According to local legend, Mr. Oliver was said to have an unusual habit of refusing to transport passengers after dark, instead putting them up in his house for the night.

Several of the travellers did not arrive at their intended destination and were thought to be victims of highway robbery.

[2] In the 1890s, a number of summer homes and cottages were established along the south shore of the Lower Rideau Lake, many of which remain with the same families today.

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.