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  • Shipwreck on Lake Ontario
    Shipwreck on Lake Ontario
    Text  Wayne Sentinel (Palmyra, NY), 29 Apr 1831     Shipwreck on Lake Ontario. - During a severe gale on the lake on the night of the 8th inst. the fine schooner Prescott, with 5,000 bushels of wheat and a crew of five men besides the captain and four or five passengers, was driven on the bar in York bay, …
    Text  Wayne Sentinel (Palmyra, NY), 29 Apr 1831   Shipwreck on Lake Ontario. - During a severe gale on the lake on the night of the 8th inst. the fine schooner Prescott, with 5,000 bushels of wheat and a …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • The "Kingston" Sails for the Last Time.
    The "Kingston" Sails for the Last Time.
    ImageText       Folded card with black and white photo of steamer Kingston on its last voyage from Toronto Harbour to Thousand Islands. Reverse: "THE "KINGSTON" SAILS FOR THE LAST TIME On Saturday, September 17th, 1949, at 2:40 P.M., the old passenger steamer "Kingston" sailed from Toronto on her final voyage to the …
    ImageText     Folded card with black and white photo of steamer Kingston on its last voyage from Toronto Harbour to Thousand Islands. Reverse: "THE "KINGSTON" SAILS FOR THE LAST TIME On Saturday, …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Outward Bound for the Thousand Islands
    Outward Bound for the Thousand Islands
    ImageText       Undated photo but steamer "Toronto" was in use between 1899 and 1938.
    ImageText     Undated photo but steamer "Toronto" was in use between 1899 and 1938.
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Toronto's Passenger Fleet in 1918
    Toronto's Passenger Fleet in 1918
    ImageText       Folded card with black and white photograph of steamers Chippewa, Toronto, Corona, Dalhousie City, Modjeska, Kingston and Cayuga at Toronto Harbour. Reverse: TORONTO'S PASSENGER FLEET IN 1918 Passenger steamers played an important part in the life of the city when this photograph was taken from the top of the Toronto …
    ImageText     Folded card with black and white photograph of steamers Chippewa, Toronto, Corona, Dalhousie City, Modjeska, Kingston and Cayuga at Toronto Harbour. Reverse: TORONTO'S PASSENGER FLEET IN 1918 Passenger steamers played …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • A sunny afternoon at the waterfront
    A sunny afternoon at the waterfront
    ImageText       Folded card with black and white photograph of steamships Chippewa and Cape Trinity at Toronto Harbour. Reverse: "A SUNNY AFTERNOON AT THE WATERFRONT This tranquil scene at the foot of Yonge Street recalls the era when Toronto enjoyed passenger steamer services to many ports on Lake Ontario. Excursions by ship …
    ImageText     Folded card with black and white photograph of steamships Chippewa and Cape Trinity at Toronto Harbour. Reverse: "A SUNNY AFTERNOON AT THE WATERFRONT This tranquil scene at the foot of …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto
    Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto
    WebsiteText       The chapters of this classic local history that deal with Toronto harbour as well as the shipping lines that ran to it. Lines included the Royal Mail Line of the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company, the Niagara Navigation Company and the Hamilton Steamboat Compay.
    WebsiteText     The chapters of this classic local history that deal with Toronto harbour as well as the shipping lines that ran to it. Lines included the Royal Mail Line of the …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Toronto of Old
    Toronto of Old
    WebsiteText       The four chapters from the volume that deal with the early history of shipping into the Toronto harbour.
    WebsiteText     The four chapters from the volume that deal with the early history of shipping into the Toronto harbour.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • The Sailing Express Wagon: Schooner Days XL (40)
    The Sailing Express Wagon: Schooner Days XL (40)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 26 Mar 1932     The Sailing EXPRESS WAGON Schooner Days XL (40) There was, indeed, another Sea Gull frequenting Toronto Harbor, quite as industrious as the brigantine Sea Gull which made the voyage to South Africa, and brought back the famous sample of Durban rum--but very, very much ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 26 Mar 1932   The Sailing EXPRESS WAGON Schooner Days XL (40) There was, indeed, another Sea Gull frequenting Toronto Harbor, quite as industrious as the brigantine Sea Gull which made the voyage to …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Pacific (Schooner), aground, 1 Feb 1862
    Pacific (Schooner), aground, 1 Feb 1862
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $500 Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $500 Remarks: Total loss
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Amasa Stowell (Schooner), aground, 1 Apr 1862
    Amasa Stowell (Schooner), aground, 1 Apr 1862
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $100 Freight: coal
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $100 Freight: coal
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Mary Francis (Schooner), aground, 1 Sep 1861
    Mary Francis (Schooner), aground, 1 Sep 1861
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $300 Cargo: $200 Freight: coal
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $300 Cargo: $200 Freight: coal
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Alice Grover (Brig), sunk, 1 Nov 1861
    Alice Grover (Brig), sunk, 1 Nov 1861
    TextNewspaper       Reason: sunk Lives: nil Hull damage: $300 Cargo: $300 Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: sunk Lives: nil Hull damage: $300 Cargo: $300 Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Edward John (Schooner), sunk, 1 May 1871
    Edward John (Schooner), sunk, 1 May 1871
    TextNewspaper       Reason: sunk Lives: nil Remarks: Raised
    TextNewspaper     Reason: sunk Lives: nil Remarks: Raised
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Corinthian (Steamboat), broke machinery, 24 Oct 1883
    Corinthian (Steamboat), broke machinery, 24 Oct 1883
    TextNewspaper       Reason: broke machinery Lives: nil Hull damage: $150 Remarks: Repaired
    TextNewspaper     Reason: broke machinery Lives: nil Hull damage: $150 Remarks: Repaired
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Noronic (Propeller), C134014, fire, 16 Sep 1949
    Noronic (Propeller), C134014, fire, 16 Sep 1949
    TextNewspaper       Reason: fire Lives: 119 Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: fire Lives: 119 Remarks: Total loss
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Mary Roe (Bark), aground, 4 Nov 1864
    Mary Roe (Bark), aground, 4 Nov 1864
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Freight: nil Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Freight: nil Remarks: Got off
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • The Late Gale
    The Late Gale
    TextNewspaper  New York Spectator (New York, NY), 7 Dec 1842     The Late Gale. - It is but seldom that we have to record so many disasters on our inland waters as it has been our misfortune to do within the past few days. A great many lives have been lost, and a large amount of property destroyed. Among the shipwrecks …
    TextNewspaper  New York Spectator (New York, NY), 7 Dec 1842   The Late Gale. - It is but seldom that we have to record so many disasters on our inland waters as it has been our misfortune to do within the …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Ubique III (Propeller), C171934, sunk
    Ubique III (Propeller), C171934, sunk
    TextNewspaper       Reason: sunk Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: sunk Remarks: Total loss
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Resolute (Propeller), C88241, sunk, 22 Nov 1906
    Resolute (Propeller), C88241, sunk, 22 Nov 1906
    TextNewspaper       Reason: sunk Lives: 6 Remarks: Raised
    TextNewspaper     Reason: sunk Lives: 6 Remarks: Raised
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • George M. Carl (Propeller), aground, 25 Dec 1975
    George M. Carl (Propeller), aground, 25 Dec 1975
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: soy-beans Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: soy-beans Remarks: Got off
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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