Attractions
& Events
• Dorset Observation Tower
• Dorset Heritage Museum
• Bigwin Steamship Restoration
• Dorset Snowball Carnival
• Robinson's General Store
• Algonquin Park
• Snowmobile Trails
• Cross Country Ski Trails
Places
to Stay
• The Nordic Inn
• The Clansman
• Kushog Korners Cottages
• Heather Lodge
• Loralea Country Inn
• Ruby's Cottage Resort
Places
to Eat
• The Fiery Grill Restaurant
Real
Estate
• Coldwell Banker Wiley Real Estate, Brokerage
• Royal LePage Lakes of Muskoka Real Estate Brokerage
• CENTURY21® Cottage Country Realty Inc., Brokerage
• Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited, Brokerage
Misc.
Business Atractions
please visit the Dorset Business Directory
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Dorset
- Muskoka & Haliburton Highlands  First
time visitors to Dorset may not realize they have arrived at the cross
roads of "Cottage Country". The border dividing Muskoka District
and County of Haliburton Highlands - mecas of vacationers, is the main
street of Dorset, Ontario. This can be confusing for some, but it creates
an interesting mix of travelers, and politics.
Highway 35 is a corridor for travelers to Algonquin Park and Dorset
is a convenient stop over point for shopping, lunch or a "fill-up".
 "Cottage
Country", the theme for Muskoka and Haliburton Highlands, describes
the Dorset area. The Famous Lake of Bays waterway runs from Trading
Bay through the main street at "the narrows". The single lane
bridge joining the main street is often packed with summer visitors,
or spring audiences watching dare-devil snowmobile "water runners".
 Lake
of Bays and its famous "Bigwin Island" has been home to movie
stars and other "who's who" for generations. Lesser known
but equally important is Kawagama Lake. A few short miles east of Dorset,
Kawagama Lake is reputed to be the cleanest lake in Ontario. Kawagama
Lake is one of the feeder waterways to Lake of Bays. Lake of Bays and
Kawagama Lake (previously named "Hollow Lake") may be the
better known lakes in the area, but literally dozens of smaller lakes
dot the immediate region.
Such names as: Kimball Lake, Livingston Lake, Sherborne Lake, Lake St.
Nora, Little Hawk Lake, Halls Lake, Raven Lake, Oxtongue Lake, Grandview
Lake, Peninsula Lake, Fairy Lake, Red Pine Lake, Kushog Lake, Boshkung
Lake, Kennisis Lake, to name a few, are all within a 20 mile (30 km)
radius. The rolling hills and lush forests create a mixture of beautiful
landscapes that change every mile.
 Visit
www.bigwinsteamboat.com
for information on the Bigwin Steamboat restoration project and special
events sponsored by the Lake of Bays Marine Museum & Navigation
Society.
The Project
"To restore the Bigwin Steamboat
to its original 1910 condition as the centerpiece of a new Lake of Bays
Marine Museum to be located in Dorset on the historic Olde Clayton Property."
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