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There are no Heritage Toronto walks for the long weekend, but this gives us a chance to tell you about a very special event on July 2.

Toronto's much loved ferry boat, the Trillium, celebrates her centenary this year! Join Heritage Toronto and author Mike Filey, a champion for the ferry's restoration, for dinner and a cruise of Toronto harbour in honour of the occasion. As we cruise, hear Mr. Filey's stories of the harbour, Toronto Island, and how the ferry was rescued from a watery grave. The harbour will be especially scenic as the Tall Ships will be in port for the Redpath Toronto Waterfront Festival. Since the Trillium is only used for special charters and not in regular Toronto Island ferry service, this is a rare opportunity to enjoy a harbour cruise on this historic vessel.

The Trillium was built at the Polson Iron Works at the foot of Sherbourne Street in 1910. She was retired from ferry service in the 1950s and towed to an Island lagoon, where she languished for many years. In the 1970s, at the urging of Mike Filey and others, Metro Toronto Council approved a project to restore the Trillium to service. On May 19, 1976 the the refurbished side-wheeler steamboat was officially welcomed back to active service on Toronto Bay.

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For full details, please visit Heritage Toronto's website here.
 
With Doors Open coming up this weekend, we have another week without Heritage Toronto walks to publicize... but we do have another very good idea of Heritage Toronto's to tell you about: the iTour.

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That's right, you've guessed it, if you have a contraption to play mp3 files, let Heritage Toronto turn the city you love into the reference library of your dreams, open as early or as late as you want.

There are currently three iTours available for download, either in mp3 or m4v formats, along with maps and images to enhance your walk.

Check out the Don Mills iTour, and visit our first modern suburb, with a tour written and narrated by The Globe and Mail's Architourist, Dave Leblanc. (UrbanToronto proudly calls Dave a member here too.)

Check out the Toronto Island Bike iTour; start with a ferry to Hanlan's Point, and wend your way over a couple of hours to Ward's Island where you return to the Bay Ferry Terminal, having discovered this unique area's past.

Check out the Spadina iTour, with commentary by City Councillor Adam Vaughan and The Globe and Mail's Rick Salutin, as you make your way along this bustling street and into neighbouring sidestreets full of shops, markets, restaurants, and over one hundred and fifty years of history.

Click here to get full details and download Heritage Toronto's iTours.
 
Heritage Toronto announces 2011 Spring Program of Free Walking Tours
Historic neighbourhood walks take part from Thistletown to Agincourt and in between

In 2011, Heritage Toronto begins its 17th year of free historic walking tours all across the city. Held most weekends throughout April to October, Heritage Toronto Walks are a great way for residents and visitors alike to discover the people, places, events and stories of Toronto.

Heritage Toronto launches the spring schedule of walks with a free illustrated lecture, How the Railways Shaped Toronto, on this Thursday, April 28th at 7:00pm at St. Lawrence Hall. Derek Boles, author Toronto's Railway History, will show rare images and animations that illustrate how the railways formed and altered Toronto's built and natural landscape over the last century and a half.

New walks that are part of the schedule this year include Cabbagetown People: More Stories, School Days in North Toronto and Smythe Park: The Evolution of a Creek Valley with more to come in the July to October schedule, which will be available in June.

Heritage Toronto Walks is a true community project. The tours are researched, designed and led by local historians, groups and professionals from across the city, who volunteer their time and energy. Walks are free and no reservations are required in order to attend.

