Origins of name: Granite Bay was the site of a major railway-logging camp fpr BC Mills Timber & Trading Company from about 1890 to 1925. The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names notes that "A group of Finns settled at the bay, and a small community grew up, complete with hotel, store, post office, school, brothel and steamship landing. The nearby Lucky Jim Mine produced copper, silver and gold ore, 1910-25."
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