It is said that the owners of the saw mills in the bustling early
village were instrumental in the cemetery's founding. The first
known burial was that of Joseph Johnson in 1859. This continues the
series of caches called "Restin In" in the area West of Lake
Simcoe. It is a micro with only a log book. We had visited a series
of caches like this East of the Lake and enjoyed the history, we
hope you do too. We realize that "Cemetery Caches" are not for
everyone, so if this is not for you we have lots of other caches
close by for you to seek.
The cemetery, a set of headstones arranged around a mound" and
is watched over by the Innisfil Historical Society.
Nearby to the South about 100 meters is Belle Ewart Baptist
Church which was organized 1896 after services were conducted in
the Belle Ewart School which was estimated from records to have
been built in 1860. The building itself was skidded by horses over
many miles of ice from the North at Tollendale and placed on its
present site. Enthusiasm from the vigorous community resulted in
many baptisms with some being right in the nearby Lake Simcoe. By
1951 the area had developed with permanent homes which necessitated
the 1952 addition to the school and the Baptist Church. This
history courtesy & by kind permission of Donna Wice, Innisfil
Historical society.