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'Once there was a lazy, day-long cruise on the lake but now there's just the Islands ferry, of which the Primrose, above, was an early example.'
'Once there was a lazy, day-long cruise on the lake but now there's just the Islands ferry, of which the Primrose, above, was an early example.'

'Once there was a lazy, day-long cruise on the lake but now there's just the Islands ferry, of which the Primrose, above, was an early example.'

Date10/1/1938
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Original Toronto Star caption: 'Once there was a lazy; day-long cruise on the lake but now there's just the Islands ferry; of which the Primrose; above; was an early example.'
Primrose was formerly operated by the Toronto Ferry Company Limited. 
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0112260F
      Moonlit cruises There's a lake cruise for every taste and pocketbook/C10
      Moonlit cruises There's a lake cruise for every taste and pocketbook/C10
      Lennon, Frank
      7/21/1981
      Image shows a ferry on the lake.
      Primrose, paddle steamer (Island ferry), Toronto
      Primrose (Ship)
      189-?
      Man, there's a long way to go. A steel rigger pauses to wipe his brow on the big Commerce Court project, now seven storeys above street with 50 more t(...)
      Man, there's a long way to go. A steel rigger pauses to wipe his brow on the big Commerce Court project, now seven storeys above street with 50 more t(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      6/11/1970
      Limbo dancing by the pool (left) is just one of many activities open to cruise passengers, for there's always plenty to occupy your time. But sometime(...)
      Limbo dancing by the pool (left) is just one of many activities open to cruise passengers, for there's always plenty to occupy your time. But sometime(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      10/16/1979
      Cruise of the jungle. Now there's a ship that will take you to visit the Choco Indians of the Darien Jungle
      Cruise of the jungle. Now there's a ship that will take you to visit the Choco Indians of the Darien Jungle
      Bryant, George
      3/6/1974
      Peak hour demands strain the capacity of Island ferries, but there's a shortage only 120 hours a year so there are no plans to extend the service. Similar problems affect other recreation facilities
      Peak hour demands strain the capacity of Island ferries, but there's a shortage only 120 hours a year so there are no plans to extend the service. Similar problems affect other recreation facilities
      Teskey, Frank
      7/15/1971
      There's a bus line that will even take you (by ship) to such spots as Santorini, one of the Aegean's Greek islands
      There's a bus line that will even take you (by ship) to such spots as Santorini, one of the Aegean's Greek islands
      Bryant, George
      3/9/1972
      Image shows a cruise boat on the lake with a lot of trees on the shore in the background.
      Hour-Long Cruises of Toronto's waterfront and the Islands' canals leave every 30 minutes between July and September from the foot of Yonge St. and the Ontario Place depot. At Present the boats leave every hour.
      Feeny, Edwin
      5/12/1972
      Nostalgic run: It's too early to tell if there's going to be a run on artifacts from the Canadian, seen above leaving Union Station for its last voyage
      Nostalgic run: It's too early to tell if there's going to be a run on artifacts from the Canadian, seen above leaving Union Station for its last voyage
      Loek, Dick
      1/14/1990
      Capt. Bill Bristow tried out retirement in Florida when he officially left Air Canada four years ago. But the active former airline pilot soon discovered that the lazy life was not for him, so now he runs a business which gives badly needed advice to people heading out on holidays. Now Bristow is where the action is
      Capt. Bill Bristow tried out retirement in Florida when he officially left Air Canada four years ago. But the active former airline pilot soon discovered that the lazy life was not for him, so now he runs a business which gives badly needed advice to people heading out on holidays. Now Bristow is where the action is
      Loek, Dick
      10/24/1973
      Better prospects: There's more work to be had these days than back in the early 1980s when this young man, unemployed and unskilled, scanned the classified advertisements
      Better prospects: There's more work to be had these days than back in the early 1980s when this young man, unemployed and unskilled, scanned the classified advertisements
      Lennon, Frank
      8/14/1980
      Had Spassky done this . . .. With the parking lot at the ferry docks full, there's a chance to work out the plays by world chess champion Boris Spassk(...)
      Had Spassky done this . . .. With the parking lot at the ferry docks full, there's a chance to work out the plays by world chess champion Boris Spassk(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      6/28/1972