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The Rest of the Island

19 Mar 2017
Photo by Jack Baldelli, courtesy Catalina Island Conservancy. Seeing the rest of the island Most of the nearly one million people who visit Santa Catalina Island every year never see more than the two square miles of Avalon. Their experience with this fascinating Southern California...
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Catalina in Spring 2017

16 Mar 2017
Rain brings Catalina hillside to life Traditionally, Catalina in spring was a time of transformation. The island changed color, watering holes filled and flowers dappled the hillsides. For the last several years, drought had changed that. Rather than greener, each year it seemed that the...
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Catalina Island Concert Series 2017

16 Mar 2017
A Catalina Island summer tradition has expanded this year – bringing family-friendly concerts to the spring and fall. The Catalina Summer Concert Series is now the Catalina Concerts Series. Thanks to a partnership between the Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau and the...
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Cabrillo Beach on Catalina Island

5 Mar 2017
Catalina Island has been “discovered” several times. It was inhabited by native islanders for thousands of years – those intrepid explorers had discovered that life on the island was much more intriguing than life on the mainland and created an island culture that lasted hundreds...
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Kid-friendly Catalina

5 Mar 2017
Families will find plenty of activities for all ages on Catalina Island Despite its reputation as the Island of Romance, Catalina can also be an ideal vacation for the entire family. For more than a century, families have been escaping the mainland madness and discovering...
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