The little village of Blakeney is between Almonte and Pakenham.  It is most likley that if Maggie had any free time she may have come down to this beautiful spot on the river and had a picnic or played in the water.  It was about 4 km for her to walk to school but the Mississippi River was only one km away from where she lived.

The Mississippi River is a tributary of the Ottawa River; it has no relation with the Mississippi River in the USA. 

In the late 1800's This area was very busy with a Sawmill, Gritsmill, Cheese Factory (Snedden) and a Woolen factory.