wood s ▁such ▁as ▁Eastern ▁White ▁P ine , ▁Black ▁Spr uce , ▁Eastern ▁Hem lock , ▁and ▁B als am ▁Fir . ▁ ▁Spr uce ▁b ogs , ▁wet lands , ▁large ▁gran ite ▁rock ▁out cro ppings ▁are ▁also ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁area . ▁ ▁Dor set ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Lake ▁of ▁B ays ▁between ▁Big ▁and ▁Little ▁Tr ading ▁Bay . ▁The ▁two ▁bodies ▁of ▁water ▁are ▁connected ▁via ▁the ▁natural ▁Dor set ▁Channel ▁that ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁Dor set . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁First ▁Nations ' ▁Ch ipp ew as ▁of ▁Big win ▁Island ▁made ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁Lake ▁of ▁B ays ▁their ▁summer ▁camp ground s ▁for ▁years . ▁When ▁white ▁sett lers ▁began ▁moving ▁into ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 0 0 s , ▁Dor set ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Tr ading ▁Bay ▁for ▁Francis ▁Har vey ' s ▁trad ing ▁post ▁that ▁spr ang ▁up ▁along ▁the ▁N arrow s . ▁No ▁one ▁knows ▁who ▁the ▁first ▁white ▁travel ers ▁were , ▁but ▁someone ▁car ved ▁ 1 6 7 5 ▁into ▁a ▁rock ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁– ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 0 0 s ▁by ▁Tom ▁Sal mon , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁sett lers ▁on ▁Lake ▁of ▁B ays . ▁Over ▁the ▁years ▁the ▁ham let ▁saw ▁an ▁infl ux ▁of ▁log gers , ▁tim ber ▁bar ons , ▁hun ters ▁and ▁tra ppers , ▁soon ▁to ▁be ▁followed ▁by ▁sett lers