The weather is getting nice this weekend in Toronto and it is a great time to get out on the water. Whether you are fishing, canoeing, kayaking or sailing, Toronto’s bay, the Toronto Islands, and rivers such as the Humber, have always accommodated boating.
For this week’s history post I decided to look back and find vintage boating photographs from the Toronto Archives for you to check out. I love how much of a part of everyone’s life boating was.
189? – Temporary crib work, Island shore189? – Tug Neelon Ashbridge’s Bay193? – Man in boat, fishing193? – Nat Turofsky (left) next to boat193? – Two men in boat, fishing194? – Woman in boat, holding fish1891 – Canoeing at Toronto Island1900-1910 – Canoeing, Scarboro Beach Park1907 – Hanlan’s Point west waterfront1907 – Three boys with a skiff on the beach near Hanlan’s Hotel1907 – Toronto Island1907? – Group in a swan boat1908 – Couple rowing in lagoon, Toronto Island1908 – Humber River1908 – Three women fishing1908 – Two boys in skiff at water’s edge, Toronto Island1908? – Boathouses and club events1908? – Hanlan’s Hotel1909 – Aquatic sports in Humber Bay1909? – Hanlan’s Hotel and lake1910 – Alexandra boathouse, foot of York Street1910 – Members of the James family at Centre Island Regatta1910 – Norm, Frank, Joe, Winnie, and Clara James boating, Toronto Island1910 – People in a rowboat, Ashbridge’s Bay1910 – View of the Queen City Yacht Club clubhouse, taken from the Argonaut Rowing Club, looking north1911 – Boating on Island lagoon1912 – Butler after collapsing during grueling race1912 – Royal Canadian Yacht Club jubliee1914 – Sail boats and motor boats at Exhibition1914 – Swimming race, Toronto Island1915 – Kew Beach1915 – Kew Beach Bathing Pavilion1919 – Toronto Harbour Commission building and submarine1918 – Toronto Harbour Commission building1919 – Plane and motorboat race in Lake Ontario1921 – Motor boat race, Miss Toronto1927 – Boats for Wrigley marathon swim, CNE1928 – C.N.E., Men’s Swim, boats waiting for swimmers1928 – C.N.E., Men’s Swim, Georges Michel swimming by boat1929 – CNE, Goodyear blimp over lakefront1929 – CNE, sea fleas, lining up, seawall1929 – CNE, sea fleas, single boat, launch background1929 – Humber Regetta [i.e. Regatta], war canoe race, general1929 – Toronto Canoe Club, Danny McDonald, Max Hoffman1930 – Bobby Pearce, Australian sculler, in shell, action
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