{"product_id":"trillium-and-toronto-island-paperback","title":"Trillium and Toronto Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Filey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eTrillium\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eTrillium\u003c\/i\u003e retired in 1956, only to be saved from the scrap yard in 1973. The \u003ci\u003eTrillium\u003c\/i\u003e made its second debut in 1976 as a fully operational steam ferry and is still in service today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the \u003ci\u003eTrillium\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eTrillium's\u003c\/i\u003e remarkable rise, fall, and rebirth in a book that honours one of Toronto's most interesting treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Filey has written nearly two dozen books on various facets of Toronto's past, including \u003ci\u003eA Toronto Album\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eToronto: The Way We Were\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eToronto Sunday Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-hosts \"Mike Filey's Toronto\" on AM 740 radio. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.9 x 8.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759262728480,"sku":"9781554887378","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8b8f87204854022e4c21f05d995352bc.webp?v=1780147241","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/trillium-and-toronto-island-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}