The great ship was docked for the night at Pier 9 in Toronto Harbour. On board were hundreds of people who had been enjoying a pleasure cruise through Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. She had left Detroit two days earlier, on a journey that would take...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at Each year, 3,000 ships, carrying 40 million tons of cargo, pass through the Welland Canal. The canal would help Toronto become the largest city in Canada, while fostering increased trade on the...