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General Tips: A Great Weekend Trip
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Favorite Thing: Catalina is not the Riviera, but it's a great weekend trip with enough to keep you busy with water sports and a couple of historical places to visit. Everytime I've been there the weather is much better than the California coast. No smog, few cars, and if you don't go in the middle of the summer, less congestion. The Wrigley family of Wrigley chewing gum dynasty, did much to preserve the ecology on the island and this can be appreciated by visiting the Memorial Garden.
The indigenous clay has played a large part in making the tile and pottery an art form distinctive to the Island. Catalina tile is much sought after for adorning homes and has over time has become a collector's item. You can see the pottery and tiles in the gift shops and in the art deco interior of the Casino.
Fondest Memory: The Casino has always fascinated me. It's a beautiful building and the art deco interior is outstanding. It must have been great fun during the 30's and 40's watching the hundreds of people dancing the Charleston or jitterbug. Don't miss the tour when you're there.
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General Tips: Museum in the Casino
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Favorite Thing: To learn the history and the places to visit on the island, you should visit the museum in the Casino. It was founded in 1953 and exhibits the unique cultural heritage of Santa Catalina Island. There are Native American artifiacts beside a collection of the local tile and pottery. They have photos of the island from the 1880's and a reseach library with over 10,000 photographs, postcards, books and maps.
The entrance fee is $10.
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kyoub Sun Mar 8, 2009 14:10 UTC
Very informative page. Now I know what I missed by not going there. Sounds like a fun day. | 123stingrayzjeff Fri Aug 18, 2006 17:00 UTC
Awesome info on Catalina!! I have been here every so often and I always enjoy it..I am a California native and I am always amazed at how many of us never venture to Catalina..That's Ok it's already really popular!! | sim1 Sat Jan 8, 2005 06:36 UTC
Great page Nancy! It sounds like a perfect weekend get-a-way! Wow, I would never expect that there would be buffalo on this island! Great! :-)) | wcph Mon Sep 27, 2004 09:13 UTC
Another nice and interesting page. Best wishes, wcph. |
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