Misc

Shower timers have been installed in all Catalina Island Vacation Rentals properties. Like most of California, Catalina Island is hoping that this fall will bring copious amounts of rain. For the last several years, water has been in short supply on the island – drought...

A raid on Vinegar Hill during Prohibition. When most visitors think of alcohol on Catalina Island, they envision a tropical drink with a paper umbrella, a bucket of beer on the sand at Descanso Beach or a bottle of fine wine at a great restaurant...

The Catalina Casino is one of the main venues for the Catalina Film Festival Fall is festival season on Catalina Island with events for nearly every interest – from art to wine. Many of these events have storied histories dating back, in some instances for...

Catalina Island offers a myriad of souvenirs for vacationers. Avalon shopping includes art, jewelry, clothing, housewares, home décor and much more. For the true Catalina Island aficionado, this Southern California vacation paradise also offers a number of collectibles. Catalina Pottery, made on the island in...

Living on Catalina Island is a daily adventure that no local resident takes for granted. Natural beauty, a strong sense of community and a lack of many of the mainland’s trials and tribulations, make island life something that most residents wouldn’t trade for anything. Thanks...

JazzTrax in the Casino Ballroom is one of Catalina Island’s most popular events. For nearly 30 years, October has meant jazz on Catalina Island. In 1987, event producer Art Good brought world class smooth jazz to the Casino Ballroom and JazzTrax has been a legendary...

Lobster season is now open on Catalina Island It’s bug season on Catalina Island. Don’t worry, insects haven’t invaded – these bugs are the tasty kind. Spiny lobsters – affectionately referred to as “bugs” by those who hunt them – are now in season. While...

Residents of Catalina Island and the rest of the Southern California mainland are hoping for a gift from a child this winter. El Nino, Spanish for The Child, is a phenomenon that brings warmer water to the eastern Pacific. Among other global impacts, El Nino...

Things are different on an island. Santa Catalina offers spectacular natural beauty as well as a relaxed pace of life that are unique in Southern California. One of the many things that first-time visitors are surprised by is Catalina’s twilight. Cradled by steep hillsides to...

For hundreds of thousands of people, their first experience with Catalina Island is as a port stop on a cruise ship. Los Angeles, with its myriad outlying suburbs and massive population, is a regular port of embarkation for several cruise lines. While California lags far...