Why a Booktrail?
Various times: This is the story of Toronto from the people who lived there, some who passed through but all who left their mark and made the city what it is today
Fifty Tales of Toronto
What you need to know before your trail
If you need a real guide book to Toronto, and really immerse yourself fully in the real story of a city – its people and its history 50 Tales of Toronto’ takes you to some very interesting parts of the city that you might not discovered or even thought about without this book. Each chapter is around 3 pages long and there are many photos in the book to give a good guide to the city’s history, culture, social life, political changes and everything which has made the city what it is today.
Travel Guide
Mount Pleasant and MacKenzie King
Mackenzie King was the tenth and longest serving prime minister of Canada. In the space of a few years, this great Canadian figure suffered immeasurable tragedy as his older sister, father and mother all died.
Max was Mackenzie’s closest friend and confidante as well as being as strong figure in his own right. His gravestone reveals a interesting but little known story. It is in the ornate style of Louis Pasteur. Max had studied medicine and had joined the army in the medical corps. After his return home, he became ill with tuberculosis as he was about to open a medical practice in Ottawa. However, as he recovered, he decided to write a book called ‘The War of Tuberculosis and how to win it’ to help others like himself returning from war and suffering from the illness he himself had beaten.
His inspiration to others was an inspiration to his own brother who had the gravestone built as a lasting memorial to his dear brother. He had seen the same devotion that Louis Paster had shown for the medical profession, evident in Max. The ornate gravestone in Mount Pleasant has a lovely story of brotherly love and admiration behind it.
The Royal Ontario Museum
Opened in 1914 by Queen Victoria’ favourite son and now a famous and very significant museum for the city
Fort York
The munitions store was blown up here before British soldiers abandoned their posts during the war of 1812
Queens Park
Two cannons were presented to the people of the city in 1859 and they have become lasting memorial to the Canadians who received the British Empires highest award for bravery
The statue of Peter Pan
For a boy who never grew up, he certainly travelled far as there has been a statue in the city ever since 1912….It’s at the corner of St Claire and Avenue Road
Streetview Maps
C) Toronto: Fort York
E) Toronto: Peter Pan statue!
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