Otter Lake

History

Otter Lake was first settled in 1838 by Andrew McArthur. The Otter Lake post office opened on February 12, 1873, with postmaster John M. McDonald. In 1874, Page & Benson pine lumber company platted the community. That same year, the Pere Marquette Railroad came through. The village was named after the nearby body of water which had numerous otters. The Village of Otter Lake was incorporated in 1883.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (9.64%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  5,148
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,113
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,103
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,969
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3,844
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,626
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,433
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,329

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2022-05-23
  2 km NNW of Corunna, Canada