Avalon becomes a resort community in 1888
AVALON—In the late 1880s George Shatto, who owned the island at the time, embarked on a campaign to turn Catalina Island into a tourist destination. He began planning and building
AVALON—In the late 1880s George Shatto, who owned the island at the time, embarked on a campaign to turn Catalina Island into a tourist destination. He began planning and building
AVALON—Catalina Island Museum announced it will host its annual Museum Benefit event virtually, welcoming participants from around the world with the first opportunity to view the new Titanic: Real Artifacts, Real People,
AVALON—The Catalina Island Museum announced two events that will be going on this month as part of two different exhibits as their galleries remain temporarily closed due to Covid-19. The
AVALON— Catalina Island Museum had begun welcoming back members and visitors when another round of state-issued guidelines forced them to close yet again. The museum reopened on June 12 with
CATALINA ISLAND—Before water skis and wave boards existed there were aquaplanes, seen in this photo. Created in the 1920s, the wide riding boards were pulled by a speedboat similar to
AVALON—An upcoming exhibit at the Catalina Island Museum will feature an ancient Japanese art used to record fish catches. The exhibit, titled Scoot and Water: Gyotaku Records of Catalina, opens
AVALON—Residents and visitors to Catalina Island bid farewell to 2019 and with it, daily feature films at the Avalon Theatre in the Catalina Casino. Feature films were ushered into Avalon
TWO HARBORS—“Mutiny on the Bounty” is a 1935 American drama film based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novel, Mutiny on the Bounty. The novel is based on a true
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