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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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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0112243F
One of ferries which carry thousands to Bob-Lo Island
One of ferries which carry thousands to Bob-Lo Island
Ontario. Department of Travel & Publicity
10/16/1962
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
Cusano, Jack
7/17/1983
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
Teskey, Frank
7/15/1971
Shows a picture of a ferry steam ship docked on Toronto Island.
The landing. Island Park. Toronto. Home of the casino
Unknown
Approximately 1914
A photograph of a harbour, with docks and a ferry on the left side of the photo. The ferry has …
Toronto Island
Unknown
1958
Black and white photo postcard depicting the Toronto harbourfront, dock, and ferries, with the …
Ferry Docks with Toronto skyline
Approximately 1950
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
Brazao, Dale
7/7/1980
Waiting for the tug to take them to the city and their jobs, these Islanders tell the world that they are citizens of Toronto, too, and need help.
Waiting for the tug to take them to the city and their jobs, these Islanders tell the world that they are citizens of Toronto, too, and need help.
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
7 January 1960
Image shows a ferry boat on the lake.
Mayflower (Toronto Island Ferry)
Mayflower (Ship)
189-?
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
Barkley, Harold
3/1/1973
'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.'
Toronto Star (Firm)
10/1/1938
Still best retreat from the heat, The Toronto Island ferry service was still busy yesterday as visitors took advantage of the record-breaking heatwave(...)
Still best retreat from the heat, The Toronto Island ferry service was still busy yesterday as visitors took advantage of the record-breaking heatwave(...)
Inglis, William
4/19/1976