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The newspapers of Catalina Island

CATALINA ISLAND—People who know their Catalina Island history are aware of William Wrigley and his Chicago Cubs using Avalon as a base for spring training.  Those same people might also

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Queen City, Catalina Island: The City That Never Was

TWO HARBORS—If there is one thing everyone knows about the Channel Islands, it’s there is only one incorporated city located on the archipelago located just off the Southern California coast.

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All aboard the SS Catalina

Also known as the Great White Steamer, SS Catalina was a steamship built in 1924 by William Wrigley to serve Catalina Island as a passenger ferry. According to Catalina Island

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Astronauts train underwater off Catalina Island

TWO HARBORS—It’s not quite the moon, but Catalina Island recently served as the training grounds for NASA and two other International Space Station partners. A two-week long NASA mission called

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Seat on Avalon City Council remains vacant

AVALON—More than one month after Avalon City Council member Richard Hernandez resigned, his seat on the council remains empty. City Clerk Denise Radde delivered the news Hernandez had resigned shortly