▁that ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁sett ler , ▁clear ing ▁ 1 7 ▁acres . ▁When ▁the ▁logging ▁bo om ▁hit , ▁Z ac ▁Cole ▁built ▁a ▁hotel ▁and ▁trad ing ▁post ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁French ▁Tr ading ▁post , ▁complete ▁with ▁a ▁whis key ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁back yard ▁next ▁to ▁a ▁brick ▁kil n . ▁A ▁driving ▁force ▁in ▁developing ▁the ▁young ▁village , ▁Z ac ▁used ▁to ▁claim ▁he ▁wanted ▁his ▁coff in ▁made ▁from ▁t amar ack , ▁because ▁it ▁burn ed ▁with ▁loud ▁cra cks ▁and ▁no ises , ▁so ▁everyone ▁in ▁Hell ▁would ▁know ▁he ▁had ▁arrived . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁▁ ▁Dor set ▁is ▁inter se cted ▁by ▁Ontario ▁Highway ▁ 3 5 ▁and ▁Ontario ▁Highway ▁ 1 1 7 . ▁B ays ville , ▁Bra ce bridge , ▁D w ight ▁and ▁Hun ts ville ▁are ▁the ▁nearest ▁local ▁population ▁cent ers ▁which ▁are ▁approximately ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 5 0 , ▁ 1 8 , ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁kilom eters ▁away , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Indust ry ▁▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁Dor set ▁has ▁been ▁primarily ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁forest ry ▁industry ; ▁although ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁this ▁dependence ▁has ▁dimin ished ▁and ▁tour ism , ▁mainly ▁American , ▁European , ▁and ▁Japanese ▁tour ists , ▁has ▁taken ▁over ▁as ▁the ▁dominant ▁contrib uting ▁industry ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁economy . ▁ ▁Tour ism ▁▁ ▁Dor set ▁depends ▁on ▁tour ism ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁economy