Otter Lake Cemetery

This is one of my favourite cemeteries to find in the woods. The old Otter Lake Cemetery is located in the woods to the west of the Greenhead Road, very near the waste management facility and may be difficult to find as it is overgrown. When HRM decided to use this area as a waste management facility, they cut off a portion of the original road and built a new road. You will note a large accumulation of boulders blocking the entrance to the original Greenhead Road (Point 16). In order to get to the cemetery you must climb over the boulders and proceed up the original road. The cemetery will be on your right; however, it is some distance back in the woods (approximately a five minute walk).

The Otter Lake Cemetery contains two headstones: Martha wife of James Umlah, d. February 16, 1895 and their son George d. May 8, 1883. James is buried in the Greenhead Road Cemetery. (Take from the Walking Guide to the Old St. Margarets Bay Road.)