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Island jam: More than 35,000 people went to the Islands Sunday and it was anything but fun returning as thousands lined up for as much as three hours waiting for a ride back to the mainland
Island jam: More than 35,000 people went to the Islands Sunday and it was anything but fun returning as thousands lined up for as much as three hours waiting for a ride back to the mainland

Island jam: More than 35,000 people went to the Islands Sunday and it was anything but fun returning as thousands lined up for as much as three hours waiting for a ride back to the mainland

Date7/7/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Island jam: More than 35;000 people went to the Islands Sunday and it was anything but fun returning as thousands lined up for as much as three hours waiting for a ride back to the mainland.
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A jam-packed ferry leaves the Toronto docks for the Islands where an estimated 23,000 took refuge from the heat yesterday
A jam-packed ferry leaves the Toronto docks for the Islands where an estimated 23,000 took refuge from the heat yesterday
7/17/1983
One of ferries which carry thousands to Bob-Lo Island
One of ferries which carry thousands to Bob-Lo Island
10/16/1962
Peak hour demands strain the capacity of Island ferries, but there's a shortage only 120 hours a year so there are no plans to extend the service. Similar problems affect other recreation facilities
Peak hour demands strain the capacity of Island ferries, but there's a shortage only 120 hours a year so there are no plans to extend the service. Similar problems affect other recreation facilities
7/15/1971
The old Trillium may sail again, The Trillium, a steam-powered sidewheel ferry built in 1910 and retired in 1956, may soon be back in use between Toronto and the Islands
The old Trillium may sail again, The Trillium, a steam-powered sidewheel ferry built in 1910 and retired in 1956, may soon be back in use between Toronto and the Islands
3/1/1973
The old Trillium may sail again, The Trillium, a steam-powered sidewheel ferry built in 1910 and retired in 1956, may soon be back in use between Toronto and the Islands
The old Trillium may sail again, The Trillium, a steam-powered sidewheel ferry built in 1910 and retired in 1956, may soon be back in use between Toronto and the Islands
3/1/1973
Island hopping: Ferry service was taxed to the breaking point at the recent International Picnic on the Islands
Island hopping: Ferry service was taxed to the breaking point at the recent International Picnic on the Islands
7/7/1980
'Once there was a lazy, day-long cruise on the lake but now there's just the Islands ferry, of which the Primrose, above, was an early example.'
'Once there was a lazy, day-long cruise on the lake but now there's just the Islands ferry, of which the Primrose, above, was an early example.'
10/1/1938
Their own ferry: The Torontonian, a 100-passenger ferry, has been pressed into service by residents of the Toronto Islands, because the regular ferry, Ongiara, is being repaired
Their own ferry: The Torontonian, a 100-passenger ferry, has been pressed into service by residents of the Toronto Islands, because the regular ferry, Ongiara, is being repaired
3/1/1983
The Toronto Islands, A Rare City Gem
The Toronto Islands, A Rare City Gem
7/17/1991
Trillium's back after $1 million refit, The 65-year-old sidewheeler Trillium, once the queen of the Island ferries, returned to Metro today after a $1 million facelift at Port Colborne
Trillium's back after $1 million refit, The 65-year-old sidewheeler Trillium, once the queen of the Island ferries, returned to Metro today after a $1 million facelift at Port Colborne
11/7/1975
Two of the four tugs grounded in lagoons and kept 200 to 300 people shivering on the docks from half an hour to an hour and a half. These people final(...)
Two of the four tugs grounded in lagoons and kept 200 to 300 people shivering on the docks from half an hour to an hour and a half. These people final(...)
16 December 1948
Shows a picture of a ferry steam ship docked on Toronto Island.
The landing. Island Park. Toronto. Home of the casino
Approximately 1914