes and owned the water rights to Sunrise Lake, as it is known today. It is now owned by the Sunrise Lake Village District. The Lake has been a major attraction and factor contributing to Middleton's reccent and precipitous growth. Since 1982, new residential developments, both seasonal and permanent, have been created around its shores - Sunrise Lake Lands, Hampshire Shores, Sunrise Estates, Auclair Road and Fox Road.
Red box indicates SLLA Beach area