Lake of Bays

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This article is about the township. For the lake in the area of the same name, see Lake of Bays (Muskoka District).
Lake of Bays
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Lake of Bays
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Municipal office in Dwight
Lake of Bays is located in Southern Ontario
Lake of Bays
Lake of Bays
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Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
Regional municipality Muskoka
Incorporated {{#property:P571}}
Government
 • Type Township
 • Mayor Robert Young
 • MP Tony Clement (CPC)
 • MPP Norm Miller (OPC)
Area[1]
 • Land 677.58 km2 (261.62 sq mi)
Population [2]
 • Total {{#property:P1,082}}
 • Density 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span {{#property:P281}}
Area code(s) 705
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Lake of Bays is a township within the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. The township, situated 193 kilometres (120 mi) north of Toronto, is named after the Lake of Bays.

Located in the northeast corner of Muskoka, the Lake of Bays offers a natural landscape of forests, rocks, lakes and wetlands. It is an important cottaging, recreation and tourism destination in Ontario. Currently, the economy of the township is primarily based on tourism, recreation, and the service sector with forestry and aggregate (composite) extraction contributing as well.

History

The Township of Lake of Bays was established in 1971 from the former Townships of Franklin, Ridout, McLean and Sinclair/Finlayson (unorganized) as one of six area municipalities within the District of Muskoka.

In the early 20th century Bigwin Inn, a resort that once operated on Bigwin Island, was a sought after destination point by many individuals and groups.

The township was once home to the smallest commercial railway line in the world called the Portage Railway. Between 1904 and 1958 it ferried passengers between North Portage on Peninsula Lake to South Portage on Lake of Bays, a distance of 2 km. The train, named the Portage Flyer, was discontinued in 1958 and was relocated to an amusement park near St. Thomas, Ontario, until 1984. Much of the original components have since been repatriated and continue to operate on the grounds of Muskoka Heritage Place near Huntsville.

Communities

The township includes the communities of Baysville, Bigwin, Birkendale, Bona Vista, Bondi Village, Britannia, Brooks Mills, Browns Brae, Dorset, Dwight, Fox Point, Glenmount, Grandview, Grassmere, Grove Park, Hillside, Limberlost Lodge, Lumina, Maple Ridge, Millar Hill (ghost town), Nith Grove, North Portage, Norway Point, Port Cunnington, Sea Breeze, South Portage and Wahawin.

A small community developed on the subdivided landholdings of a sawmill built by William Brown in the 1870s. The economic development of Baysville was enabled by good road and steamboat connections. Baysville developed into a popular region for vacationers and sportsmen.[3]

  • Baysville

  • Dorset

  • Lake of Bays in Dwight

Water bodies

Demographics

The township has a population of 3,506[2] and encompasses 677.58 square kilometres (167,430 acres) of land.[1]

In film

The 1949 FitzPatrick Traveltalk Ontario: Land of Lakes includes a segment on Bigwin Inn.

In 1963 the former Dorset Fire Tower was shown in the opening credits of the old CBC TV show The Forest Rangers. The tower can also be seen in the 1999 Canadian documentary Over Canada: An Aerial Adventure.

The lake scenes from the Canadian film starring Gordon Pinsent called Away From Her were also shot in the township on the south shore of Lake of Bays across from Price's Point.

Notable residents

See also

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_5522_1.html Ontario Heritage Trust Founding of Baysville
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  6. ↑ http://artasbury.com/about-2/

External links

 Perry Kearney Unorganized South Nipissing
Huntsville Algonquin Highlands
  Lake of Bays  
Bracebridge Minden Hills
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