This year’s April to July schedule includes tours of:

 Saturday, April 30 – 1:30 PM: Madison Avenue
 Sunday, May 1 – 1:30 PM: Terra Cotta Design in Toronto's Historic Architecture
 Saturday, May 7 – 1:30 PM: Hidden Treasures in North Rosedale (part of Jane's Walks)
 Sunday, May 8 – 10:00 AM: Old Town (part of Jane's Walks)
 Saturday, May 14 – 1:30 PM: Parc Downsview Park
 Sunday, May 15 – 1:30 PM: Agincourt Village
 Saturday, June 4 – 1:30 PM: The Howards of High Park
 Saturday, June 4 – 1:30 PM: Cabbagetown People: More Stories (NEW)
 Sunday, June 5 – 1:30 PM: South Rosedale
 Saturday, June 11 – 11:00 AM: School Days in North Toronto (NEW)
 Saturday, June 18 – 10:00 AM: St. Clair West: Earlscourt, Oakwood and Regal Heights
 Sunday, June 19 – 11:00 AM: The Danforth
 Thursday, June 23 – 7:00 PM: Exhibition Place
 Saturday, June 25 – 10:00 AM: West Toronto Junction
 Sunday, June 26 – 1:30 PM: The Mansions of Jarvis Street
 Friday, July 1 – 1:00 PM: Fort York: 200 Years of Lakefront Development
 Saturday, July 9 – 1:30 PM: Smythe Park: The Evolution of a Creek Valley (NEW)
 Sunday, July 10 – 1:30 PM: Thistletown

For full descriptions of Heritage Toronto Walks, please visit www.heritagetoronto.org or call the Heritage Toronto Information Line at 416 338-3886.
 
Heritage Toronto announces 2011 Spring Program of Free Walking Tours
Historic neighbourhood walks take part from Thistletown to Agincourt and in between

In 2011, Heritage Toronto begins its 17th year of free historic walking tours all across the city. Held most weekends throughout April to October, Heritage Toronto Walks are a great way for residents and visitors alike to discover the people, places, events and stories of Toronto.

Heritage Toronto launches the spring schedule of walks with a free illustrated lecture, How the Railways Shaped Toronto, on this Thursday, April 28th at 7:00pm at St. Lawrence Hall. Derek Boles, author Toronto's Railway History, will show rare images and animations that illustrate how the railways formed and altered Toronto's built and natural landscape over the last century and a half.

New walks that are part of the schedule this year include Cabbagetown People: More Stories, School Days in North Toronto and Smythe Park: The Evolution of a Creek Valley with more to come in the July to October schedule, which will be available in June.

Heritage Toronto Walks is a true community project. The tours are researched, designed and led by local historians, groups and professionals from across the city, who volunteer their time and energy. Walks are free and no reservations are required in order to attend.

This year’s April to July schedule includes tours of:

 Saturday, April 30 – 1:30 PM: Madison Avenue
 Sunday, May 1 – 1:30 PM: Terra Cotta Design in Toronto's Historic Architecture
 Saturday, May 7 – 1:30 PM: Hidden Treasures in North Rosedale (part of Jane's Walks)
 Sunday, May 8 – 10:00 AM: Old Town (part of Jane's Walks)
 Saturday, May 14 – 1:30 PM: Parc Downsview Park
 Sunday, May 15 – 1:30 PM: Agincourt Village
 Saturday, June 4 – 1:30 PM: The Howards of High Park
 Saturday, June 4 – 1:30 PM: Cabbagetown People: More Stories (NEW)
 Sunday, June 5 – 1:30 PM: South Rosedale
 Saturday, June 11 – 11:00 AM: School Days in North Toronto (NEW)
 Saturday, June 18 – 10:00 AM: St. Clair West: Earlscourt, Oakwood and Regal Heights
 Sunday, June 19 – 11:00 AM: The Danforth
 Thursday, June 23 – 7:00 PM: Exhibition Place
 Saturday, June 25 – 10:00 AM: West Toronto Junction
 Sunday, June 26 – 1:30 PM: The Mansions of Jarvis Street
 Friday, July 1 – 1:00 PM: Fort York: 200 Years of Lakefront Development
 Saturday, July 9 – 1:30 PM: Smythe Park: The Evolution of a Creek Valley (NEW)
 Sunday, July 10 – 1:30 PM: Thistletown

For full descriptions of Heritage Toronto Walks, please visit www.heritagetoronto.org or call the Heritage Toronto Information Line at 416 338-3886.
 
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