Located in the northeast corner of the District of Muskoka, Lake of Bays offers a natural landscape of forests, rocks, lakes and wetlands. Because of its natural beauty, it is an important cottaging, recreation and tourism destination in Ontario. Four small communities of Baysville, Dorset, Hillside and Dwight as well as waterfront and rural areas provide various types of settlement and commercial opportunities. Currently, the economy of the Township is primarily based on tourism, recreation, and the service sector with forestry and aggregate extraction contributing as well. more... See more text