Trillium and Toronto Island Author:Mike Fillon 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 46 years of service... more », the Trillium retired in 1956, only to be saved from the scrap yard in 1973. The Trillium made her second debut in 1976 as a fully operational steam ferry and is still in service today.Now approaching her one hundredth anniversary, Mike Filey traces the history of this memorable Canadian landmark, with a few extra bits! With a new foreword and updated photos, Filey traces the Trillium's remarkable rise and fall and commemorates one of our city's finest treasures.« less