Catalina Island is just
off the California coast. Avalon is the center of the tourist
conveniences with plenty of stunning hotels, restaurants, shops
and harbor.
A yesteryear mecca to
Hollywood, this island is where the Chicago Cubs baseball team
used to come for spring training and big bands led by Woody Herman
and Tommy Dorsey played swing. Once where the privileged few fled
by yacht from nearby Los Angeles, Catalina Island is now a small
ecotopia for the masses. It is a paradise not only of scenery, but
also of spirit. |
Author Zane Grey his
novels at his hilltop home here (now a hotel see right). In 1924,
a film crew came to Catalina Island to do a movie version of one
of Grey's books, The Vanishing American. They brought 14
head of American bison for the filming. When the movie wrapped,
the crew left the buffalo behind. Today, a herd of about 150
buffalo roam freely in Catalina Island's interior.
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Featured
Bed and Breakfast Inns
Catalina Island California
- Zane
Grey Pueblo, Avalon
This Bed and Breakfast has incredible views high above
beautiful Catalina Island's Avalon Casino and Harbor
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- Most visitors come by
hover ferry (55 minutes) from beside the Queen Mary berth in
Long Beach. There are also boats from San Pedro, Newport Beach,
Oceanside and San Diego. New ferries make the journey in an
hour. Companies also offer commercial helicopter service from
Long Beach, San Pedro, Burbank and Los Angeles.
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