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During the 1800s, there were many shipwrecks near Gibraltar Point on the Toronto Island. Before railways, Lake Ontario was a vital transportation route for European settlers. The water was often busy with ships carrying cargo and passengers between…

On October 13, 1994, Metropolitan Toronto named the regatta course on Long Pond the Allan A. Lamport Regatta course. Mr. Lamport’s 35-year public service career included terms as Alderman and Mayor of the City of Toronto, Member of the Ontario…

Near this site, in Maple Leaf Park on September 5, 1914, the now legendary baseball player Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a professional. It was to be the only home run he ever hit in the minor leagues. As a 19-year-old rookie, playing for the…

Docked here at the mainland ferry terminal is Trillium, a rare side-paddle stream ferry launched in 1910. The double-end double-deck ferry was built locally by Polson Iron Works at the foot of Sherbourne Street. Trillium was one of a fleet of ferries…

Toronto Island is part of a sand-bar which begins on the mainland near Woodbine Avenue and extends westward for about 5 ½ miles before turning northward toward the main shore. The building of the bar began with the formation of Lake Ontario about…