The Storm That Formed the Toronto Islands

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The Toronto Islands weren’t always islands

They were a long, fish hook-shaped swath of land that extended from the Toronto Harbour. But a wicked storm in 1858 broke the connection.

1858

A storm floods the Toronto Harbour and creates the Toronto Islands

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