A partially frozen harbour on the Islands. Due to Lake Ontario's depth, the water in the lake is sometimes warmer than the air above it. (Source)
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The 16th Toronto Islands ferry, Sam McBride enters service in 1939. It is currently the second oldest ferry operating in the Harbour. (Source)
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Ward's Hotel, c. 1900. Opened in 1882, the hotel remained in operation until 1966. (Source)
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Gibraltar Point Lighthouse was built in 1809 at Gibraltar Point. (Source)
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Cyclist on Centre Island. Motor vehicles on the Islands are limited to City of Toronto government service vehicles. (Source)
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A Toronto Island ferry departs for the city. Ferries, water taxis, and private boats is the primary way to get to the islands, with no fixed road link connecting it to the rest of the city. (Source)
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Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is located on the north-western tip of the Toronto Islands. (Source)
Ward's Island, the easternmost island, with the Leslie Street Spit in the background. The channel to the east (left) of Ward's Island is the Eastern Channel, one of two access points to Toronto's Inner Harbour. (Source)
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Swan-boat ride at Centreville Amusement Park in 1984. The park was opened in 1967 on Centre Island. (Source)
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Opened in 1939 Port George VI Island Airport, the airport was used by expatriate Norwegians RNAF pilots-in-training during the Second World War. (Source)
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The Royal Canadian Yacht Club's first clubhouse on the Toronto Islands, completed in 1881. (Source)
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Map of the Toronto Harbour in 1857. Once a peninsula connected to the mainland, a storm in 1858 transformed the peninsula into the Islands. (Source)