Rideau Ferry
Rideau Ferry is a small
Lanark County
.
History
Despite the name of the community, there is no
.Rideau Ferry was originally known as Oliver's Ferry after John Oliver, a
highway robbery. Years later, when Oliver's house was torn down to allow a bridge to be built, human skeletons were found in the walls and under the floorboards of additions Oliver had made to the original house.[1] Although later found to be untrue, this story persists as a local legend.[2]
In the 1890s, a number of
cottages were established along the south shore of the Lower Rideau Lake, many of which remain with the same families today.[3]
Services and attractions
The
shoreline property on the Lower Rideau Lake. The former Rideau Ferry Yacht Club donated the property in 1976 to provide a public recreation area with access to the lake.[4]
Rideau Ferry is also home to a restaurant, a general store, a motel, a Castle Building Centre, an art studio and a marina.