Catalina Island dining offers something for everyone For many vacationers, dining out is a key component of a great vacation. New tastes and new experiences align with favorite traditions to create a culinary adventure. Catalina Island dining offers something for everyone. Early morning coffee shops, bakeries and classic diners offer a great way to start […]
New visitors often have interesting questions. Learning everything there is to know about Catalina Island would take a lifetime. No matter how many times you visit or how many years you spend living here, there’s always something new to discover. Fascinating history, compelling geology and intriguing biology mean that there are always new questions to
Descanso Beach is located just past the Casino on Catalina Island Winter Wonderland may not be the first things that come to mind when you think of Descanso Beach, but this weekend, that is just what’s going to happen. Normally renowned for its white sand, swaying palm trees and cocktail service on the beach, Descanso
The gift of Catalina Island will last a lifetime. Photo Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce The gift of Catalina Island can be one that lasts a lifetime. Cherished memories are born here. Time spent exploring Catalina’s interior, relaxing on its beaches and strolling its charming streets is a gift that will be remembered forever. There
For generations, Catalina has offered a number of treasures for shoppers. Catalina Island pottery is still collected today. Shopping on Catalina Island offers something for everyone. Toys and trinkets, art and artifacts, crafts and clothes all can be found in the many quaint shops scattered enticingly along Avalon’s waterfront. Dozens of stores and small businesses
Catalina’s interior offers beautiful vistas Many Catalina Island visitors never find out for themselves what lies beyond the confines of Avalon. Surrounded by high hills and the Pacific, the quaint village is often the only picture of Santa Catalina that some visitors ever see. Avalon, however is only a tiny portion of the wonder of
The Catalina Casino hosts an annual New Year’s Eve gala New Year’s Eve in Catalina Island’s Casino Ballroom is one of the biggest parties in Southern California. The Casino is one of the most iconic buildings in the country and its ballroom is a dramatic homage to art deco. Featuring a rollicking band playing several
Catalina Island’s serpentine wall owes its existence to Otis Shepard and his wife Dorothy Catalina Island owes its present reality to many people: the Banning Brothers and the Wrigley family in particular were instrumental in shaping the future of the island and crafting Avalon into the tourists’ mecca it is today. Those men were far
Photo courtesy of Catalina Island Conservancy. For nearly a century, Catalina Island’s rolling hills and oak-dotted grasslands have been home to one of North America’s most iconic species: American Bison. A dozen or so of these large herbivores were brought to the island in the 1920s to star in a movie. Although their scenes were
