
Trillium and Toronto Island
The Centennial Edition
Mike Filey(Author)
Dundurn Group Ltd (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. July 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-1-55488-737-8 (ISBN)
Description
The year was 1910 and signs of progress were in the air. That June, a new steam ferry for the Toronto Island Company was launched and christened the Trillium. Only briefly mentioned in the local dailies at the time, the double-end, side-padded island ferry cruised the waters of Toronto Bay for nearly fifty years. After forty-six years of service, the Trillium retired in 1956, only to be saved from the scrap yard in 1973. The Trillium made its second debut in 1976 as a fully operational steam ferry and is still in service today.
As the Trillium reaches the century mark, Mike Filey revisits the history of this fascinating Canadian ship. With a new preface and updated photographs, including some in colour. Filey traces Trillium's remarkable rise, fall, and rebirth in a book that honours one of Toronto's most interesting treasures.
As the Trillium reaches the century mark, Mike Filey revisits the history of this fascinating Canadian ship. With a new preface and updated photographs, including some in colour. Filey traces Trillium's remarkable rise, fall, and rebirth in a book that honours one of Toronto's most interesting treasures.
Reviews / Votes
Mike Filey's exposition of history and people - even on our little Toronto Island - has always made for a good read. If you're into steamboats, you'll like the book. If you're into Toronto Island, you'll love it. * Elli Davis.com *More details
Edition
3rd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 230 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
373 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55488-737-8 (9781554887378)
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E-Book
05/2010
1st Edition
Dundurn
€28.99
Available for download
Person
Mike Filey has written nearly two dozen books on various facets of Toronto's past, including A Toronto Album and Toronto: The Way We Were, which received a 2009 Heritage Toronto Award of Merit. For more than thirty-five years he has contributed a popular column, "The Way We Were," to the Toronto Sunday Sun, and co-hosts "Mike Filey's Toronto" on AM 740 radio. He lives in Toronto.